Media

NhungNguyen is asking Angelina Jolie

Is it true that you want to stay at home for a year to take care of the children?

iberian is asking Noodlepie.com

do you agree with andrew keen that the profusion of blogs simply promotes the'cult of the amateur' and will ultimately lead to a serious degradation of mankind's cultural development

the6thestate is asking Noodlepie.com

Do you consider bloggers such as yourself to be public figures and if so, do you agree that you are fair game for open questioning such as we see on this site?

iberian is asking Jamie Lowther Pinkerton

I deeply sympathise with the distress the Princes must feel but could you confirm that the royal family does not consider itself to deserve treatment any different from that of any other citizen of the...

BreezyTwilight is asking Josh Hartnett

Will You marry me? :-D

iberian is asking Dan Gillmor

What issues relating to the Internet will the next President of the USA have to grapple with and what advice would you give her or him?

TJH123 is asking Dan Gillmor

Do you think citizen media could make any contribution to conflict reolution- for example, between Israel and Palestine-or could it actually inflame tensions?

TJH123 is asking JD Lasica

Which of the new citzen media and social networking sites do you think will survive the next 5 years and who (or which organizations) do you think will own them?

iberian is asking Jeff Jarvis

Are there any plans for TV news version of Daylife?

the6thestate is asking Dan Gillmor

Is there a 'logical' conclusion to the trends in citizen journalism that are currently emerging? If so, what is it?

the6thestate is asking Dan Gillmor

Can you discern any differences in the attitude towards the Internet among the current crop of presidential candidates and if so, whose position do you support?

rezashah is asking Paris Hilton

Why do you deserve to be famous?

keithwhu is asking Mark Thompson

I've just seen the BBC world news on tv, which has failed to mention that 50 people were killed last night in Bagdhad by suicide bombers whilst celebrating their team's victory in the Asia Cup. Meanwhile...

TimHood is asking Jeff Jarvis

If the YouTube crowd-sourced interview debate format gains in popularity, won´t the site be swamped with questions, resulting in he who shouts loudest (ie the posting whackiest or best produced video)...

the6thestate is asking Jeff Jarvis

Assuming that we eventually get questions in presidential debates that are selected by popular vote, will this be enough? How will citizen journalism ensure that politicians don't continue to evade the...

TimHood is asking Anthony Lilley

Facebook seems to be taking London by storm. Do you think its success will be sustainable or will many people come to the conclusion that they just don't have the time to keep up with its growing dema...

the6thestate is asking Anthony Lilley

In your Guardian column, you referred to people needing to develop a new kind of literacy to make sense of the vast amount of video information now available-is this something that could actually be ...

grahamis43 is asking Keith Halstead

Has Yoosk changed the way that you view the great and the good? Which celebrities have been giving the best responses, in your opinion?

TimHood is asking Anthony Lilley

Do you think many teachers and skills trainers can’t keep up with the ever expanding possibilities offered by new technology and new media? What’s the solution?

TimHood is asking Mark Frauenfelder

As an illustrator of children’s books and expert on new web applications, what age do you think is the best time to introduce children to interactive media? Do you share some people's worry that the effects...

the6thestate is asking Anthony Lilley

Do you see parallels between the website/applications development industry and the music business – aren’t they both essentially creative industries that rely on ´impresarios´ to identify and promote ...

the6thestate is asking Mark Frauenfelder

You took time off to go to some pretty far away places and presumably had time to reflect. Did seeing less developed societies change the way you feel about the inexorable rise of technology and the i...

the6thestate is asking Guy Kawasaki

Is the concept of the ´small website´ dead – will we just see applications placed on large hosts, like search engines, large social network spaces and big media sites?

Londontowner is asking Dan Gillmor

Has any research been done into the psychological and socio-economic profile of citizen journalists? I have the feeling it is something for the middle-class males – do you agree?

Londontowner is asking Guy Kawasaki

If you were to look ahead twenty years, what are the best and worst case scenarios in terms of the effects the internet will have on society?

Londontowner is asking Anthony Lilley

In any human society we see hierarchy, competition, status based on social cachet (or sometimes based on appearance and creative talent). We also see cheating aimed at levelling the playing field. Do ...

