ITV’s news website is causing a bit of a buzz. It’s worth a visit because the people who designed it, Made by Many, set out to take a fresh look at the way people want to get information and create a design that would work for them. The resulting ITV website looks different to other Read More
Month: March 2012
Media rate low in corporate responsibility
There are only 5 media organisations in the top 109 companies rated by their corporate responsibility. The index is compiled by Business in the Community (BITC), a charity aimed at promoting responsible business. The five are, in order of merit: Australian Broadcasting Corporation; The BBC; BSykB Pearson; and Reed Eslevier. None in the top 10 Read More
Top tip of the week on proofreading on screen
#39 Increase the font or page size; mistakes are easier to spot when the text/page is larger. Highlight each line (a bit like the ruler technique) as you read it and try reading (or mouthing) the text aloud to aid your concentration. See more top tips here. Read More
Grammar: it’s everywhere
Grammar is the underpinning of writing; the rules that allow us to communicate effectively. We’re keen on it here. That’s why we put together our course on Top 20 grammar mistakes and how to fix them . Lots of other people are too. Here’s Copyblogger’s take on grammar goofs. Over at MediaBistro they’re taking aim Read More
First Twitter libel in England
We’ve got the first libel case in England and Wales about Twitter. It involves cricket, allegations of cheating, New Zealand and an Indian cricket authority. So why here? Because the libel laws here are the most strict in any democracy. And the Tweet was read by between 35 to 95 people here. 24 words accuse Read More