Announcing Flackster

Those fine blokes at Corante have invited me to set up a new weblog as part of their stable of "Industry Insiders". As both a PR guy and a blogger, they thought I might have something interesting to say about how weblogs are blurring the lines of influence that formerly separated mainstream news from individual views... . . . .Flackster explores, through the voices of PR professionals, journalists, cultural commentators and others, how the rapid rise of social media and participatory journalism is impacting both the business of news reporting and the role of public relations.