Live live, breaking news
Possibly the least momentous "LIVEBLOG" ever, the Guardian keeps us up to date in REAL TIME about developments on their own comments threads, followed by footage of a closed pub door. In general, I quite like the Guardian's livetime stuff and at least they're thinking about how to use the medium (also it makes for racier and more colloquial writing, which I am in favour of). But mistakes were bound to be made, and allocating a real time liveblog to this Twitter nonevent was one. Full disclosure - the Guardian hasn't published any of my stuff for years now.
They do have some self-knowledge about how lame these liveblogs can be.
ReplyDeletePity, I liked your Guardian articles.
ReplyDeleteHow often do you submit anything these days?
ReplyDeleteI haven't for about the last three years; just haven't had the time or inclination.
ReplyDeleteI think someone with your command of game theory and intermediate-level accounting could do a good job explaining why universities allowing UK students to enrol in the college of their choice as long as they pay vastly higher fees is good for social mobility.
ReplyDeleteIf not you then it'll have to be Gorard, who isn't as funny.