Churnalism or journalism? The merits of lad publishing come under the microscope at Social Media Week
By Dan Lipman
As the curtain started to draw on the final day of this year’s Social Media Week London, Ogilvy’s ‘self-proclaimed lad’ James Swan took to the stage to conduct a panel debating the emergence of ‘lad’ publishers on social media and the impact they’re having on the wider media landscape.
The main protagonist of the debate was Unilad, but when co-founder Liam Harrington arrived 20 minutes late, he had missed the opportunity to set the scene. Luckily his fellow panelists, the former Telegraph consumer affairs editor Harry Wallop and freelance reporter Emily Gosling, saved their opinions of Harrington’s editorial style until he Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




