Comments on: A week in London http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/ by Jeff Jarvis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:28:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: greeneyeshade http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31448 greeneyeshade Mon, 06 Mar 2006 07:27:17 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31448 Jem: The Guardian's great editor was C.P. Scott; C.P. Snow was the novelist and 'two cultures' man. I believe the Guardian's owner is still called the Scott Trust. Jem: The Guardian’s great editor was C.P. Scott; C.P. Snow was the novelist and ‘two cultures’ man. I believe the Guardian’s owner is still called the Scott Trust.

]]> By: Deborah Hobson http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31432 Deborah Hobson Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:45:10 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31432 With newspaper giants like The Guardian finally realising the worth of citizen views, opinion, comment and news as expressed on blogs and forums and trying to find the best way in which to incorporate them into its own operation, it is more confirmation if any were needed that Citizen Journalism is no longer a concept but a working reality exemplified by The-Latest.com the UK's premier Citizen Journalism site. We uncover news about almost forgotten subjects or information some people would rather you did not read. We keep tabs on news that doesn't get reported from the angle you want. We have fun as well. With newspaper giants like The Guardian finally realising the worth of citizen views, opinion, comment and news as expressed on blogs and forums and trying to find the best way in which to incorporate them into its own operation, it is more confirmation if any were needed that Citizen Journalism is no longer a concept but a working reality exemplified by The-Latest.com the UK’s premier Citizen Journalism site. We uncover news about almost forgotten subjects or information some people would rather you did not read. We keep tabs on news that doesn’t get reported from the angle you want. We have fun as well.

]]> By: Jeff Jarvis http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31355 Jeff Jarvis Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:54:54 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31355 Evan, I think you're right about the panels but I suspect there's a decent alibi in that this was the first time the OPA did this and you tend to strongarm those you know and love. I didn't fill the panel seats originally but got to help fill two seats when changes needed to be made and I made sure to do so with Europeans and the OPA people were delighted with that. As for Scripps.... Yes, for a company that does good work, it was a shockingly awful speech. I left. As for the Americans talking to each other.... Well, that's what the hallway is all about, eh? I sought out conversations with people I hadn't met and was absolutely delighted to get to see people from Europe -- and I heard Europeans say they were delighted to get to speak to Americans without the cost of the trip, since so many conferences are held over on my side of the Atlantic. One of the best moments I had at the conference was sitting over drinks (hallway + wine) with people from Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and Focus.de discussing the differences in blogging and media cultures. I hope they hold the next one in Europe. And it was good to see you again after so many years. Evan,
I think you’re right about the panels but I suspect there’s a decent alibi in that this was the first time the OPA did this and you tend to strongarm those you know and love. I didn’t fill the panel seats originally but got to help fill two seats when changes needed to be made and I made sure to do so with Europeans and the OPA people were delighted with that.
As for Scripps…. Yes, for a company that does good work, it was a shockingly awful speech. I left.
As for the Americans talking to each other…. Well, that’s what the hallway is all about, eh? I sought out conversations with people I hadn’t met and was absolutely delighted to get to see people from Europe — and I heard Europeans say they were delighted to get to speak to Americans without the cost of the trip, since so many conferences are held over on my side of the Atlantic.
One of the best moments I had at the conference was sitting over drinks (hallway + wine) with people from Le Monde, Der Spiegel, and Focus.de discussing the differences in blogging and media cultures.
I hope they hold the next one in Europe.
And it was good to see you again after so many years.

]]> By: Huffington will post on Guardian blog | Blog Watches Dog http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31304 Huffington will post on Guardian blog | Blog Watches Dog Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:07:53 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31304 [...] These days, the domain names commentisfree.com and commentisfree.co.uk forward to Guardian Unlimited, in preparation for the launch of the paper’s new comment blog Comment Is Free. [...] [...] These days, the domain names commentisfree.com and commentisfree.co.uk forward to Guardian Unlimited, in preparation for the launch of the paper’s new comment blog Comment Is Free. [...]

]]> By: Evan http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31288 Evan Sat, 04 Mar 2006 09:19:41 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31288 Jeff, It was good to see you at the OPA Conference in London. It was a weird experience for me -- having worked in the big media/big portal world (Times Mirror, News Corporation, Excite) and now with my start-up based here in the UK, I felt like a minnow amongst the whales. This was a conference primarily for big media people -- and to me it felt a lot like the U.S. media crowd flying over to London to talk amongst themselves. Europeans were underrepresented on the panels, I thought. Who really needed to fly to London, for example, to see the CEO of Scripps Howard give a flashy corporate presentation? Why not the publisher of the Guardian instead? Why not the BBC, which has been doing some amazing things with interactivity for years? Haven't these U.S. media execs seen (or given) enough of those Scripps-like presentations on their side of the pond? At the end of the conference I overheard one of the OPA staff say, "We should do this next year in Korea!" I really doubt I'll be there. No expense account here. Best wishes and I hope to see you again soon! Evan Rudowski SubHub Jeff,

It was good to see you at the OPA Conference in London. It was a weird experience for me — having worked in the big media/big portal world (Times Mirror, News Corporation, Excite) and now with my start-up based here in the UK, I felt like a minnow amongst the whales.

