This page shows a selection of my best work, arranged by publication.

BBC News

The future of TV lies on the net 9th March, 2009
In early March, the BBC Trust set about the task of debating the public value of Project Canvas.

Making money on a social network 27th February, 2009
It remains the elephant in the room. Or, more to the point, the “fail whale” in the room.Just how are social networks, with their millions upon millions of users, going to make money?

Online brand abuse ‘on the rise’ 9th March, 2009

Journalism.co.uk

Journalism schools: Embrace Al Jazeera’s Creative Commons deal 29th January, 2009
You might not know it yet, but Al Jazeera may have just changed the face of student journalism.

The Guardian (print + online)

Graduate: Eastern Promise – 22nd November 2008
If you are looking for tax-free wages and a luxury lifestyle in a booming economy after university – a job in the Gulf could be a great place to start your career, explains Dave Lee

There’s life after death if you’re online – 7th August 2008 (print)
Social networking sites are having to devise policies to deal with the death of a user – and some are getting it more right than others.

Get your hands off my football club, MyFootballClub! – 8th August 2007 (online)
Fans who really care about the plight of struggling football clubs should have nothing to do with this ill-thought-through ownership scheme.

Technobile: Why am addicted to social networks? – 22nd February 2007 (print)
MySpace doesn’t offer real friendship and is full of stuff I don’t need to know. So why am I addicted to it?

Don’t shoot me, I’m only the computer salesman – 2nd March 2006 (print)
It’s unreasonable to expect computer sales staff to know the intricate details of thousands of products.

Sky News Online

Social networks facing cyber attack – 8th April 2008
Cyber-criminals are aggressively targeting social networking sites, an internet security report claims.

Police out in force for torch relay – 5th April 2008
More than 2,000 police officers will be on hand to ensure the Olympic Torch Relay passes through London without serious incident.

Glasto founder encourages fan footage – 4th April 2008
Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis has encouraged festival goers to use mobile technology to share this year’s event with people across the world.

Glastonbury set to be the ‘best yet’ – 4th April 2008
VIDEO As thousands of music fans prepare to fight the yearly battle for Glastonbury tickets, festival founder Michael Eavis has defended the rigorous system. (Words by Julia Reid. Video by me — with no tripod, and a faulty microphone!)

Web hooligans target epilepsy sufferers – 1st April 2008
Internet hooligans have attacked epilepsy sufferers by using computer animations to trigger seizures and fits.

Forced to fight: YouTube video probed – 28th March 2008
Police are investigating a piece of “appalling” footage showing two young boys seemingly being forced to punch, kick and headbutt each other after it was posted on video-sharing website YouTube.

Thousands to hit capital for footie action – 4th April 2008
London is bracing itself for a huge weekend of football. Thousands will flock to the capital to witness two FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley, as well as Arsenal’s Premier League tie at home to Liverpool.

Press Gazette (print + online)

Student Journalism Blog by Dave Lee – 16th January-21st May 2008
I was Press Gazette’s first student journalism blogger. Selected posts also appeared in print:
Shortchanged without shorthand? – 9th May 2008
Dreamweaver does not make an online journalist – 14th February 2008
Five things student editors should do with Facebook in 2008 – 8th February 2008

Grantham journalists track ‘Garden Gobbler’ online – 31st August 2007
The Grantham Journal is the latest publication to experiment with social software to report ongoing stories and reach out to new audiences.

Manage your time as well as your future career – 5th February 2008
The news doesn’t stop, so how do you balance your commitments to the paper, your course, and your social life?

Why experience is everything – 29th January 2008
It goes without saying that experience really is the be-all-and-end-all of your career.

Sky News to recruit citizen journalists for election coverage – 21st August 2007
Sky News is planning to recruit “several hundred” citizen journalists to provide coverage of the next general election.

Cambridge United

Freebies for the world’s greatest team.

CambridgeUnited.com: Andy’s Road to Wembley – 5th December 2007
Andy Ollerenshaw is a glory supporter. He just follows one team for a while before moving on to the next as soon as they lose.

Rivals.net: Burton Albion 1-2 Cambridge United – December 2007 (link broken! Can’t find the new one.)

Television

I assisted with Andrew Gilligan’s Dispatches documentary in 2008 (and made a brief cameo too, oddly). I have also appeared on Press TV’s ‘Between the Headlines’ program.

My blog was also discussed on BBC News 24’s Newswatch program.