once were journalists
Posted in digression on Nov 5th, 2008
Well, that’s a relief. I’m hopeful for America’s future in a way I never managed to feel about ours when Blair got in.
Not for the first time, I find myself wishing Bill Hicks was alive to see a major world event. Would he still think this?
Posted in journalism, marketing, work on Jul 8th, 2008
Nick, bless him, recently shored-up my self-esteem no end by posting Bill Hicks’ if anyone here is in advertising, or marketing, kill yourself routine. Hicks may be long gone, alas, but his spirit menaces iCrossing’s Content & Media department, proffering guns from a Yank friend at opportune moments.
Truth be told, there are times when it’s [...]
Posted in journalism on Dec 10th, 2007
One of the things that troubled both Charlie and me before we came to work at Spannerworks was the very idea of a journalist working for a marketing company. That and the idea that we’d never again be able to listen to Bill Hicks and laugh without reservation.
Neither of us was sure exactly how, indeed [...]
blog digression freelance internet journalism marketing online journalism politics PR reading technology work writing
hackbash is published under a Creative Commons Licence.
