[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. From blogs to email newsletters, pictures to video, podcasts to audio, and everything in between, this is a great resource from the OJR. Save this story on del.icio.us / Digg this story
[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. Roy Greenslade reports on CEO of the Guardian Media Group Carolyn McCall’s blueprint for “newspapers wishing to achieve a successful digital transition.” (also at Editor’s Weblog): 1. Newspapers must have to have a clear digital vision, for which leadership from the top is vital.2. Staying close to users is more important than ever
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. As if to demonstrate how blogging can open up an entire new world, I had an email yesterday from the United Arab Emirates. Keith Tomasek is teaching broadcasting at The American University of Sharjah there, and has just launched the Broadcasters of Tomorrow blog featuring his student’s work. It’s well worth a look.
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. As if to confirm the trend I noted in my previous post, Journalism.co.uk reports on the soft launch of MySun: “Our idea is to make Sun readers the next editors of the website. One of the key drivers of the Sun is how much the readers get involved. They really respondto us, they
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. Here’s a rewritten version of my post from earlier in the week on the future of news media. It’s also my latest Stirrer column: What will magazines look like in a hundred years’ time? A clue this week came in a little story about the planned relaunch of technology news website ZDNet UK.
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, online tv]. Media Week reports on The Telegraph’s plans to launch an online TV channel, “with a view to securing carriage on the Freeview and Sky digital platforms”. This sounds like a much smarter use for their online video provision, and a great way to leverage content. It will be interesting to see how viewers respond
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. Journalism.co.uk reports on the imminent relaunch of technology news website ZDNet UK which will “put social networking at its core”. At first glance, it’s easy to dismiss this as another organisation jumping on the MySpace bandwagon, but look a bit deeper and we may be seeing a window into the future of news
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. I was sorry to miss the latest Journalism Leaders Forum this week, where a panel comprising Tim Bowdler, Tim Porter, Simon Waldman and Geert-Jan Bogaert discussed “Leading Innovation: What to Do, How to Do It”. You can find excerpts on the Journalism Leaders Forum blog, as well as a recording of the live
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, online video]. Plenty of reaction to my analysis piece on online video being an easy option. I was invited by The Press Gazette to write a 500 word version of the piece (which is, frankly, better) for their /discuss section, published this week, so if you want to discuss the issues raised please do so at
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[Keyword: journalism, online journalism, citizen journalism, blogging]. Poynter gives a summary of Vincent Maher’s guide to better blogging: A blog entry is a stub for conversation. Think about the perspectives of your audience. Write tight headlines that encourage interest. Make points or lists and make them scan-friendly. Link to the context. Quote indirectly and link. Format long documents for print.
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