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Is the British Government planning a new department of Digital Cleaners?
According to the FT the Culture Secretary, Andy Burnham, thinks he may be able to not just control product placement in TV programmes but also on the web!. To quote from Neville Hobson’s blog post (nice spot Neville) Andy Burnham, culture secretary, said the government had an economic interest in protecting standards in UK broadcasting …
Environmental News Online blog: The Musical.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8_TSXassg8] A cracking video made to promote a Birmingham blogging venture – Environmental News Online. The site has been run by a group of journalism students working with Paul Bradshaw and the Online Journalism Blog at Birmingham City University. A month or so ago I helped in a session with the students to encourage them …
COI response on Metadata and Social Media Consultations
On Tuesday I wrote this blog post about the Central Office of Information beginning a consultation on the use of social media and metadata in government. The “consultation” was first spotted by Emma Mulqueeny. This morning the press office e-mailed this response: “The social media guidelines are aimed specifically at Civil Servants and any informal …