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Phil Rowley

Sherwood Park

Contributor at Adweek

Contributor at BC Outdoors

Fly fishing is my passion, especially stillwater! I teach, guide, write along with some TV. Visit my website https://t.co/LXcUYOJoi7 for more.

Articles

  • 2 weeks ago | uk.themedialeader.com | Phil Rowley

    OpinionIn a world where attention is expensive, your message must be economical. It doesn’t matter if this is creatively valid — this is the reality we face now. There’s a screenwriting maxim that states: “Show, don’t tell.”Characters should reveal their motives and mettle through actions, not exposition. No-one should announce their innermost thoughts via clumsy voiceover. And dialogue heavy with explanation? A storytelling crime.

  • 3 weeks ago | kerrang.com | Emily Garner |Chris Tomlin |Phil Rowley

    A special new Nirvana exhibition has been announced at London’s Royal College of Music Museum this summer. The prestigious Kensington institution is bringing Kurt Cobain’s rare Martin D-18E guitar to public view in the UK for the first time as part of a wider exploration of the band’s legendary 1993 MTV Unplugged performance.

  • Jan 23, 2025 | uk.themedialeader.com | Phil Rowley

    OpinionWhen it comes to the future, are we looking in the right place? Slush offers a glimpse of the next decade in technology that, in turn, may mould the businesses and consumers of the 2030s. At The Media Leader’s The Year Ahead event earlier this month, we pondered how we could get better at seeing into the future. As an illustration, consider the streetlight effect, a behavioural science anecdote where Peter finds Paul searching for his lost keys under a streetlight.

  • Nov 20, 2024 | uk.themedialeader.com | Phil Rowley

    OpinionOur pasts are now indexed like any other webpage. What does that do to the consumption of, and our appreciation of, media? We are now living in an era when content never dies and cultural memories never fade. Technology is enabling an age of digitised “perma-nostalgia”, when everything past and present is happening simultaneously.

  • Oct 23, 2024 | uk.themedialeader.com | Phil Rowley

    OpinionIdeas become easier to realise when tools cost less, resulting in more creativity. Gen AI can help us all progress our creativity and output, regardless of skill and talent. Technology that enhances creativity has long existed. From stencils to keyboard synthesisers to Photoshop, we are accustomed to using devices and platforms as a “gravity assist” for our endeavours, using another body to slingshot us faster into the unknown.

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Phil Rowley Fly Fishing
Phil Rowley Fly Fishing @FlycraftPhil
18 Mar 25

Check out my latest Newsletter. Links to my latest Talk N Tie with Curtis from Fly Food, if you missed it, links to my latest YouTube tying videos and spaces are still available for three of my upcoming stillwater trips & schools - https://t.co/wsz10TjMnE https://t.co/Re1uEnkXnl

Phil Rowley Fly Fishing
Phil Rowley Fly Fishing @FlycraftPhil
18 Mar 25

Talk N Tie, New Tying Videos, Spaces Still Available - https://t.co/wsz10Tkkdc https://t.co/PbZ34gdIum

Phil Rowley Fly Fishing
Phil Rowley Fly Fishing @FlycraftPhil
28 Feb 25

Take a look at my latest Lake Talk Live event featuring Brian Chan and sign up for our Advanced Stillwaters Online Course. - https://t.co/qxi3pQSlwa https://t.co/J4Dndp8CLG