Author: Ed

Journalism New Statesman

Nine ways to keep The Wright Stuff going without Matthew Wright (New Statesman)

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Post date May 1, 2018
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The golden age of TV is over…

Journalism New Statesman

No, China isn’t Black Mirror – social credit scores are more complex and sinister than that (New Statesman)

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Post date April 27, 2018
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https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/2018/04/no-china-isn-t-black-mirror-social-credit-scores-are-more-complex-and-sinister

Other Stuff Podcasts

A Load Of Old Bollards (Skylines Podcast)

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Post date April 13, 2018
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https://www.citymetric.com/skylines/podcast-load-old-bollards-3837

Journalism New Statesman

Westworld tricked its fans with a spoiler prank – but is the show even worth spoiling? (New Statesman)

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Post date April 11, 2018
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https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2018/04/westworld-tricked-its-fans-spoiler-prank-show-even-worth-spoiling

Other Stuff Stand-up

Bollards (City of London Showoff)

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Post date March 23, 2018
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Client Work Copywriting

Can sleep really make you fitter? (Hyde & Sleep)

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Post date March 9, 2018
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A blog post for mattress retailer Hyde & Sleep on the evidence that links better sleep with better athletic performance.

https://www.hydeandsleep.com/blog/Can-sleep-really-make-you-fitter/

Other Stuff Stand-up Things

How (Not) To Write A Sequel To Lord Of The Rings (The Over-Analyser’s Book Club)

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Post date March 5, 2018
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CityMetric Journalism Stand-up

12 things we learned by reading every single National Rail timetable (CityMetric)

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Post date March 1, 2018
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I did some data-mining to work out what longest sequence of stops in progressive alphabetical order within a single rail journey is, among other thrilling train-based statistics.

I then performed a live version of the piece at the British Library.

https://twitter.com/susiestevenson/status/968939806989406208

CityMetric Journalism

How does the humble street bollard connect Napoleon to Carillion via Welsh devolution? (CityMetric)

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Post date January 22, 2018
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I considered the street bollard and its importance in history, art and politics.

CityMetric Journalism

16 things we learned from a list of every single road name in Great Britain (CityMetric)

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Post date January 20, 2018
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There are about 790,000 roads with names in Great Britain – I got a list of all them from Ordnance Survey and did some number-crunching. Then stopped number-crunching and looked for the rude ones.