mental health
Building resilient newsrooms
From grusome images on social media to war reporting and pandemics — journalists are under more stress than ever. How do we help keep our newrooms productive, and our staff healthy?
user generated content
Is journalist-created UGC really UGC?
Should a journalist be asking another journalist for their video?
photography
Is the quality of professional photography discernible to average readers?
On professional photography versus reader-contributed photography: > Not only did viewers know what they liked, but they were able to accurately identify which of the 200 photos and captions they were asked to view were shot by pros, and expressed a distinct preference for the professional over the user contributed
embeds
Finally: (public) Facebook posts can be embedded
Interesting thing that happened while I was away: Facebook posts became embeddable by all [https://developers.facebook.com/blog/post/2013/08/21/embedded-posts-now-available-to-everyone/] . For example: [Post](https://www.facebook.com/adamtinworth/posts/10153129669970456) by [Adam Tinworth](https://www.facebook.com/adamtinworth).That’s one heck of a potential resource
publishers
Publishing guessing game of the day
Today’s guessing game: who wrote this? > Despite the struggles of the traditional media, there remains an insatiable desire for great reporting, entertaining content, and powerful storytelling. Facebook, Twitter, and the other Silicon Valley-based social sites are amazing distribution platforms, but user generated content alone isn’t enough to
citizen journalism
A last word on "citizen journalism" - hopefully
Like many opinionated rant online commentators about journalism, I get fairly regular e-mails from students asking for my comments on journalism, blogging and social media. Inspired by Jon Bernstein making his responses [http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/content/how-has-iphone-changed-way-we-read-news-and-other-questions] to one set of questions public, I’ve decided to do
digital journalism
GuardianWitness: an interview with Joanna Geary
An interview with Guardian digital development editor Joanna Geary about the newspaper’s new collaboration platform.
community management
#ftmedia12 - Wikipedia and harnessing the power of social media
Wikipedia is becoming increasingly important to our information landscape - but how reliable is it, and how well-balanced are its contributors?
ethics
Media140: The Unethical Web
Warning: Liveblogging – error, omission and appalling grammar likely Claire Wardle Claire was an academic in Cardiff – deputy ethics officer – lots of conflict over journalist wanting to do illegal things in a “good cause”. On to the BBC College – where there were fights about contacting people and using materials from the
copyright
Twitpic's attempted copyright grab?
Twitpic becomes the latest in a long line of web companies playing fast and loose with their users’ copyright: > The first part highlighted is a clause seemingly denying anyone who uploads a picture to Twitpic the media exploitation rights for that picture; it specifically targets those businesses who might
branding
The new trusted sources
Really nice summation of the problem with the “people will always turn to trusted brands” idea [http://www.themediabriefing.com/article/2010-10-29/the-future-of-publishing-like-minds] that many people in traditional media companies cling to as their hope for survival: > The community gathers around its self-created experts, and with little cost structure
citizen journalism
news:rewired - Involving Users in Projects #newsrw
Warning: Liveblogging – errors and typos likely iVillage – Lulu Phongmany: Been around for 10 years without really talking to the community about what they wanted. Very different issues drive success in message boards as opposed to content. Content seems tool-based, forums more around mutual support issues. Food site relaunch: Editors and