Why Good Journalism Should Not Be Free
We wanted news to cost us nothing – but it has certainly cost us something: good, non-biased, factual news.
Journalism
Why I’ve Set up a Donation / Subscriber Paywall on my Blog
You might notice that I now have set up a donation / subscriber “paywall” on my blog. If you visit regularly enough, a message will pop up from time to time asking you to [tinypass_offer text=”donate and subscribe”]. If you do, the messages won’t pop up again for your subscription’s time-frame. This is a ‘donation’ …
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7 Habits of Great Writers: Write Right (Peter Eleazar)
Picture from here Peter Eleazar has been publishing a great series around writing, called the 7 Habits of Great Writers. I’ve been enjoying it and his latest post, entitled Write Right, has helped me realise a few things about my own writing that need improving. For one, I think I’ve always been particularly bad at …
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Thom Yorke: Don’t Sign With the Industry / Corporate Culture
A recent blog post at the UK Guardian site talks about Thom Yorke, the lead singer for the popular UK band Radiohead, and his statements encouraging new bands not to sign with major record labels. To be fair to Yorke the quote in question (posted by a commentor on this blog) ought to be posted. …
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The South African Press vs the ANC Youth League? #SpeakZA !
The freedom and independence of the press is a powerful and needed thing in any country. Background to this post I’m digressing a little from my usual ramblings and rantings on my faith and spirituality to talk about the freedom of speech, or more specifically the freedom of the press. (Not that this isn’t a …
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