Clay Shirky
Well worth watching, for an insight into what the “end state” of journalism might look like as we get through this transformational process: [via [DigiDave’s Quickies](http://digidave.posterous.com/clay-shirky-on-journalisms-future-revolutions)]
Journalism
I love Alison Gow’s blog, Headlines & Deadlines, because every few months she puts up a post that really nails an issue, and becomes essential reference for journalists from then on. Here’s another one [http://headlinesanddedlines.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-local-newspapers-court-and-council.html] : > I read a brief from
We get distracted by thinking about how the technology could enhance our existing reporting methods, or in building places that our readers can talk to each other, or in grafting a little bit of social stuff on top of our traditional work, without really facing up to the massive changes
Clay Shirky
Whenever Clay Shirky posts about journalism, journalism blogs must link it. It is the law. * *In this case, it’s worth it, too. He does a very straightforward piece of [analysis of a newspaper in the US](http://www.shirky.com/weblog/2009/10/rescuing-the-reporters/), figuring out what it’s
BBC
Any news organisation that’s serious about being accurate needs to read the tale of BBC woe [http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/09/24/when-the-lack-of-comments-damages-your-news-brand/] Paul Bradshaw spins. Here’s the money quote: > Of course having comments on the story would have allowed this discussion to take place in public,
news
OK. Saturday morning task for those of you really interested in the future of online journalism. Grab a nice, strong mug of coffee (or other suitable beverage) and sit down to read this [http://strange.corante.com/2009/09/09/visualisation-for-news-and-community-discovery] : > By and large, news websites still reflect their
geotagging
A good idea in publishing: Geolocation information in Twitter [http://blog.twitter.com/2009/08/location-location-location.html], and here’s why it’s a good idea [http://www.buzzmachine.com/2009/08/20/geotwitter-and-news-and-more/]. A bad idea in publishing: Tracking scripts in content [http://www.niemanlab.org/2009/08/what-the-associated-press-tracking-beacon-is-and-what-it-isnt/
beat blogs
Steve Yelvington has posted an absolute must-read entry on his blog, where he breaks down the two major types of visitors and the ways you should serve them [http://www.yelvington.com/a-tale-of-two-audiences]: > The beat blog focuses on the small circle, offering speed, depth and conversation among the reporter
iphone 3GS
This is significant [http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=kbaLH7fmm-g]: > In the last six months, we’ve seen uploads from mobile phones to YouTube jump 1700%; just since last Friday, when the iPhone 3GS came out, uploads increased by 400% a day.If you’re still thinking in terms
Journalism
Fascinating. [Twitterfall](http://twitterfall.com/), a web application which tracks rising trends on Twitter, on the big screens in the Telegraph’s newsroom: [](http:
Journalism
Today’s unfortunate events in mumbai have raised some interesting questions about the relationship between Twitter and journalism. A few places worth visiting:- Dave asks [if Twittering can be journalism](http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/11/27/isTwitterJournalism.html)? - Ciarán thinks about the implications of[ the Indian
financial markets
Something of a horrible morning. A member of my close family is (or, perhaps, was) an employee of Lehman Brothers. Obviously, so soon after losing Mum, another shock like this is not ideal for the family. Robert Peston has been blogging about the Lehman Brothers situation [http://www.bbc.co.
