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Kate Russell

  • Communications Manager, DiversITCharter
London
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Covers:  entrepreneurs, internet governance, tablets, smartphones, consumer gadgets, gadgets, apps, small business, education, software, social media, websites, internet, technology
27 yrs tech news @BBCClick Sky CNBC LWT C4 Nick/@DiversITCharter /@NatGeoTravelUK columnist /@Teentechevent educator newsie.social/@katerussell

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A reporter and journalist, Kate Russell started writing about technology, gaming and the Internet in 1995 and now appears weekly on the BBC’s flagship technology programme Click, as well as being a regular Internet and technology expert on the sofa at ITV’s Daybreak and various other TV radio stations. She also writes technology columns for National Geographic Traveller magazine and Web User magazine. Her first book and companion website http://workingthecloud.biz; the ultimate collection of on…

Kate Russell’s Journalist Portfolio

BBC News - Webscape: Web and app reviews from Shakespeare to South Park

BBC News - Webscape: Web and app reviews from Shakespeare to South Park

After the Christmas excesses, the BBC Worldwide Good Food app for iPhone and Android could be just what you n…

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Copyright: Holding back the torrent

Copyright: Holding back the torrent

IP or not IP? That is the question Shakespeare might be asking if he was still alive and cogitating his perso…

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Episode 163 - 23rd November 2012 " The Pod Delusion - A Podcast about Interesting Things

Episode 163 - 23rd November 2012 " The Pod Delusion - A Podcast about Interesting Things

Internet freedom around the world - an exclusive report from Azerbaijan, the gamification of war, Bayes Theor…

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How much freedom do you really have online?

How much freedom do you really have online?

If you live in the West the answer to the question 'How much freedom do you really have online?' is probably …

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Why gaming pioneer David Braben has taken to Kickstarter to crowdfund a sequel to the classic Eli...

Why gaming pioneer David Braben has taken to Kickstarter to crowdfund a sequel to the classic Eli...

There is something disconcerting about sitting down for a chat with a man who admits to having thrown away wh…

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Nelson one-bedroom housing demand outpaces supply

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By Kate Russell
| topsouthnow.co.nz
The push for one-bedroom social housing in Nelson is outpacing supply, with new figures showing single adults dominating the waiting list as demand for smaller homes continues to grow. The latest Housing Register data shows 294 Nelson households were waiting for a social home in March this year, up from 261 at the same time last year – an increase of 33 households, or 12.6 percent. Almost two-thirds of those applicants, 189 households, were waiting for a one-bedroom home.
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Jake Danson stars in solo Suter play

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By Kate Russell
| topsouthnow.co.nz
Jake Danson as Danny Moffat in <em>The Daylight Atheist</em>, which is on at the Suter Theatre this month. Photo: Alicia Hellens. It takes a certain kind of actor to hold an audience’s attention for two hours without anyone else sharing the stage. Nelson actor Jake Danson from the Nelson Theatre Collective is about to do just that when he stars in The Daylight Atheist at the Suter Theatre this month.
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Lake Rotoiti midwinter swim

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By Kate Russell
| topsouthnow.co.nz
Participants line up before taking the plunge at Lake Rotoiti on Sunday for the annual Blue Duck Midwinter Swim. Photo: Supplied. While most people spent the shortest day of the year searching for extra layers, about 20 swimmers at Lake Rotoiti were shedding theirs for the annual Blue Duck Midwinter Swim. The group travelled from across the region on Sunday to take part in the nude plunge, a tradition that has been running for more than 20 years. As midday approached, swimmers gathered at the jetty.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

PC games reviewer for EMAP magazine, Maximum in 1995

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! When I started working UNIX mainframes were the computer of choice in most offices...

How is social media changing news?

The immediacy of information and the ability to search for social posts coming from a particular area make it much easier to find sources
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