The BBC is not free, it’s good value
20 July 2009

What exactly is Stephen Glover admitting to in his attack on the BBC in the Independent today?

The Indie’s media columnist complains the BBC suffocates newspaper publishers’ ability to charge for online content.

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Public services not private profit
21 April 2009

Guardian blogger and now Kemp Town community reporter for the Brighton Argus, Roy Greenslade, has talked about journalism as a public service before – but he never quite says what he thinks it means.

In a comment on one of his recent posts about hyperlocalism, Roy suggests a familiar slogan: public services not private profit. Which I applaud.

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