links for 2006-11-27

“For this journalist – operating as a freelance for many, many years – the Press Gazette was more than just an interesting read. It was a connection; a lifeline, even.”

Ben Carter: “It’s ridiculous that journalists will no longer have a trade magazine- what’s the odds on some of the now redundant staff hitting the start-up road. After-all if anyone knows the industry-it’s them!”

One of the “serial requesters” that the Government is so worried about, the Guardian’s Rob Evans, today reports on the government’s plan to rush through FOIA changes without consultation.

Thomas Friedman’s former Chinese researcher slams the New York Times columnist for oversimplifying his columns and losing touch with common people.