Tallyman

Spurred on by a post on the blog of Spot On Public Relations I was curious to find out what comparison could be made between readership figures in Ireland and the social networking site Facebook and I have to say I am surprised, even more surprised by the numbers when compared against the tabloids. Let us [...]

Social media sites have short attention spans when it comes to news items on the agenda of the mainstream media, according to a new study. The ‘New Media, Old Media’ report by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) suggests that on blogs 53 per cent of lead stories in a given [...]

AOL have announced the end of an era. Bebo is to be shut down. The Telegraph covers the story here. In an email to Bebo staff Jon Brod, head of  start up acquisition and investment unit for AOL, said: As we evaluate our portfolio of brands against our strategy, it is clear that social networking [...]

Alan Johnston, BBC Corespondent who was kidnapped by the Army of Islam in 2007 will be the guest of the DCU Journalism Society on Feb 22nd. Alan has been invited to speak about his experiences as a reporter in war-torn regions of the world, and his ordeal at the hand of his kidnappers. This event [...]

One of the guest panelists at todays ‘Media, Society, Defamation – A new era?’ conference organised by Hayes Solicitors and chaired by Mr. Justice Peter Kelly, was Minister Cullen. Minister Cullen was invited to give his personal opinion on the new Defamation Act 2009 and the implications to those who suffer at the hands of [...]