Media
The Church, social media and evangelism
Thousands of years ago, and perhaps even a few years ago, when Christians were encouraged to go spread the gospel, they may have never imagined that this may have involved getting interactive on the World Wide Web. But in an age where it’s expected that you’d be able to turn on a computer, log onto […]
Recognising the value of magazines as media channels - the disconnect with corporate communicators
Guest post by Laura Dowrich-Phillips
The relationship between public relations and marketing practitioners and those of us on the media fringe is something that has been bothering me for some time. The media field is very wide, yet magazine publishers, and new media such as blogs and online publishers are still not regarded within the ambit […]
Laws on blogging - the Barbados Advocate and the red herring
Today’s Barbados Advocate has printed an editorial ”The Blogging Phenomenon”, which states that blogs are an online equivalent to a newspaper, and should thus be subject to the same laws as mainstream media. I don’t necessarily agree with this, and really find the tone of such a statement to convey a sense of agreement with creating […]
CNC 3 - victim of corporate puppetry? When news and advertising blur
Most media houses are owned by corporate giants. Most media houses at some time or the other are thus obliged to report on their owner. The tricky thing is that these same media houses are expected to “balance” the story, which sometimes means helping the corporate giant present a desirous identity in order to affect […]
