links for 2011-07-05

"And if anyone besides News International and its friends and allies had any doubt that we needed a public inquiry to get to the bottom of this affair, surely this will have convinced them. In this instance alone we not only need to know the facts of what happened — of who did it, who ordered it and who knew about it — but we must also find out why it has taken until now for this to become public". The latter is a key point here.

Some lovely book illustrations in this gallery

"Every media company knows the past is never coming back and that only a radical approach will build a sustainable future. But I am wondering if the execution remains too half-hearted to deliver sustainable long-term growth and profitability."

"At the very least, the main Fox News twitter feed should have a notice about the hack. But the last tweet from @foxnews was 8 hours ago as I write this. It's sort of embarrassing that a real-time news organization has gone so long without seemingly noticing what's going down."

"This one day course will begin a series of courses expanding upon common coding required throughout journalism and publishing. The course will cover the basics of the following languages in the context of online publishing: HTML, CSS, PHP and basic Javascript"

Presentation on the BBC's approach to social media reputation