After nearly three years of watching my son immerse himself in the virtual world of a mass role-playing game, he has decided to give Real Life a chance. In the end no matter how appealing a virtual existence is no match for the Real Thing.
This week a debate I attended, held by Carole Stone of YouGovStone, asked the question who has the most influence: Google or Murdoch. Apples and Pears of course; but it made for a fascinating discussion.
At the end of the debate we were asked, who influences us now? Then; who will influence us in ten years [...]
Computer games can be compelling but for some youngsters they can be catastrophic. With the average age of the onset of depression measured at fourteen-and-a-half years of age, I look at three teenagers I interviewed three years ago to see if they have escaped from their virtual kingdoms and made their way back to the real world. Their stories are broadcast on ITV’s Tonight programme at 8.00pm tonight.
We need to get involved more. We need to pay attention to our politicians and the political process. Involvement leads to scrutiny and scrutiny leads to the right standards.
Blogs are now the lingua franca of the media world. My own deals with the communications issues of the day that interest me. My broadcast career has lent me an abiding interest in politics, health & wellbeing as well as education and family matters. However, I will write on a wider range of issues as I believe that it all comes down to one thing – relationships. Whether they are micro or macro, relationships are the fundamental framework for the way that we live our lives and, for my purposes, inform the way that we communicate with each other.
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