Writing

Convergence: The International Research into New Media Technologies

Using interviews with a selection of key players in the media, this is a timely look at how British news websites are embracing multimedia such as video, podcasts, and Flash.

Convergence calls: Multimedia storytelling at British news websites (November 2008, co-authored with Neil Thurman).

The key findings were presented at the 9th International Online Journalism Symposium in Austin, Texas, USA, where it won ‘best paper’. An edited version of the presentation was published in the Press Gazette, with further coverage by reportr.net, journalism.co.uk and Science Daily.

British Council Japan: Football Culture

These were a series of articles about the world of football. The site was designed for Japanese readers who had a limited knowledge of Premiership and European football. The style and language used had to be relatively simple as the stories were translated into Japanese and Korean.

The articles I wrote ranged from footballer profiles and match reports to issues off the pitch.

Below is a choice selection. The website is now closed so please download the pdf.

European Minds Conquer the English Game pdf only (November 2006)
The Hardest Job in the World pdf only (August 2006)
England Fans Bridging the Divide pdf only (August 2006)
Practice Makes Perfect pdf only (May 2006)
All Together Now pdf only (April 2006)
Is He England's Gift from God? pdf only (October 2005)

Tokyo Journal

Mountain of the Dead pdf only (May 2007)

This is a travel article written for a quarterly lifestyle magazine published in Tokyo, Japan. The feature is about spiritualists - who claim to be able to talk to the dead - that live on top of a volcanic mountain in northern Japan. The story (plus photographs) was published exclusively in the magazine.

Japanzine

Unrequited Love (May 2006) magazine version (pdf)

Unrequited Love is a feature about the weird world of Takarazuka - a popular Japanese musical revue. It was written for a national expat magazine based in Osaka, Japan. The article (and photos) was published in both the magazine and online.

Travelrag.com

Fear and Loathing in Shanghai? (June 2005) pdf

This is a travel feature published on the travel writing website Travelrag.com. The feature was written with the angle of my Japanese wife and I traveling to Shanghai at a time when tensions between Japan and China were at an all time high.