[Keyword: online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. This is one of those articles I’ll just quote in full. It’s from Poynter on a new study by Pew on bloggers: New Pew Blogger StudyYesterday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project released an intriguing new report: Bloggers: A Portrait of the Internet’s New Storytellers A few highlights: 39% of net users (about
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[Keyword: online journalism, citizen journalism, podcasting]. I have a number of problems with podcasting, specifically the lack of accessibility and the fact that it’s difficult for search engines to index your content. So it’s great to read a report on Poynter on free service Podzinger which, when you register your podcast feed, grabs the audio file soon after it’s published.
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[Keyword: online journalism, citizen journalism]. Dan Gillmor comments on the move by CNN to use clips from video sharing sites like YouTube. I’ve been surprised how slow media giants have been to develop an interest in what is potentially free content, but as Dan points out, the question now is whether content developers will look to get paid for their
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[Keyword: online journalism, vodcasting]. The Press Gazette reports on the BBC’s move into vodcasting, saying: “”Best of” compilations of the top 10 O’Clock News and Newsnight stories will be available for download, and the recently launched Story Fix, a snappy round up of the week on the News 24 website, will be adapted for vodcasting. “The BBC has also been
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[Keyword: online journalism]. Read all about it at Journalism.co.uk: “This year’s finalists include a searchable Congress database, run by The Washington Post, which contains every recorded vote in the US House and Senate since January 1991. “The Transparent Newsroom project run by the Spokane Spokesman-Review was nominated for webcasting its daily news meetings and offering online chats where readers can
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[Keyword: online journalism]. Interesting diversion from the recent decision taken by the Guardian and Times to publish some stories online first. The Press Gazette quotes the Independent editor Simon Kelner as saying “If you have an exclusive story at five o’clock to go in the following day’s newspaper, the idea that you would put it on the website for nothing
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[Keyword: online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. Hold The Front Page reports on a seminar on Monday titled “Is Westminster ready for the age of participatory media?” “The debate, in Parliament, will pose questions such as whether the Speaker should register with FaceBook, or if GoogleVideo is a good place to webcast select committee meetings”
[Keyword: online journalism, citizen journalism]. The Press Gazette reports on plans to launch “the world’s first story auction website” – kissnsell.co.uk. The site has been created by former News of the World journalist Kizzi Nkwocha, now a publicist, who aims to change the way the media buys exclusives. “Prices for the stories will vary according to the wishes of the
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[Keyword: online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. It’s that Jemima Kiss again, this time blogging from an event looking at successful US citizen journalism ventures. Lots of detail here for those with an interest. Meanwhile, I continue to look for the UK’s own citizen journalists and citizen journalism ventures… anyone out there?
[Keyword: online journalism]. Patience Wheatcroft, the editor of The Sunday Telegraph, is quoted in the Guardian on the future of newspapers. And if you’re expecting any pearls of wisdom from that hyperlink, don’t get your hopes up. “Newspapers will be with us for a lot longer yet,” she shockingly predicts. “When people have more leisure time, and this is particularly
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