tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post6545084483772685198..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: The theory and practice of magazinesDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-80593302598722269932008-12-04T13:28:00.000+00:002008-12-04T13:28:00.000+00:00It's not just 'entry-level' professionals, in my e...It's not just 'entry-level' professionals, in my experience.<BR/><BR/>Online, things are different because you do know what people are actually reading, without having to ask them. <BR/><BR/>Obviously, you can't tell what else they would rather be reading...Tom Whitwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05725449108090567632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-76587343674615020972008-12-04T10:42:00.000+00:002008-12-04T10:42:00.000+00:00I've got two questions for research experts. What ...I've got two questions for research experts. <BR/><BR/>What type of person nowadays happily gives up half an hour to talk to a stranger on the phone in the middle of dinner or The Wire? <BR/><BR/>And who, on the way out of Waitrose laden with shopping (ideal for the "ab" demographic) would say "yes, I'm free wednesday and I'm happy to sit in a room with a two way mirror for two hours in return for 20 quid even though you can't tell me what we're discussing". <BR/><BR/>Not me. Or anyone I know...two shots betterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05797528049070619115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-61236723176731863412008-12-03T17:13:00.000+00:002008-12-03T17:13:00.000+00:00Since confidently predicting an early bath for Zoo...Since confidently predicting an early bath for Zoo and Nuts magazines I've kept my mouth shut on such matters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08217752570117819072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-32792384029044697252008-12-03T16:25:00.000+00:002008-12-03T16:25:00.000+00:00I wonder the extent to which this applies to onlin...I wonder the extent to which this applies to online publishing as well. Presume it does. And online, the mantra of "user centred design" has given "focus groups" a brand new and sexy brand for the 21st century.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11001153052221700242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-53403273879042334162008-12-03T16:22:00.000+00:002008-12-03T16:22:00.000+00:00I would assume that now you've been to visit them ...I would assume that now you've been to visit them there will be a plethora of eager young hacks shamelessly asking for jobs or work-experience opportunities on this very blog / or taking the more private email approach. It's what I did.Dan Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544340593291117457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-59199581884175557062008-12-03T15:49:00.000+00:002008-12-03T15:49:00.000+00:00On the button as usual, David. It's always importa...On the button as usual, David. It's always important to have a young staffer on any title for the sheer belief factor - it rubs off on everyone else.<BR/><BR/>Although these days, as portrayed in The Wire's Baltimore Sun storyline, it's often the young 'uns who end up with all the jobs because they're cheaper.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13875871454202601106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-24705444873654632362008-12-03T14:44:00.000+00:002008-12-03T14:44:00.000+00:00Doesn't this mean that Peaches Geldof was actually...Doesn't this mean that Peaches Geldof was actually right in her choices for "her" magazine!BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.com