Two scoops from this #ijf18 tete-a-tete - there really are a lot of Dutch people in Perugia, and @jorisluyendijk won't appear on television anywhere #hotmic:
www.journalismfestival.com/programme/2018/taking-th...
The almost recognisability of hotel muzak - what sounds like a mariachi version of ‘Sylvia’s Mother’, followed by what is possibly a panpipes rendition of ‘The Final Countdown’. I no longer trust my own ears. #ijf18
Why having @datatheism involved in the media/philanthropy discussion is refreshing.
“Funders under-use their convening power.”
<Funders and ex-funders (like me) nod sagely>
“What’s ‘convening power’?”
<non-funders silently bless Adam>
#ijf18
The other thing that's noticeable is the increasing prominence of thinking and cases (not just at #ijf18) from the German-speaking parts of Europe - it's always been there, but it feels much more centre-stage.
