MPs have been offered a free-trial of a new commercial service that tracks mentions of their names in the media and then emails them a roundup of what has been said about them - like an automated LexisNexis/Factiva. Sounds like it risks doing us researchers out of a job…
At least one Minister is known to have signed up so far. Don’t they have a press office to do this for them?
Far more amusingly, I am told the company providing the service can track which stories are read by their users, and a well-known Lib Dem has been spotted reading through lots of the negative stories about him. Somewhat masochistic behaviour if you ask me…
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Theycould get all mentions from a good Press Cuttings agency AND put it down on Parli expenses so WE are actually paying it. Strewth… PS:star want it done on the cheap - give me a call.
Jak said this on October 29th, 2006 at 12:31 pm
The difference between this and a Google News Alert is what? Other than the cost, of course?
Tim Worstall said this on October 29th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
I was going to ask that one, Tim. Google news alerts people!
Hamer said this on October 29th, 2006 at 10:02 pm
You guys use LexisNexis?
el tom said this on October 30th, 2006 at 3:35 am