This was a conference primarily for big media people — and to me it felt a lot like the U.S. media crowd flying over to London to talk amongst themselves. Europeans were underrepresented on the panels, I thought.

Who really needed to fly to London, for example, to see the CEO of Scripps Howard give a flashy corporate presentation? Why not the publisher of the Guardian instead? Why not the BBC, which has been doing some amazing things with interactivity for years? Haven’t these U.S. media execs seen (or given) enough of those Scripps-like presentations on their side of the pond?

At the end of the conference I overheard one of the OPA staff say, “We should do this next year in Korea!” I really doubt I’ll be there. No expense account here.

Best wishes and I hope to see you again soon!

Evan Rudowski
SubHub

]]> By: Matt http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31286 Matt Sat, 04 Mar 2006 08:52:01 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31286 London's a great place. Hope you get to the Tate and tell us what's there. The Gaurdian's a great paper. I wish we had a national paper like that in the U.S., one that doesn't water down stories to the eighth grade level. London’s a great place. Hope you get to the Tate and tell us what’s there. The Gaurdian’s a great paper. I wish we had a national paper like that in the U.S., one that doesn’t water down stories to the eighth grade level.

]]> By: H.A. Page http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31270 H.A. Page Fri, 03 Mar 2006 22:12:52 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31270 Well, your Dell Hell is getting into the language -- I wrote about the latest in my newbie blogzine post Tech Hell, Dell Hell... (new media and motherhood - warning for the story prior...not for men...) I was in London in February. "Quite" glad you went to learn about what is going on there... They seem to be a bit ahead of us, esp. BBC? Except WaPo.. I think they are doing great. And yep, good to break out of the borders... always. Cheerio, Hattie Media Studies grad studient motherpie.com Well, your Dell Hell is getting into the language — I wrote about the latest in my newbie blogzine post Tech Hell, Dell Hell… (new media and motherhood – warning for the story prior…not for men…)

I was in London in February. “Quite” glad you went to learn about what is going on there… They seem to be a bit ahead of us, esp. BBC? Except WaPo.. I think they are doing great.

And yep, good to break out of the borders… always.
Cheerio, Hattie
Media Studies grad studient
motherpie.com

]]> By: ashok http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31263 ashok Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:49:17 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31263 It sounds like you had fun and learned a lot. That's what travel is all about at its best. Glad to hear you had a safe and enjoyable trip. It sounds like you had fun and learned a lot. That’s what travel is all about at its best.

Glad to hear you had a safe and enjoyable trip.

]]> By: LJ http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31260 LJ Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:45:13 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31260 <a HREF="http://www.foxnews.com/" rel="nofollow"> they have some cool stories today</a> they have some cool stories today

]]> By: EB http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31247 EB Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:59:35 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31247 Your blog is always a treat to read Jeff, thanks for writing while in London... safe travels home. re: afib Hockey player Mario Lemieux has afib, his treatment has been written about here in the news this week... just thought I'd mention that. (I know all afibs must be different, etc. just FYI) Your blog is always a treat to read Jeff, thanks for writing while in London… safe travels home.

re: afib
Hockey player Mario Lemieux has afib, his treatment has been written about here in the news this week… just thought I’d mention that. (I know all afibs must be different, etc. just FYI)

]]> By: Jem http://www.buzzmachine.com/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31240 Jem Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:48:19 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2006/03/03/a-week-in-london/#comment-31240 The Guardian's new opinion blog is entitled "Comment is Free" presumably a tribute to its longest serving editor; C.P. Snow who in 1921 wrote this in a feature celebrating the centenary of the paper. "Comment is free, but facts are sacred... The voice of opponents no less than that of friends has a right to be heard." http://www.guardian.co.uk/information/theguardian/story/0,,1038110,00.html Glad you liked London Jeff. Good to here you enjoyed your visit to my colleagues over at [BBC] News Interactive. The Guardian’s new opinion blog is entitled “Comment is Free” presumably a tribute to its longest serving editor; C.P. Snow who in 1921 wrote this in a feature celebrating the centenary of the paper.
“Comment is free, but facts are sacred… The voice of opponents no less than that of friends has a right to be heard.”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/information/theguardian/story/0,,1038110,00.html

Glad you liked London Jeff. Good to here you enjoyed your visit to my colleagues over at [BBC] News Interactive.

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