Londontowner is asking Dan Gillmor

Do you agree that citizen media at the moment is dominated by punditry and comment? Is there enough focus on the stock-in-trade of press reporting – getting out there, asking questions, following leads...

sunnyday is asking Anthony Lilley

Are existing authors and screenplay writers entirely unsuited psychologically to creating interactive narrative? Are video game creators better equipped or is it an entirely new art form that requires...

keithwhu is asking Dan Gillmor

Do you think that some of the worst excesses we see on YouTube – films of bullying, abusing teachers for example - are something we just have to live with? Do you see a downward spiral where conent has...

keithwhu is asking Guy Kawasaki

What are the most influential ´Truemors´ posted on the site so far and has it started anything – like a news story in the mainstream media? Do you think the site will make an impact on the way news ...

sunnyday is asking Mark Frauenfelder

Aren’t there just too many wonderful things and too many tinkering possibilities? Don’t you feel your head is about to be explode sometimes with the ever expanding possibilities brought to us by the I...

sunnyday is asking Guy Kawasaki

What will the four biggest internet companies be in 10 years time? Will Facebook be one of them?

bonzo1 is asking Dan Gillmor

Can any citizen be a journalist or is training necessary and if so, how could this be delivered on a wide scale?

bonzo1 is asking Mark Frauenfelder

Is there anything special about US education and society that has resulted in this creative frenzy that is Web 2.0, or is there another explanation? Will China and India be able to catch up?

bonzo1 is asking Anthony Lilley

Plasma/LCD TV screens are getting bigger and more affordable – why should we get excited about viewing things on a 3 inch screen?

iberian is asking Anthony Lilley

As one of the UK's leading experts on interactive media, do you have any worries about the cultural impact of crowd-sourcing and user generated content?

iberian is asking Guy Kawasaki

What's the most off the wall pitch you have witnessed or heard about for a web 2.0 site or application? Do VCs act as a kind of filter to stop the most experimental sites ever becoming a commercial su...

the6thestate is asking Anthony Lilley

If you could recommend a list of three books for next summer's reading for British MPs (related to new media) what would they be?

HoaiHood is asking Anthony Lilley

Which sci-fi film or series do you think most credibly forecasts the role of media in the future?

the6thestate is asking Guy Kawasaki

your blog is entitled 'how to change the world'- could you give us a 5 point plan that involves the use of web 2.0 technology and if you have time, one that doesn't involve any technology?!

ryanscribe is asking Dan Gillmor

Dan I know you guys had to chase around for financing recently: is promoting an "objective" or alternative view of the media in the US like flogging a dead horse? Can web "2.0" even compete with the likes...

iberian is asking Mark Frauenfelder

Mark,if the plug was pulled on the net tomorrow, how would it affect your life? Is it something that could happen- maybe not so suddenly but isn't there a possibility that there will be a backlash against...

pollyvickery is asking Rachael Dumigan

Young people are getting a bad rap in the news media at the moment – either they are “hoodies” ignoring their ASBOs or they are lazy, overweight and sit in front of computer games all day shirking physical...

shanas2077 is asking Kara Pernice

If everybody built websites that followed the World Wide Web Consortium's standards for creating accessible websites, would this also cover any potential problems that older users, who are now using the...

shanas2077 is asking Peter Oakley

As an older web user, if you had the power to develop the web in any way you chose, what changes would you make?

pmarkham is asking Kara Pernice

Apart from accessibility issues such as re-sizable text, are there any particular usability features you can think of which would aid the older generation, but would not apply so much to younger users...

pmarkham is asking Paul Burstow

Do you think the web caters well enough for the needs of the older generation? And if not, what is lacking and what can be done to improve the situation?

myattpaul is asking Paul Burstow

How do you believe an increase in the proportion of the UK population classed as elderly will impact UK politics?

Erica111 is asking Kara Pernice

If websites were designed better, do you really think more older people would use the Internet?

seanf668 is asking Paul Burstow

What in your experience are the top 5 issues for older people using the internet?

keithwhu is asking Paul Burstow

Given the widely accepted theory of "Use it or lose it," referring to brain function in the elderly and therefore the benefits to mental health that using the internet may have for this group, what could...

keithwhu is asking Jeremy Kyle

What do you think you could tell about a person if you knew they were a fan of your show?

the6thestate is asking Steve Bennedik

Do you think the fact that the McCann's have employed professional media spokepeople has helped the media coverage of the abduction, or indeed, the attempts to solve the case ?

the6thestate is asking Simon Bucks

If you were to be appointed media adviser to a parent whose child had been abducted, what advice would you give them, in the light of the McCann's experiences?

Londontowner is asking Steve Bennedik

What for you has been the worst coverage of the McCann case? Has there ever been a time when you have worried that the media or a certain publication has gone to far?

ryanscribe is asking Steve Bennedik

Hi Steve - I wondered how the Portuguese media restrictions had hindered or helped the media report on the case here? Do you know if there was much difference to the way it was reported overseas (non-...

bonzoid is asking Kara Pernice

With the baby boomer generation on the brink of becoming a tidal wave of silver surfers, we should be seeing a vast number of web users already web/cyber literate. Should we not be addressing a wider ...

bonzoid is asking Peter Oakley

Erica111 is asking Peter Oakley

I assume as a result of your regular posts on YouTube, that you must feel quite knowledgable about and comfortable with, finding your way around the internet. Has this always been the case, or were there...

ryanscribe is asking Peter Oakley

Why are we even talking about age and the internet? Surely it's an ageless medium and many people, at least in the UK, probably have had access to it for a while now.

larry1 is asking Steve Bennedik

Going back a few years, the British public decided Louise Woodward had to be innocent purely on the basis that she was British and “didn’t look like she could’ve done it” whereas now certain members of...

