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Social media for news journalists – a second big... →

There was a great deal of buzz about Francois Nel’s comments at News:rewired (I watched on Twitter as I attended a different session). He makes a very good point about the difference between the MailOnline and the Daily Mail, online is heavy on the ‘celebrity’ news.

Feb 9th

How Pinterest Is Changing Website Design Forever →

I have signed up for Pinterest but haven’t used it yet. This article interested me because it talks about design and I like the ‘post it’ style. I tried to do something similar with a work Tumblr page but it didn’t work through an iFrame. Anyway… Pinterest came up at newsrewired as Liz Heron of the New York Times mentioned it as a social network with potential. ...

Feb 8th

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listening to "Voice of the Beehive - Don →

Love this song #dontcallmebabe

Feb 1st

Jan 6th

Three things about my flight: I can lay down... →

I missed this at the time. What an amazing picture.

Dec 20th

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The newsonomics of the magic formula for 2012 »... →

Found this piece fro Nieman rather interesting this morning, particularly news curation and ideas for subscription.

Dec 16th

Using Cover It Live

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Nov 29th

How to: best post news on Twitter and Facebook |... →

This is an exceptionally useful guide to managing social media for news sites. Particularly key is maintaining a human presence on Facebook.

Nov 25th

FleetStreetBlues: A letter to Lord Leveson →

I like the way one of the commenters on this post describe it as a “Dead Poet Society moment”. The majority of journalists are ethical. Probably 99% of us wouldn’t dream of hacking a phone. Most journalists don’t report on celebrity but focus on their patch whether its hard news, politics, business, community etc. Unfortunately the one per cent spoil it for the rest.

Nov 25th

The 5 types of stories that make good Storifys |... →

Storify is such a useful tool for covering reaction to mass events. These examples from Mallary Jean Tenore show the breadth of opportunity the service offers.

Nov 24th

What's the best way for a journalist to learn how... →

Nicola Hughes, DataMiner provides a very useful response to this Quora question. There are equally useful links from Hannes Gassert.

Nov 24th

Tips & tools for journalists who want to learn... →

A very useful guide to developing coding skills for journalists. We all need to be multi-skilled these days and it’s not that difficult to teach yourself the fundamentals. (ht Journalism.co.uk)

Nov 23rd

Social Passport taps QR codes, NFC for real-world... →

QR codes are appearing in newspapers, on television and in adversements, but are they really taking off? This is a very interesting article about QR codes. I have used them a few times with moderate success. If they become more commonplace then they’ll probably be used.

Nov 18th

The 15 Best Facebook Pages You've Ever Seen →

There are some really great looking like gates here.

Nov 7th

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Nov 5th

25 ways to use Facebook, Twitter & Storify to... →

This is a useful how to from Poynter with tips on using an assortment of social media to cover elections etc. The addition of Storify, the newcomer to the social media world, provides food for thought. Storify is a tool to bring together information from multiple social media channels and create a single story. It has potential for general political coverage (I have experimented building a...

Nov 3rd

Masterclass 38: Building proficiency with Facebook... →

New features on Facebook are aiding journalists by providing extra information about people, assuming their security settings aren’t too tight.

Oct 31st

Guardian’s n0tice puts a new twist on hyperlocal —... →

Sarah Hartley came along to Brighton Future of News Group #bfong in October to explain the concept of n0tice. It was extremely interesting and should be a useful tool should it take off.

Oct 28th

Klout's scoring changes incite a riot of... →

Klout and Peerindex are both interesting tools if you care about your influence on Twitter and other social media. My Klout has gone down a lot, my Peerindex a little, but then my work habits have changed in the last month.

Oct 27th

Getting 'digital first' right in the 'newsroom' |... →

Interesting points from Yelvington.

Oct 24th

How to: manage reader comments as a journalist |... →

Useful points fro Tamara Littleton.

Oct 18th

Oct 13th

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Seven journalists to subscribe to on Facebook →

A useful post from Mashable, although the Facebook promos are often geared towards the US.

Oct 13th

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Sep 25th

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Rioting in Media Context

ITV Reporter: Is rioting the correct way to express your discontent?
Young Londoner: You wouldn't be talking to me now if we didn't riot, would you?
ITV Reporter: ...
Young Londoner: Two months ago we marched to Scotland Yard,  more than 2,000 of us, all blacks, and it was peaceful and calm and you know what? Not a word in the press. Last night a bit of rioting and looting and look around you.

Aug 9th

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@DMReporter: Liz Jones in Somalia →

dmreporter: Surprise! @LizJonesSomalia is a fake! Oh wow. No-way! Pah! Who knew? About two thirds of you, actually - which is great, because if I’d got 50 negative replies a minute I’d have stopped a long time ago. I’m genuinely delighted that so many people get the joke and totally appreciative of the…

Aug 4th

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Jun 2nd

Why Online Communities Are Redefining the Concept... →

Formerly at VentureBeat, NBC and Gawker/Valleywag, Owen Thomas now serves as founding editor of The Daily Dot, the hometown newspaper of the World Wide Web. When we talk about community, we talk about places and spaces. But online communities transcend geography. That tends to mess with our…

May 14th

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Loud band in the office

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May 13th

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Loud sound

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May 13th

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May 7th

“By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, journalism keeps us in touch with...”

– Oscar Wilde via Lewis Brown

May 7th

For Some Reason it Sounds More Legit When They... →

shortformblog: markcoatney: How to: Create a Tumblr blog for your news organisation | Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog Thanks to Mark for mentioning our site to these guys. :D

Apr 28th