Posts about the skills, ethics and practicalities of being a member of the fourth estate.
Journalism
Paywalls arenāt the only āretreat to print structuresā model out there. YouTube has launched a new TEXTp format for its videos, thatās sure to warm the cockles of every āscrew multimedia, words are all that matterā pissed old old-school hack: The new format isnāt available for embedding
jobs
Thereās no doubt that the number of traditional journalism jobs is shrinking, and shrinking fast. I struggle to think of a single publishing company that hasnāt had layoffs or title closures in the last few years.There is, suggests David Meerman Scott [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_
investigative journalism
A really nice example of how the Sunday Times/Dispatches investigation used the web to give credibility [http://themediablog.typepad.com/the-media-blog/2010/03/how-to-con-a-greedy-mp-sunday-times-style.html] to its sting operation on those dodgy Labour politicians. The first thing people do these days when dealing with a new company of individual
Blogs
So, the thing that seperates journalists from the blogger pack is reliability, accuracy, research and fact-checking, right? So, how come [this happens](http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45155)? > āGirl with a One Track Mindā blogger and author Zoe Margolis has said she is
humour
Print journalists of a sensitive disposition might want to look away nowā¦ [How Will The End Of Print Journalism Affect Old Loons Who Hoard Newspapers?](http://www.theonion.com/content/video/how_will_the_end_of_print?utm_source=videoembed)
When itās too cold and wet to go out for the Sunday paper, just follow the links:- [The truth does not lie midway between right andĀ wrong](http://charman-anderson.com/2010/02/23/the-truth-does-not-lie-midway-between-right-and-wrong/)Ā ā SuwĀ deconstructsĀ one of the persistent myths of ābalancedā journalism - [Second Lifeās
Journalism
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Panel on rescuing dying business models which is being moderated by Vikki Chowney of [Reputation Online](http://reputationonline.co.uk/)Kevin Anderson: The scarce commodity is not content, itās attention. You canāt win just by creating good content, because thereās so much of that. You need
bloggers
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/02/4387289828_ed63402c44.jpg] This morningās āsocial media will eat youā links: * Bloggers are snapping up the front row seats at London Fashion Week [http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/fashion/article7036994.ece] ā another traditional
business models
OK, folks, Iāve held out long enough. Here it is: the obligatory iPad post. Enjoy it while you can, because Iām going to shut up about the damn things from now until I have one in my hands. [https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/
Blogging
Stuff Iāve had in tabs for ages: - [A lesson in statistics for journalists](http://www.phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1271) ā linked for truth - [Stop Selling Scarcity](http://www.buzzmachine.com/2010/02/08/stop-selling-scarcity-2/) ā Jeff Jarvis has another pick at the fundemental truth that people in
farmers weekly
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/02/4345304273_eaac716721-1.jpg] Iāve often blogged about Farmers Weekly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farmers_Weekly] and the great work theyāve done in creating a cross-platform brand. Theyāve got a great forum [http://www.fwi.co.
bloggers
Isnāt it interesting how the broadening of the communication channel causes gatekeepers of all stripes (in this case, the Tory press office) to tie themselves into knots trying to define who is āmediaā and who isnāt? Incidentally, I think theyāll live to regret that attitude on display