Monthly Archives: February 2011

Liam Clarke – in conversation

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Resident

Journalist Liam Clarke is now the political editor of The Belfast Telegraph. He is the author of two books on Northern Irish politics, Broadening the Battlefield, an early account of the Provisional Republican Movement’s shift towards politics and Martin McGuinness, … Continue reading →

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In Conversation again.

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Resident

I’ll be hosting the second in a series of lunchtime conversations with political journalists on Friday 25th at 1.pm. The guest will be Liam Clarke, a distinguished author and analyst and now the new political editor of the Belfast Telegraph. … Continue reading →

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Blogging Benghazi from a Bedroom in Belfast

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Resident

On Saturday night, Feb 19, I got a Facebook message from a writer friend offering me the phone number of an activist in Benghazi who was witness to the protests and the progress of the revolution there. I phoned the … Continue reading →

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Blogging Again

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Resident

At last night’s meeting of Blog Standard, Mr Ulster, Allan Leonard [in the middle], spoke in favour of the Posterous blogging platform and showed how simple it is and how easily contributors can update the site simply by emailing their … Continue reading →

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In Conversation with Jim Fitzpatrick

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Resident

I launched a series of lunchtime conversations with political journalists at Queens University today by interviewing the Politics Show presenter, Jim Fitzpatrick. Below is a full recording of our conversation in the Council Chamber at QUB.

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New Media Moghuls

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Resident

We had another meeting of Blog Standard last night in the new room made available to us in the Peter Froggatt Centre at QUB. Ghastly room -like a class – and the first thing I had to do was declare … Continue reading →

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