by JAK | Oct 23, 2007 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
Almost hidden over at Russell Brown’s Hard News was a link to a seriously good discussion paper on public broadcasting futures and the wider implications. The paper was commissioned by a government arts funding agency- so many of the conclusions are pointed at them....
by JAK | Oct 4, 2007 | culture
What to do about Burma? Did you know that the military have ruled there since 1962. 50million people need your help. Here is a video on Burma’s Secret War which has been on Youtube since November ’06. It was made by undercover journalist Evan Williams and...
by JAK | Sep 23, 2007 | culture, industry futures
Back in the 70’s and early 80’s publishing was protected by a complex range of typesetting and print considerations which provided a barrier to entry for writers or would be publishers. Publishers looked after the business side with distribution, marketing...
by JAK | Sep 9, 2007 | culture, industry futures, music, this blog
I was at an recent event where (in passing) a presenter recounted her experiences at various TV conferences along these lines. She told us that many of the industry attendees were still asking variations of “Help the Internet is coming…what do we...
by JAK | Aug 28, 2007 | big ideas, culture
I see that John Ralston Saul is in Wellington for a couple of days this week. I’d love to be there* to hear what he has to say to our local Government Managers and the Wellington City Council. Saul’s books are some of the best and most important...
by JAK | Aug 22, 2007 | culture, this blog
The other day my daughter (just turned 6) said that she wanted to be a scientist because she liked mixing things up and watching the colours change. That comment reminded me of the time she turned almost half the kitchen blue playing with blue food colouring. Cool! I...
