Psews
Posted in journalism, marketing, online journalism on Mar 13th, 2010
Noun: pseudo news; Fact x Importance / SEO
wake up and smell the copy
Posted in journalism, marketing, online journalism on Mar 13th, 2010
Noun: pseudo news; Fact x Importance / SEO
Posted in journalism, online journalism on Jul 23rd, 2009
Journochlophobia – fear of crowd-sourcing Handolio introduced me to ‘enochlophobia’ in this rather fine post about Larmer Tree on Living.
Posted in digression on Apr 10th, 2009
Noun: A regrettable mistake, blunder or slander, instantly and widely communicated via the medium of Twitter. Usage: Cisco just offered me a job! Now I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.
Posted in digression on Jul 30th, 2008
Noun: When performed by a sub editor, the act of shattering a writer’s fragile ego by presuming to change A. Word. Ever. (See Coren G. v Owen, Amanda and Ben – 2008) Usage: I can’t stand it, I know you planned it I’m gonna set it straight, this Watergate I can’t stand rocking when I’m [...]
Posted in digression on May 29th, 2008
Noun: A news item so perfect that subsequent editors can find no fault and no room for improvement therein. Usage: That’s newswang!
Posted in digression on May 16th, 2008
Adv: fragmentary or unsystematic approach to sending email. Usage: Why, for the love of God, can’t you just collate everything into one message instead of sending it piecemail?