PikkuMemy is asking Steve Bennedik

Sky News website has Mc Cann's story as a leading story still quite often? How can you justify that? You would think that there are lot's of more important things to cover than the story of one missing...

MTyrrell is asking Steve Bennedik

The McCann's children were left unsupervised in their hotel room. If the parents were from a different socio-economic background would the media be asking the questions that many are asking and not trying...

sunnyday is asking Simon Bucks

What benefits, other than satisfying peoples' morbid curiosity, do you think the media coverage of the McCann case has brought?

sunnyday is asking NICE

Are water births available on the NHS?

sunnyday is asking Janet Balaskas

Are there any statistics available on the number of water births in this country and the percentage of such births which run into complications?

bonzo1 is asking Jeremy Kyle

How do you respond to Judge Alan Berg's recent comments that your show is “human bear-baiting in the guise of entertainment"?

bonzo1 is asking Jeremy Kyle

When filming of your show is over, do you immediately forget about your guests and their problems, or do they stay with you?

bonzo1 is asking Janet Balaskas

Judging by the ever increasing population of the world, women generally don't seem to be having a problem with giving birth. Aren't we in this modern society just too darned overprotective now and shouldn't...

PikkuMemy is asking Jeremy Kyle

I have a feeling, that the TV channels are producing this kind of programs because they are cheap to produce compared for example documentaries? Do you agree with that?

MarkOne is asking Jeremy Kyle

Do you not feel that some of your guests agree to appear on your show simply as a means of getting themselves on television?

MarkOne is asking Jeremy Kyle

Surely your guests are chosen to meet the expectation's of an essentially voyeuristic audience. So is your show, to at least to some extent, staged?

TimHood is asking Simon Bucks

In the last week we have seen both Heather Mills and Kate McCann break down in TV interviews. Do you think most news editors regard this as 'good television' or do you think they feel uneasy about it?

seanf668 is asking Kara Pernice

"What in your experience are the top 5 issues for older people using the internet?

seanf668 is asking Peter Oakley

From yourexperience as an elderly person living on your own, how would you rate the significance of becoming a member of an online community?

seanf668 is asking Kara Pernice

What in your experience are the top 5 issues for older people who surf the net?

seanf668 is asking Peter Oakley

I thought you looked so lonely in your first video, have I just imagined that you seemed more confident, lively and healthy as time went by? I'm sure we are all aware of the health benefits that accrue...

PikkuMemy is asking NICE

Britain has serious problem: not having enough midwifes. Does NHS has enough midwifes to supervise waterbirths becuase it seems to be lacking staff even supervise normal births?

Londontowner is asking Roy Greenslade

The McCann's are innocents who have suffered terribly at the hands of the media, But isn't this unavoidable from time to time in a society that values press freedom so highly?

Londontowner is asking Steve Bennedik

Adam Boulton said at the Editors conference in Manchester today that many readers comments are 'not worth the paper they aren't printed on'. Do most comments about the McCann's bear that out?

emflem is asking Kara Pernice

Web 2.0 has heralded the age of user-generated content on the web. Practically anyone can publish web pages with little knowledge of web usability and web standards. How much of a problem do you think...

gracer is asking Peter Oakley

Peter, What was it that made you start using the internet?

ryochinn is asking Janet Balaskas

What is the risk of water birth? Dose water birth possibly cause adverse outcomes which affect mother and baby's body?

Londontowner is asking Davinia Darch

In your time working with missing person's cases, have you seen media coverage getting worse and causing yet more distress to families?

Londontowner is asking Davinia Darch

Have Internet sites and forums ever played a part in helping you recover a lost child? Do you think they have damaged efforts in the McCann case?

Londontowner is asking Emma Colyer

Gerry McCann has tried to use the Internet to publicise the disappearance of Madeleine, to very mixed reaction. Where do you stand on this, and in your experience of working with parents, does courting...

the6thestate is asking Roy Greenslade

You blogged last month about the McCann coverage and many of the subsequent comments on Greenslade passed judgment on the McCann's, some very spitefully. You mentioned an unreliable phone vote too- what...

the6thestate is asking Roy Greenslade

Assuming, no matter how sad it may be, that Madeleine may never be found, what are your predictions for coverage in newspapers six months from now? Can they ever redeem themselves?

Londontowner is asking Adrian Van Klaveren

Adrian, how will interactive news look in, let's say, ten years time? How much further beyond the viewers poll, phone in, e-mailed pics etc, can we realistically go?

