Victor Keegan
Encyclopedia
Victor Keegan is a British
journalist
and author
focusing on economics and technology
issues. Born in London in 1940, he has spent most of his working life at The Guardian
as reporter, financial correspondent, deputy financial editor, economics editor, business editor, duty editor, Chief Leader Writer, Assistant Editor and Online Editor.
For 11 years he was a member of the Scott Trust
, owner of the Guardian, the Observer and other media interests. He now writes a weekly column on the internet and personal technology (see link below) and contributes to Guardian Unlimited's web site and "Comment is Free" blog. He is also curator of the "SLart Gallery" in Second Life.
With his colleague, Neil McIntosh
, he introduced the Guardian's first blogs (Technology and Games).
In 2001 he started the first-ever text message poetry competition for the Guardian and in August 2003, kickAAS one of the first dedicated political blogs aimed at helping developing countries by abolishing agriculture subsidies.
In 2008 he became chairman of a not-for-profit start up World Film Collective, "'WFC. that encourages youngsters in very poor countries to make and edit films with their mobiles.
In 2010 he published two iPhone apps: City Poems which links classic poems to the streets of London that inspired them using satellite links. Geo Poems contains all of the poems in his three books linked by geo-tagging to the people and places around the world that inspired them.
He also writes poetry, paints, and takes photographs.
He is married to Rosie Keegan and has two sons, Daniel and Christopher.
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
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and author
Author
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focusing on economics and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
issues. Born in London in 1940, he has spent most of his working life at The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
as reporter, financial correspondent, deputy financial editor, economics editor, business editor, duty editor, Chief Leader Writer, Assistant Editor and Online Editor.
For 11 years he was a member of the Scott Trust
Scott Trust
The Scott Trust Limited is the British company which owns Guardian Media Group and thus The Guardian, The Observer and Auto Trader as well as various local newspapers, Smooth Radio and other radio stations, and various other media businesses in the UK...
, owner of the Guardian, the Observer and other media interests. He now writes a weekly column on the internet and personal technology (see link below) and contributes to Guardian Unlimited's web site and "Comment is Free" blog. He is also curator of the "SLart Gallery" in Second Life.
With his colleague, Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh
Neil McIntosh is a British journalist working for the Wall Street Journal, where he is Editor of Europe.WSJ.com. The site launched on 9 February 2009...
, he introduced the Guardian's first blogs (Technology and Games).
In 2001 he started the first-ever text message poetry competition for the Guardian and in August 2003, kickAAS one of the first dedicated political blogs aimed at helping developing countries by abolishing agriculture subsidies.
In 2008 he became chairman of a not-for-profit start up World Film Collective, "'WFC. that encourages youngsters in very poor countries to make and edit films with their mobiles.
In 2010 he published two iPhone apps: City Poems which links classic poems to the streets of London that inspired them using satellite links. Geo Poems contains all of the poems in his three books linked by geo-tagging to the people and places around the world that inspired them.
He also writes poetry, paints, and takes photographs.
He is married to Rosie Keegan and has two sons, Daniel and Christopher.
External links
- http://www.victorkeegan.com/"'victorkeegan.com
- "Guardian" columns by Victor Keegan
- kickAAS site dedicated to abolishing agriculture subsidies
- Shakespearesmonkey a billion-year project to randomly generate two lines of a poem (it doesn't work properly on all browsers)
- Flickr photos
- Chris Keegan
- Second Life lawsuit to test how much jurisdiction courts have over virtual world, a 25 Nov 2008 article from The Telegraph