Military searchers
For a short period last summer I blogged about Nuclear weapons over at a site called Nucular vs. Nuclear. I got several visitors from institutions directly associated with the military, including one by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Ministry of Defense, and one visit from Raytheon’s Executive Office.
Raytheon Visit log
IAEA Visit log
MoD Visit log
It’s interesting to me how easy it was for me to track these visitors, and how simple it was to draw them to the site.
It’s also an interesting metaphor for how the internet enables us to watch the watchers, to a limited extent of course. No other generation has had the ability to see which authorities were reading their flyers or newsletters. At least with a blog, you might be able to predict when the FBI/CIA/MI6 would be knocking down your door!
John McCain and Meg Whitman interview
LA Homelessness is a huge problem
And the BBC has sought to report on it. You should read the LA Homeless blog if you live in LA.
William Shatner vs. Conrad Quilty-Harper
The reason for this flub? Thatcher is the name of the little pug that I live with, and I’d had a bit to drink…
CES 2008 craziness - “Let it flow”
On one day of CES 2008 Michael Gallagher and I went out to do some “man on the street” interviews with attendees of the show (here’s the full, polished version). One of the interviews wasn’t publishable - a half hour song by one attendee, who had enough of all the money dealings going on at the show. See above, and please… let it flow. FYI, the question that sparked this singing was “what do you think of CES?”
The future of education
Jeff Jarvis ponders how the internet will affect education. “Why should my son or daughter have to pick a single college and with it only the teachers and courses offered there?”
In response, I give you a video (over the internet) by BBC News which includes an interview with my mother Fiona Quilty. As principal of St. Anselm’s Catholic School in Canterbury, my mother helped set up a partnership with six local schools: students are able to ‘pick and mix’ different courses at any of these schools, as long as they set it up six months ahead. I’m very proud!
Coverage of the NUJ blogger story
The Independent, Jerome Taylor - First it was models, now bloggers and sex workers add to the return of unions
Press Gazette, Martin Stabe - NUJ may get its first full time blogger tonight
- NUJ freelance branch confirms first blogger member
Jeremy Dear, General Secretary of the NUJ - Through Bleary Eyes
Journalism.co.uk, Laura Oliver - NUJ admits ‘first full-time blogger’
PoynterOnline, Paul Bradshaw - Why One Blogger Joined the NUJ
Freelance UK - NUJ admits its first freelance blogger
Online Journalism Blog, Paul Bradshaw - Over to you, Roy: Why a blogger joined the NUJ
Andrew Keen, via email - “not really. Your work still needs to be edited.”
What I’ve been doing recently
-Producing Mahalo Daily, an online video show hosted by Veronica Belmont. I research show ideas, arrange for press passes, book interviews and events, and pitch in with the camera when needed.
-Living in Santa Monica, a few blocks away from Mahalo.
-Reading Lincoln Lawyer, by Michael Connelly.
-Visiting Santa Monica beach as often as I can.
-Watched The Room at the end of last month. You should watch our interview with the director, Tommy Wiseau.
-Visited NYC with the family who flew over from England. Saw Cai Guo-Qiang’s amazing exhibition at the Guggenheim, met up with Jeff Jarvis at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, met up with Randall Bennett at CNET (join the 404’s Facebook group!), checked out MoMA and took a pic of my favorite painting, saw MacBeth at the Brooklyn Academy, saw the Bill of Rights, ate lots of Pizza and took lots of cab and subway rides. It was a really great trip.
