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Why the media don’t understand money

March 1, 2013 - 21:45 -- Admin

This is a recent talk I gave to the annual conference for the non-governmental organisation Positive Money.

A word to make clear my interests: Positive Money is an organisation whose work I greatly admire and for whom I have done some volunteer work in the last year or so and for whom I may do more in the future.

Baronista LinkedIn logo image suggestions

February 12, 2013 - 08:07 -- Admin

I recently joined the Baronistas LinkedIn group, a place for online discussions between ex-Reuters and ex-Thomson Reuters people working in communications for non-profits such as international organizations and NGOs. I reckon it might be useful as a source of ideas and interactions.

It needs a logo so I’m parking a couple of images here, rather than on LinkedIn, as I don’t seem to be able to upload them directly there.

Panel discussion: Conventional media have failed us – the case for and against

January 15, 2013 - 21:12 -- Admin

I’ve pitched this panel discussion idea to the Global Editors Network 2013 News Summit, to be held from 19 to 21 June 2013 in Paris.

Cat’s chance in hell is the expression that comes to mind. Well miaou!

The case for:
Conventional media have woefully failed to dissect the lack of any true, public accountability in all layers of modern western government, from local to global levels.

Stand aside George

October 30, 2012 - 21:30 -- Admin

People’s budgets

The Chancellor George Osborne was talking of his plans to cut a further £10 billion from the UK’s annual welfare budget as I drove through rush-hour traffic to Kingston-upon-Thames.