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Writers: sharpen your observational skills
June 6, 2025
And (wow! bonus!) improve accessibility online.
Writing on LinkedIn: mostly by bots?
January 9, 2025
And what next for human writers.
No tape recording, no written notes
$ · April 10, 2024
How did Kenneth Harris remember it all?
RIP Camila
$ · January 3, 2024
The FT editor wanted me to write about her. I’m glad I did.
Making An Apology, 15 Years Late
September 27, 2023
The hidden cost of a journalism assignment.
Saying Goodbye To Mailchimp
January 24, 2023
I’m embracing a more personal newsletter experience.
Bots for Boris
June 8, 2022
Dodgy Twitter accounts, and a troubling digital landscape.
Your Newsletter Challenge is about to start
June 1, 2022
Join me to write and publish a month-long popup email series.
Journalism As A Training For... What?
February 11, 2022
It can’t just be typing.
Writers, here’s your Alt Text Challenge
October 7, 2021
Join me for a week-long challene: write just 30 words of Alt Text.
One-off application to be Poet Laureate
September 12, 2021
Pindaric ode celebrating a tennis match, of all things.
My own homage To QWERT YUIOP
September 8, 2021
On typewriters, and writing discipline.
A blank page is like a forest to a man on the run
July 20, 2021
n the power of writing and creating alongside others.
Adventures of Addison and Steele (and Google Analytics)
June 8, 2021
Some journalism history, and a course in How To Write.