With everything that's been going down in the newspaper business lately, it's kind of hard to drum up enthusiasm for pushing back the boundaries of digital journalism. The industry has plenty of talented people who understand the need to keep the craft evolving and have the ideas to help make it happen, but in an environment where senior managers seem to be more concerned with spouting buzzwords & standing still than actually doing something, sometimes it feels like there's little point in trying to do anything at all.

But journalism is dying on its feet, and we have to do something to keep the old flame burning.

To this end, I'm proposing we all do something constructive this summer and get together in Glasgow for the Digital Media Meal - an evening of food, drink and discussion. A platform for encouragement and debate, it would be a chance to chew over everything from what to do with multimedia journalism to XML standards for news bulletins and press releases. Who knows? It might even be fun...

Leave a comment below to indicate interest and if enough of you are up for it, I'll propose a date and venue & we'll take it from there