British fashion designers, musicians, artists, graphic designers, film makers and actors are responsible for one of the most remarkable economic feats in history, if you believe the spin put on the so-called “creative industries”. This sector of the economy is the third largest employer in the country, the second in London where only the financial [...]
Newsroom re-organisation to bring online and traditional media staff together seems to have suddenly come to the top of the agenda. In the UK, the Telegraph’s announcement of a new integrated “spoke” newsroom, spiced by the in-fighting, has set people thinking.
In Texas, research at the TV station News 8 Austin, suggests “convergence would go [...]
The idea that computers could write stories has long been in the realm of science fiction, but now an American financial news agency is doing just that. It is just a start and is limited to company financial announcements says Thomson Finacial.
By comparing previous results in a database a story can be completed within 0.3 [...]
Tom Glocer, CEO of Reuters, was brimming with confidence yesterday at the analysts briefing on the interim figures which showed first-half revenue up by 9% at £1.28 billion.
Reuters believes the internet revolution will only do it good, in contrast with the print and broadcast businesses which are filled with gloom over declining audiences and the [...]
