Comments on: Is there a future for West Midlands media?

By: Katchooo

Katchooo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:51:52 +0000

‘We’re doing the best we can’ – view from a shrunken and centralised newsroom by the Media Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/nov/24/leigh-journal-press-publishing-burnham

By: Katchooo

Katchooo — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:16:57 +0000

Marv – Hi again, nice to meet you the other day. Well, what can I say… I offered to provide a girl geek quote from the future but no one took me up on it

Good luck with teh bloggin’ by the way – lookin’ good!

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Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:10:05 +0000

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By: Marv

Marv — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:56:48 +0000

Hi Fiona, from one fledgling blogger to a prolific one…. I think there should have been a far better mix of people on the panel – we were told only 2 women were asked to be on it and they both declined! There are so many high-profile female journalists in this region who could have been approached – why weren’t they??

The BPC needs to recruit younger members, who will by their very nature bring with it fresh views on the future of regional news in the Midlands. They are schooled in multi-media journalism, which is very obviously the way forward. It’s just a shame that with impending job losses at ITV, BBC and newspaper titles in the region, there’s not the easy pickings for a 1st job for journos as there once was , say, 5 years ago. I just hope the bright-eyed multi-media journos leaving Uni these days are being schooled in survival techniques and in being an all-rounder, so they can go out there and use their online and single-camera and editing skills in the best way they can to freelance with confidence

By: Fiona

Fiona — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:37:51 +0000

Hi Paul, I have no particular knowledge of the BPC so went along with no malice aforethought. It did seem like a different world from mine, though, which is more London-based, magazine moll and online geek girl. I was actually amazed at how quiet the audience was – a few more socmed types would have livened it up methinks.

By: Nick Booth

Nick Booth — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:20:28 +0000

Fab potential fact of the day. Thanks. I too loved Bed Knobs & Broomsticks and (of course) Mary Poppins.

By: Paul Groves

Paul Groves — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:19:58 +0000

I’m interested in the make up of the audience. I’m not a BPC member, but I’m a journalist, a blogger, I work in PR and I genuinely want to see a strong regional media presence survive.

I know several colleagues who, like me, would have been intereted in attending such an event if it had been arranged by another organisation.

Not sure what that says about me (us) or the BPC, but it would be good to see this debate widen and as you point out focus more on the future than the past.

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