(I know I said the last post would be the final one on the new Guardian – it seems I lied, but this is important stuff) One of the things that provoked the loudest complaints about the Berliner Guardian (maybe I should just start calling it theguardian) was the removal of Doonesbury. There were some… Continue reading Doonesbury
Tag: media
More Guardian
A couple of final points about the Guardian redesign before I start looking for something different to write about. Firstly, circulation levels. One of the driving forces behind this redesign is (I assume) the Guardian‘s falling circulation figures over the last year. I realise that this is purely anecdotal evidence, but over the two days… Continue reading More Guardian
Berliner Review
In general, I think that the new format Guardian looks fabulous. It was, by far, the most interesting looking paper in the newsagent’s this morning. The few niggles I mention below are only very minor and I fully expect to not be noticing them at all in a month’s time. I’m not sold on the… Continue reading Berliner Review
Guardian Digital Edition
And while I’m talking about the new Guardian (face it, that’s all I’m going to talk about today) it’s worth pointing out that the digital edition is free for the next two weeks (until Sept 26th). This is partly to let people have a closer look at the new format and partly because the move… Continue reading Guardian Digital Edition
“email” vs “emails”
Obviously I’ve got my copy of the new Guardian and I’ll have more to say about it later on. But I just wanted to raise a point about the letters page. They’ve renamed it “Letters and Emails”. Now that makes sense on one level as I assume that a large proportion of the letters aren’t… Continue reading “email” vs “emails”
Vanishing Adverbs
When did people stop knowing the difference between adverbs and adjectives? It’s becoming common to hear people using adjectives instead of adverbs and it really grates. There’s an example on the BBC new site right now. The headline says “Charles urges society to go slow“. Isn’t it obvious that the last word should be “slowly”?
Guardian Preview
There’s a special report about the new Guardian now available on the GU web site. It includes a PDF version of a preview edition that will apparently be in tomorrow’s paper. I haven’t examined it closely yet, but on first glance it looks good. Of course the main change (the size) won’t be really apparent… Continue reading Guardian Preview
Respect My Authority
According to Technorati, this is currently the most authorative blog about the Guardian. I expect that to change pretty quickly.
New Format Guardian
The Guardian has announced (free registration required) that it will relaunch in its new Berliner format from Monday 12th September. Recently I’ve got out of the habit of buying a paper every day, but I’ve bought one twice in the last week or so and it reminded me how much I enjoy reading the paper… Continue reading New Format Guardian
Warming hits ‘tipping point’
This could get serious. A vast expanse of western Siberia is undergoing an unprecedented thaw that could dramatically increase the rate of global warming, climate scientists warn today. Researchers who have recently returned from the region found that an area of permafrost spanning a million square kilometres – the size of France and Germany combined… Continue reading Warming hits ‘tipping point’