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.

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...

A digital security advisory

BitDepth#1,000 for August 04, 2015 On Wednesday last week, three trainers from Internews offered local journalists an insight into digital security principles at a seminar...
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