Hail the rise of pranktivism
I’m very excited by the rise, or at least the increase in pranks with a social cause. I’m calling it pranktivism. If you haven’t seen it yet then definitely check out the Revolution Will Be Televised....
View ArticleShelter’s Rogue Landlords campaign
This summer I’ve been working with Shelter on their Evict Rogue Landlords campaign. I produced this short video for them, which highlights the issues tenants have in getting local councils to take...
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The Polish are more than just builders
This Christmas I took a trip to Bletchley Park. It calls itself the Home of the Code Breakers, but it’s also the birthplace of modern computing. What I love about the place is that it was essentially...
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Introducing Script Shoot Cut
In 1997 I graduated from film school and decided I didn’t actually want to work in film. Well that’s three year down the drain then! Campaigning and social issues has always been at my heart and it...
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Two bits of tech I love
I’ve come across two bits of tech this week that I’ve thought have been really amazing. The first is a game, created by Little Loud for Channel 4, to highlight sweatshops in the fashion industry. It...
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Stop the pity (and the cliches)
An interesting debate gathered online this week about the use of so-called “poverty-porn”. It followed the launch of an online video by the charity Mama Hope, which aimed to present an alternative...
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Digital heritage project comes to life
A few months back I wrote about a project I was researching which could combine digital leaning and heritage in one exciting little bundle. I’m very excited to say that thanks to the kind support of...
View ArticleAnonymous go head to head with Gazprom
For those who don’t know Anonymous, they’re a group of hacker activists (or an internet gathering, as they call themselves) who target governments, religious institutions with DDoS (Distributed Denial...
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If journalists are dogs then bloggers are cats
Thinking of starting a blogger outreach programme? First step is to understand that bloggers and journalists are not the same. In fact, if journalists are dogs, then bloggers are cats. I’ve been...
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There’s no such thing as too many emails
At last year’s E-Campaigner’s Forum Live , a representative from Obama’s digital campaign’s team gave a fascinating talk. Amongst many words of wisdom she said: there’s no such thing as too many...
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10 steps to getting heard in traditional and social media
In the last 10 years a noisy world got even noisier. There aren’t just blogs, there is a blogosphere; there isn’t just Twitter, there’s the Twitterverse. How do you make your voice heard over the...
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