Stop bashing the BBC!... Hooper: there’s a cloud over the BBC: has been too successful in too many areas, perhaps damaging local media industries #frontlineclub via twitter.com That’s a tweet from Heather Christie who was live-blogging the #frontlineclub last night. I wanted to point it out because I think Hooper...

Video: Amateur photographer arrested �... via guardian.co.uk This video demonstrates how easy it is to be arrested for doing something that most people would consider a completely innocent activity; that of taking photographs in public. It especially resonates with me having been on outings for The Lichfield Blog where either I or semi-professional...

Getting clever with digital advertising ... BookArmy – though it avoids saying so – is an offshoot of Harper Collins. The two enterprises point in completely different directions. As it was explained to me, the point of BookArmy is to get as many avid book readers engaged as possible and learn as much as possible about their likes and dislikes....

Defamation – Case Law: Derbyshire ... Held, dismissing the appeal, that since it was of the highest public importance that a democratically elected governmental body should be open to uninhibited public criticism, and since the threat of civil actions for defamation would place an undesirable fetter on the freedom to express such criticism,...

Great for @4iP! “The remit of Chan... The remit of Channel 4 will also be updated so that it includes the provision of public service content on all media platforms, including the web via guardian.co.uk This was posted via web from Philip’s posterous

I probably would pay for individual arti... Pledging to “rewrite the economics of newspapers”, Harding said the Times would charge for 24-hour access to that day’s edition of the paper alongside a subscription model, but dismissed the idea of micro-payments for individual articles. via guardian.co.uk I don’t like the idea...

If you run a hyperlocal, or you’re... That this House calls on the Government to ensure that transport timetables for rail and bus operators are made freely available for re-use, using an open standards format, thus enabling voluntary and commercial organisations to publish the data on their own digital platforms. via edmi.parliament.uk This...

Court ruling could be good news for hype... Newsquest says the High Court judgement clarifies for the first time that newspaper websites hosting user-generated content are, subject to certain conditions, protected from liability. (holdthefrontpage) This is potentially very good for hyperlocals and community bloggers who are hosting comments....