digital journalism
Why this general election is a great test of news sites' digital evolution Paid Members Public
The advent of fixed term parliaments [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed-term_Parliaments_Act_2011] in the UK will make this a particularly interesting general election from a digital journalism point of view. This will be the first election where the newspapers (and others sites – but the newspapers are the
Digital journalism: time for invention, not migration Paid Members Public
Kevin Anderson [http://charman-anderson.com/2015/02/03/local-journalism-business-models-that-dont-rely-on-scale/] : > For too long we’ve been trying to find a market for the same products that we used to deliver in print, and that just won’t work. We can’t simply write that local council story the same way
Interhacktives: the resource for digital journalists relaunches Paid Members Public
Like The Doctor in Doctor Who, every now and again, the Interhacktives website [http://www.interhacktives.com] falls over, and then gets up looking different, with a changed outlook on life. Except The Doctor does this at irregular intervals. And Interhacktives does it once a year. Abandoning metaphor. Interhacktives is
The 3 Deadly SEO Sins of News Organisations Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/09/bing-it.jpg] I am something of an accidental SEO trainer. It all came about because of a phone call from Sarah Marshall [https://twitter.com/SarahMarshall], a little over two years ago – but it has been an unexpected and
De Rosa and the social media misinformation problem Paid Members Public
Interesting interview with Anthony De Rosa [http://www.wework.com/magazine/inspiration/journey-worth-following-anthony-de-rosa-climb-from-tumblr-to-circa-editor/] : > Through live blogging, De Rosa says he began to learn the value of information verification. Social media poses an increasingly large problem in the spreading of false or inaccurate information. Especially in times of breaking news,
Writers, Coders and the Markdown landgrab Paid Members Public
If Standard Markdown (now CommonMark) wants to replace Markdown, it needs to acknowledge that it's not just a markup standard for coders.
The fall of MH17, told through social media Paid Members Public
Fascinating account from Storyful about their social media verification work around the downing of flight MH17 [http://blog.storyful.com/2014/07/19/how-social-sleuthing-uncovered-evidence-of-anti-aircraft-missile-system-in-eastern-ukraine/] : > In the aftermath of the attack, the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal affairs released the video below, described as showing a ‘Buk’ anti-aircraft missile system being
news:rewired - New forms of engagement for journalism Paid Members Public
Matt Nevarra [http://www.twitter.com/MattNavarraUK] hosting Panel: * Bella Hurrell [http://www.twitter.com/BellaHurrell], assistant editor, visual journalism, BBC News * Ezra Eeman [http://www.twitter.com/ezraeeman], founder, Journalism Tools * Jo Kelly [http://www.twitter.com/jokelly], head of audience engagement, Trinity Mirror * Ben Fogarty [http://www.twitter.
