Hail

If I learned anything this Good Friday, it is not to underestimate the odd hailstorm in supposedly Springy London, it felt like our poor building (we are working this holiday like a good little company) might topple under the bombardment of thousands of little bits of ice. First, crocodiles in humid Entebbe, now ice in unnaturally freezing London…what next?

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Excuses

Okay….we know it hasn’t been updated daily for a while. Here’s what has been going on.

We were in Kampala finishing the work for The Daily Monitor which is now planning to do its relaunch on April 4th so we should soon be able to show you the results.

We were nearly a crocodile’s breakfast in Lake Victoria (see Evening Standard story above) when we were on a BA flight that aborted take-off. Or try this version of the story.

When we finally got home there was the large and unruly Disruptive Thinking gathering in Barcelona to organise and moderate. You can watch the dialogues here on video or read about the event here on the website.

Then there was a birth and a death in company (well my son was born and my father died within three hours of each other) so I have been useless while poor Ryan has been working incredibly hard. My dad’s obituary in The Times came out today. I feel bad that I gave them a fine portrait by Eric Baldauf but forget to ask for a picture credit.

Now I am disappearing to a mountaintop for week to collect myself before leaping back into the fray.

There is a great deal that could be said about all the experiences above but, sticking to the theme of this blog which is media, the main thing that struck me was how good the fact-checker was at The Times classified when I called to place the death announcment for my father.

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Web or print?

I like this quote from Tyler Brule (talking about Monocle)

 “We’ve developed a brand that employs both formats and uses them to the best of their abilities. Paper and ink for pictures and words, the web for audio and video. I think it’s more a case of media owners forgetting how to innovate with paper, and the web has provided a perfect excuse for a market that’s been stagnating for far too long.”

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