Innovation is dead. Long live innovation.
by Nick Petrie on May 24, 2010
Having spent the day at Jeecamp, I wanted to share a few of my thoughts on the day. This year the (semi) Unconference feels like it has focused more on the business / innovation side of journalism than ever before. It was a very different experience to the unconference of a year ago, however I do not think the more formal nature of the event is entirely to blame.
When attending last year I had been elected as Redbrick editor only days before and as such I had a platform with which I could experiment. This time around I have nowhere to try-out the ideas and possibilities that have come out of the discussions I had on Friday
One year of Redbrick
by Nick Petrie on May 17, 2010
So, on the 10th of June I shall put my final issue of Redbrick to bed, it is the final issue of the year and my 59th involved with the paper.
As I have mentioned before I have lost all of the posts I wrote about my plans and hopes for Redbrick this year, so all I can do is talk you through what we have achieved and where we think we can go in the future.
I see a lot of potential in the UK’s student media scene, I think it is woefully underdeveloped and many universities and their media groups should have better links with each other and better links with the industry. The student media scene is a great place for experimentation because the business model is different. It is an environment where risk should be encouraged and entrepreneurship supported.
Returning to JEEcamp
by Nick Petrie on May 16, 2010
So, it has been a year since I attended my first Jeecamp – At the time I didn’t really know what to expect, I was just ready to learn. What I found was a melting pot of ideas, challenges, uncertainty and inspiration; I left Jeecamp overflowing with plans and possibilities to take back to Redbrick.
Welcome back
by Nick Petrie on May 3, 2010
I would like to welcome everyone back to a new and improved Nickpetrie.co.uk, this blog has been neglected for a while now whilst a combination of a University degree and Redbrick have ruled my life. However I am well aware that I am about to embarking on the next stage of my life and need to get my personal space on the internet sorted. This blog is going to be about local experiences and knowledge, experiments with new social media technologies and my experiences trying to figure out what I would like to do in life and the problems I encounter on the way.