Journal tagged by Opinion

For his latest Opinion post, Rob Alderson questions the introduction of a seperate categeory for independent magazines at this years D&AD Awards. Leonardo di Caprio should win. Creed was unfairly overlooked. Will Smith won’t go. This year’s Academy Awards are...

Monthly guest contributor Rob Alderson marks the new year with a list of 16 things he wants less of in 2016. It almost seems obligatory to begin January with a New Year’s Resolution inspired post, which may seem like the...

This month, guest contributor Rob Alderson questions the trend to dismiss the word ‘Content’. On Monday, The Guardian published its list of the 100 most influential people working in the media today. The top three were Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s...

For this month’s Opinion post, Rob Alderson asks if its always bad news when a magazine closes. Late last week, ESPN announced it was closing Grantland, its four-year-old sports and pop culture site. Grantland was much-loved by many for championing...

For the second of his monthly Opinion pieces, Rob Alderson notes the ever-growing number of magazine conferences and offers some timely advice to organisers, speakers and audience alike. One of the best jokes I have seen in a best man’s...

We welcome a new guest contributor to the Journal today. Rob Alderson will be writing a monthly Opinion post, and starts with a look at whether it’s possible to enjoy magazines published in a language other than your own. If...