Mark Lyndersay

Mark Lyndersay is a writer and photographer based in Trinidad and Tobago. He wrote 1,800 editorial leaders for Guardian Media Limited between 2001 and 2016 and now provides leaders for the T&T Newsday. He writes features and reviews for several publications. His column, BitDepth has examined personal technology issues continuously over the last 27 years. As a photographer, he divides his time between commercial assignments, editorial photography, annual reports and personal projects like Local Lives, which examines the backstory of life and culture in Trinidad and Tobago.

A digital agenda for the PM

Above: Opening the spigot on data is one challenge the new Government faces. Digital illustration by Andrea Danti/DepositPhotos. BitDepth#1007 for Seprember 22, 2015, part two...

BVI to wire schools for free Internet

Above: Myron Walwyn, Education Minister, British Virgin Islands BVI News reports that British Virgin Islands Education Minister Myron Walwyn will roll out a programme wiring all...

Dear Prime Minister

Above: Dr Keith Rowley, photo by Mark Lyndersay. BitDepth#1006 for September 15, 2015 Good day, sir. I have no doubt that there are many things that demand...

TATT’s OTT Forum (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2pqlWtzmB0&feature=youtu.be

Dear Prime Minister (2010)

BitDepth #732, originally published in the Trinidad Guardian on May 25, 2010. This is my first open letter to the Prime Minister of Trinidad and...

Charting the digital TIDE

BitDepth#1005 for September 08, 2015 Image above: Doyle Gallegos of the World Bank Group speaking at the Caribbean TIDE conference. Photo by Mark Lyndersay. Doyle Gallegos of...

Dear future media house

BitDepth#1004 for September 01, 2015 Anyone creating or moving a publication online quickly discovers the challenge is not journalism, it’s money. Peter Drucker's axiom regarding business...

The Paywall dilemma

BitDepth#1003 for August 25, 2015 Two weeks ago, the Trinidad Express enforced a paywall on its website, restricting access to all but a few lines...

$how me the money

Above: The audience at the conference on Caribbean Dance Music at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Photo by Mark Lyndersay. BitDepth#1002 for August 18, 2015 On August...

Peter Lord: Movies by the millimetre

Originally published in the Trinidad Guardian on November 11, 2013 It isn’t something that you’d notice at first, but there’s a lot of Peter Lord...

TV6: On smartphone photography

Talking about the 2015365 project and smartphone photography in general with Fazeer Mohammed and Samsung's Gracia Whyte on the TV6 Morning Edition show... https://youtu.be/dYeeEU-2yD0

Digital security begins with data management

BitDepth#1001 for August 11, 2015 The remarkable story of a confidential memorandum regarding a potential terrorist threat being circulated on social media within hours of...
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