Archive articles

We've selected some of the best new media articles written in the New Statesman since 1999. From web logs to e-government we've covered many of the changes that have taken place.

Bloggers on the left, unite!
The right dominates the latest web medium, allowing it to vent spleen and not be challenged. By James Crabtree

Virtual intellectuals
John Willinsky fathoms the pitfalls of online learning

The digital divide is rubbish
Lack of internet access is one sort of exclusion that shouldn't worry us, argues James Crabtree

Sir Humphrey needs venture capital
A civil servant with a bright new idea will keep quiet - nobody will fund it and he'll get the blame if it goes wrong. Charles Leadbeater wants to change all that

Other people's money
Andrew Brown resolves to keep his Visa card flying

How to see a nude Hague
New Media Awards 2001 - Go to williamhague.com or annwiddecombe.com and be surprised. By Julian Glover

MP's keep out of the net
New Media Awards 2001 - Politicians fail to practise what they preach on IT. David Walker reports

The evolution will be televised
New Media Awards 2001 - Digital TV offers big opportunities for e-democracy; the trouble is that Sky is the most important gatekeeper. By Mike Bracken

Voting turns into a joke
New Media Awards 2001 - The net proved a vehicle for humour, not profit, in the US elections. By Andrew Stephen

It's a blog's life
Andrew Brown succumbs to the anarchic appeal of the web log

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