A journalist and publisher, analysing technology and digital media since 1995. I provide news reporting, insight and strategic support on the business of online media, technology culture and digital communications.
I wrote multimedia stories and developed interactive TV concepts for BBC News, I was a contributor to Wired News and have written for New Media Investor, NME, PC Plus and Digital Home. I launched one of the UK’s first regional news websites and helped found one of the first national entertainment sites.
I have lectured online journalism and am a visiting speaker at universities, and documented the emerging digital news landscape for publications like Journalism.co.uk. I have developed social media marketing and communications strategies and consultancy for public organisations, including a report that influenced UK government engagement policy. I’m fascinated by technology culture.
Appearances
- Mar 12: Kommersant feature on challenges in digital news business
- Mar 12: Scotsman On Sunday on CNN’s Mashable acquisition
- Mar 12: Channel 4 News on CNN’s Mashable acquisition
- Oct 11: Tech Weekly show on Amazon tablets, Facebook, iPhone 4s
- Mar 11: Internet World Business magazine, quoted about Lovefilm
- Dec 10: Tech Weekly show preview of 2010
- Dec 10: Tech Weekly show review of 2010
- Sep 10: Early Adopter: Press Gazette Q&A
- Jul 10: Tableau Public, profile on data-visualisation journalism
- Jul 10: Channel 4 News on The Times’ paid website
- Jun 10: Tech Weekly show, interview with Gowalla CEO
- Apr 10: BBC Radio 5Live on Twitter’s Promoted Tweets
- Apr 10: American Public Media’s Future Tense on Digital Economy Bill
- Apr 10: Pocket-Lint: How Will We Consume Content In 2015?
- Mar 10: Sky News on The Times’ charging strategy
- Dec 09: Guardian.co.uk: Looking For The Bottom
- Dec 09: Tech Weekly show preview of 2010
- Dec 09: Tech Weekly show review of 2009
- Dec 09: Tech Weekly, interview with Google UK MD
- Nov 09: Channel 4 News on Murdoch vs Google
- Aug 09: American Public Media’s Future Tense on Spotify
- Jul 09: Tech Weekly show
- May 09: Future Tense on paying for content
- May 09: BBC Radio 4 on paying for content
- Jul 05: Los Angeles Business Journal on LA Times strategy
- Nov 04: Time magazine on content syndication
Events
- Jan 12: Digital Content Monetisation Europe (Q&A facilitator)
- Nov 11: Hacked Off? Reform, Regulation, Democracy and the Press (panelist)
- Sep 11: paidContent Advertising (panel chair)
- Jun 11: Social Media Influence (conference chair)
- Jun 11: Google Publishers Advisory Council conference (panel host)
- Mar 11: Changing Media Summit (panel chair)
- Oct 10: UK AOP Summit (panel chair)
- May 10: E-Publishing Innovation Forum (panel chair)
- Mar 10: Changing Media Summit (panel chair)
- Mar 10: Beet.tv online video event (live stream chair)
- Dec 09: Microsoft partner event, London (panelist)
- Oct 09: Journalism Leaders Forum, Preston (panelist)
- Oct 09: UK govt’s C&binet forum (panel chair)
- Jun 09: Social Media World Forum (panel chair)
- Jun 09: Open Mobile Summit (panel chair)
- Apr 09: Radio Reborn (panel chair)
- Mar 09: Social Media Influence (event chair)
- Sep 08: Global Information Industry Summit (chair)
- Jun 08: Social Media Influence (panel chair)
- Jun 08: World Editors Forum (panel chair)
- Jun 08: Internal Microsoft staff event (panel chair)
- Apr 08: EconSM (panel chair)
- Feb 08: EFM Berlin Film Festival (panelist)
Curation
- Oct 09: C&binet mixer/debate, London (curated, executed, panel chair)
- Sep 08: EconMusic, London (devised, executed and panel chair)
- Apr 08: Exploding Video, London (devised and chair)
- Mar 08: ContentNext mixer/Q&A, London (devised, curated, panel chair)
Teaching
- Dec 10: Centre for Journalism Studies, Cardiff, visiting
- Apr 10: ATRiUM, Cardiff, visiting
- Feb 10: Judge Business School, Cambridge University
- Dec 09: Centre for Journalism Studies, Cardiff, visiting
- Apr 10: ATRiUM, Cardiff, visiting
- Q1 07: ATRiUM, Cardiff, undergraduate online journalism semester
- Nov 04: Centre for Journalism Studies, Cardiff, visiting
Awards
- Judge: Mobile Entertainment Forum, Meffys 2011
- Judge: Reed Business Information Achievement Awards 2010
- Nomination: Best Specialist Digital Publisher (paidContent:UK), AOP Awards 2009
- Nomination: Best Digital Business Publisher, (paidContent:UK), AOP Awards 2009
- Commended: Internet Journalist of the Year, BT Regional Media Awards 2002
- Winner: Graham Danter Prize for Journalism, 2001
