news
Why is online news still such a miserable experience?
Dave Winer asks a good question about the state of online news
fake news
How the alt-right media machine stole the "Fake News" tag
This really is a mark of just how efficient and savvy the media machine around Trump is [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/its-time-to-retire-the-tainted-term-fake-news/2017/01/06/a5a7516c-d375-11e6-945a-76f69a399dd5_story.html] : > But though the term [Fake News] hasnāt been around long, its meaning already is lost. Faster than you
death of print
Easy question of the week: can online journalism hold politics to account?
Roy Greenslade [http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/feb/17/newsprint-newspapers-even-in-the-digital-age-remain-very-special] : > So, in conclusion, ponder this question: in a world without newsprint, will journalists be able to carry out their central mission to prevent government, big business and the various institutions from doing as they like? Yes. Next
Blogging
How blogging became today's new journalism
Ben Smith, Buzzfeedās editor in chief [http://www.buzzfeed.com/bensmith/this-is-my-blog]: > Indeed, the strongest new news outlets and the most nimble elements of the old ones have also co-opted and professionalized the tools and ethos of bloggers ā fast, direct publishing; an informal voice; a commitment to transparency.
Brighton
Ignorance of tech is not an excuse, journalists
Some things just bring out my inner sub-editor. Take, for example, this tweet: > Also according to @brightonargus [https://twitter.com/brightonargus] I uploaded a 'snatch' to my 'blogsite'ā¦ http://t.co/2b5taNjiY1 LOLā Beth Granter (@bethgranter) January 13, 2014 [https://twitter.com/bethgranter/statuses/422761419944099840]
Andrew Sullivan
Online publishing needs to get personal
Andrew Sullivan nails why traditional publishing brands struggle [http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/10/why-not-do-away-with-print.html] to bring their readers with them online, in a piece about personal migration on reading from print to digital forms: > But it takes guts to actually make the change. An individual can, overnight.
academia
Institutional Knowledge Transfer (journalism edition)
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/10/city-uni-lecture-room.jpg] Actually, as annoyed as I am with BT ā 11 days without phone and broadband and counting ā thatās far from the only reason Iāve been quiet. Iāve been to Berlin for NEXT Service Design [http:
influence
Who wields influence amongst UK online journalists?
Well. Iām back from my break in France, and feeling relaxed, refreshed and recharged. Thereās much blogging I want to do, but Iāve been flat out with strategy and training and liaison and other exciting work things since I returned. My diary opens up a bit from
online journalism
Reading the Internet: it's work, honest
Mary Hamilton [http://maryhamilton.co.uk/2011/03/what-do-you-actually-do/]: > I take what Iāve read and I pass the best bits on, because thatās the other kind of journalism I do, and because I hope that my personal Twitter account is just as much a resource and a
news
Less News, More Reporting
Farmers Weekly colleague Caroline on the sheer rudeness of theĀ coalitionĀ government [http://www.nufsaid.net/2010/05/13/take-your-time-its-only-a-deadline/]: > Itās taken long enough, but weāve finally got ourselves a new DEFRA secretary. Caroline Spelman was announced as the departmentās head honcho at about 7pm last
BBC
Was This An Online Election?
So, how has the online media done on this election? The BBC has reported unprecedented levels of traffic to its site this morning, but Paul Bradshaw has a good post up, suggesting that thereās a degree ofhomogenisationĀ amongst the online news outlets [http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/05/07/uk-general-election-2010-online-journalism-is-ordinary/
community
Links for the Weekend Ahead
Because, letās face it, thereās no way you should be reading this on a Friday evening. š * Steve Yelvington has a very useful guide to seven things you need to bear in mind while developing communities [http://www.yelvington.com/content/09-20-2009/seven-keys-building-healthy-online-community] . * Joanna Geary breaks here blog silence