links for 2011-02-01

Worth noting that Benedict Brogan links back to his previous blogpost that was very dismissive of the Wikileaks material, and admits he has changed his position. Commendable and rare honesty from a media outlet where the norm is to criticise any kind of u-turn - and featuring an appropriate inline hyperlink as well...

"January saw Young Women Working In Media team up with the London branch of The Radio Academy for an evening centered around the difficulties and rewards of being a media mum". Good round up of the event, including the idea that being a 'normal' mum who also works is 'normal', and helps you connect with your audience

Very good guide to some tools to help verify online information.

The thing that really stands out for me - not a single mention of the PCC which claims to be so good at resolving disputes between the press and the non-celebrity public

A lively debate both above and below the line on whether greater self-publishing and peer-to-peer reviews via the web, plus a greater availability of cultural choices, has made the traditional role of the critic a relic.

A series of 10 blogs posts from 10 different bloggers from 10 different countries over 10 days.

The tickets for next week's London IA event sold out in 4 minutes. Dan Lockton will be presenting "Change, Work with, Ignore, Fail? Mental models, behaviour & choice architecture" and Relly Annett-Baker will be making "An exploration of website copy in the wild". To be added to the waiting list please either tweet directed at @london_ia or leave a comment on the event page on our Ning site.

Tonight I'll be at a newcomer on the London IA/UX scene - "Lightning UX". It also sold out really quickly, and with a line-up featuring Boon Chew, Alex Horstmann, Cennydd Bowles, Ian Fenn, Jonathan Kahn, Tyler Tate, Rob Varney, Harry Brignull, Rory Hamilton and Lucy Spence it is no surprise. Really looking forward to it.