Londontowner is asking David Leigh

What percentage of readers' comments left on Guardian's Comment is Free do you think actually get read and responded to by other readers? Since most readers are writing without a sense of audience, do...

vivekdeo is asking David Leigh

I read the article by Ms. Srikala Sane on the issue of Internet Vs Print Media. Its nice to heard about the number of pepole using Internet for Quick Acess to the news or events.Internet is becoming more...

willhanlan is asking Aleks Krotoski

Do you think that the influence of videogame violence has something to do with a childs upbringing? Surely there must be a connection between a child who has been sitting in front of Grand Theft Auto ...

sunnyday is asking David Leigh

In what areas do you think that printed news has an edge over news reported on the internet?

sunnyday is asking Adrian Van Klaveren

I notice that the "most read" and "most emailed" stories on the BBC website are very often not the headline stories but the funny or sensational ones, so do you think that there is an argument for giving...

sunnyday is asking Adrian Van Klaveren

Which one, and why, is your news provider of choice - tv, internet, newspaper or radio?

sunnyday is asking David Leigh

Which one, and why, is your news provider of choice - tv, internet, newspaper or radio?

weeman is asking James Purnell

Do you think that copyright laws are too restrictive to encourage/nurture creativity in a digital age?

bonzo1 is asking David Leigh

What strategies do think newspapers should adopt to ensure their survival?

ryanscribe is asking David Leigh

David: in all honesty, do you still prefer reading the daily (paper) or flicking over a news or comment site during the day?

ryanscribe is asking David Leigh

It must be strange, almost confusing, looking back on the days when you were given a deadline or even the leeway to go off and research a story. Now, readers want interaction - the chance (like this site)...

ryanscribe is asking Adrian Van Klaveren

Is the future of all media going to be via a one-stop service, on either a PC or TV? i.e. there won't be separate TV, PC, newspaper, etc Or will I be picking up e-books (the new Amazon invention), still...

bonzo1 is asking Adrian Van Klaveren

The BBC often encourages the general public who are "on the spot" when a news event occurs, to submit pictures or video. Do you have any plans to offer payment for this content in the future and will ...

keithwhu is asking Simon Bucks

Derry Nairn asks: Do you think the fact that the McCann's have employed professional media spokepeople has helped the media coverage of the abduction, or indeed, the attempts to solve the case?

keithwhu is asking Simon Bucks

Derry Nairn asks: What for you has been the worst coverage of the McCann case? Has there ever been a time when you have worried that the media or a certain publication has gone to far?

keithwhu is asking Simon Bucks

Derry Nairn asks: Adam Boulton said at the Editors conference in Manchester recently that many readers comments are 'not worth the paper they aren't printed on'. Do most comments about the McCann's ...

keithwhu is asking Simon Bucks

Derry Nairn asks: The Sky News website has Mc Cann's story as a leading story still quite often? How can you justify that? You would think that there are lot's of more important things to cover than...

keithwhu is asking Steve Bennedik

Derry Nairn asks: What benefits, other than satisfying peoples' morbid curiosity, do you think the media coverage of the McCann case has brought?"

keithwhu is asking Steve Bennedik

Derry Nairn asks: If you were to be appointed media adviser to a parent whose child had been abducted, what advice would you give them, in the light of the McCann's experiences?

keithwhu is asking Damon Albarn

You recently said that you would like to "get rid of 99% of the media." What is the 1% which you would keep?

Shadow is asking Koji Kondo

How did you get your job at Nintendo; were you approached, or did you answer an ad?

Shadow is asking Koji Kondo

When composing for video games from Nintendo, where do you generally draw your inspiration from?

HoaiHood is asking Adrian Van Klaveren

Is online media destroying traditional media?

acethanoi is asking Mark Thompson

Will it ever be possible for people outside the Uk to buy a TV licence to enable them to watch the BBC overseas, listen to all live radio broadcasts and view a website free of adverts?

grahamis43 is asking Jeremy Kyle

Do you believe that your kind of TV show, benefits anyone, with the possible exception of yourself?

TimHood is asking Kyle MacRae

Judging by their crop of local websites, which of the big regional media groups looks like its got the best chance of surviving and thriving the digital media revolution?

iberian is asking Kyle MacRae

If you were shortlisting for Dragon's Den and wanted to pick a sure fire winner, which of the 2008 Knight ...

vietfra is asking Paul Hudson

Other than yourself, who is your favourite TV weatherperson?

querycat is asking Andy Williamson

Does the volume of electronic communications that MPs receive negatively impact on their ability to do their job?

Stewpot is asking michael caine

Michael, the house where Cliff Brumby lived in Get Carter could be demolished & the Car Park in Gateshead you threw him is also being demolished, did you ever contemplate buying them as the Film has a...

HoaiHood is asking Tom Watson MP

Hi Tom, do you think the UK has the potential to be a world leader in social media?