A few weeks ago I was in a discussion with a friend deliberating the future of newspapers. The Journalism industry currently has the challenge of a changing media landscape; including falling budgets (mostly due to shifts in advertising caused by readership), style of commentary (the idea of stand-up comedians being the new columnist) and the confusion of a homogenous audience (the thin line between... 

Inspiration comes in many forms. As part of my blogging in 2011 I shall be covering one of my heroes each month. This month I look at Christopher Hitchens. Christopher Hitchens forms an icon so large in influence that I find it difficult to understand how anybody will fill his shoes after he departs. For the majority of his life the media spotlight has been upon him and at the same time he is that... 

Last night I was invited to the Sutton Dyslexia Association (SDA) following an email I sent offering help with their Public Relations strategy. On arrival I was surprised to see a fairly full room. I counted 35 heads, of which were parents and teachers. The aim of these monthly meet-ups is to help those who teach Dyslexic students. Ages range from those studying at Primary school, Secondary school... 

Thanks to Mr @benarmham of Twitter, although I also happen to know this fellow in the real world, I was at Farnham University last weekend. I thought the University of Gloucestershire was small. Farnham is on a different level of miniscule but is also coupled with a community which is noticeably strong from the outset. Perhaps rather niche as well due to the abundant of creative courses. One particular... 

Every Friday the #FollowFriday/#FF hashtag trends on Twitter as people recommend their favorite followers to each other. This Friday I thought I would give a #FollowFriday to some of my favorite blogs on the internet. In no particular order… Ben’s Website “What is there to do on the internet, Anyway?” You’ve reached the sometimes ambiguous, cynically frosted, and adulterously whimsical... 

The conservative candidate for Cheltenham, Mark Coote, was kind enough to invite me out as his guest to a talk by the journalist Andrew Pierce (Go on Andrew, join Twitter!). Described as a “fearless writer” by the Guardian, Andrew’s career has seen him step from the Gloucestershire Echo, to The Telegraph and now to The Daily Mail. A somewhat questioned move since Jan Moir’s heavily bigoted...