A collection of 16 posts
Dominic Ponsford takes up the digital doorstepping point, and misses the point: I would argue that when you are writing a story about someone’s death or serious injury it would be disrespectful not to contact the family. This gives…
I first wrote about digital doorstepping a decade ago. And the problem has only got worse: I have dealt with 50+ journos online today. Two found my mobile number. This cunt found my house. I still don't know if my…
Remember when I was amused by Twitter deciding that I’m not a journalist or in the media? Well, now I’m profoundly glad. Why? Well, this little Tweet from a WikiLeaks-affiliated group went out on Friday: Of course, many,…
What happens when you have a video go seriously viral? A media frenzy ensued and ultimately Kim’s video was seen by tens of millions of people around the world. A slew of news organisations sought Kim’s permission to…
Three speakers at news:rewired talking about use of Reddit in journalism, moderated by Mark Frankel, assistant editor, social news, BBC James Cook, Daily Dot There’s two main tasks: Finding new stories Sharing stories How do you get started?…
