Comments on: Jo Geary’s going to The Times – here’s why http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/ A conversation. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Birmingham an epitome of social media best practice. Crock or gospel? | I Am Pete Ashton http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-273072 Birmingham an epitome of social media best practice. Crock or gospel? | I Am Pete Ashton Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:47:45 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-273072 [...] if anything, is Birmingham doing right social media wise? What can others learn from us? When Paul Bradshaw says we’ve made “Birmingham the sort of social media haven that has people around the world [...] [...] if anything, is Birmingham doing right social media wise? What can others learn from us? When Paul Bradshaw says we’ve made “Birmingham the sort of social media haven that has people around the world [...]

]]> By: Blogging on « http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-8543 Blogging on « Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:58:43 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-8543 [...] Keep blogging but keep it interesting. As I admitted before I am a teeny bit addicted to this blogging malarky, so for me there’s really no danger of stopping. However, no matter how much we post stuff Geary is a real reminder that we need to remember the importance of quality. The key to success is originality and keeping the reader interested. Being original comes partly from not being afraid to experiment – as Glyn our online leader told us ‘don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty’ at the beginning of the course. Geary was adventurous by starting up a blog at a time when blogs weren’t particularly a huge thing, she was apprehensive about starting a blog, but took a chance and had a dabble with social media. Geary went into the whole journalism thing with confidence and willingness to try new things and look where she is now. [...] [...] Keep blogging but keep it interesting. As I admitted before I am a teeny bit addicted to this blogging malarky, so for me there’s really no danger of stopping. However, no matter how much we post stuff Geary is a real reminder that we need to remember the importance of quality. The key to success is originality and keeping the reader interested. Being original comes partly from not being afraid to experiment – as Glyn our online leader told us ‘don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty’ at the beginning of the course. Geary was adventurous by starting up a blog at a time when blogs weren’t particularly a huge thing, she was apprehensive about starting a blog, but took a chance and had a dabble with social media. Geary went into the whole journalism thing with confidence and willingness to try new things and look where she is now. [...]

]]> By: Joanna Geary « Jack K Blog http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-8542 Joanna Geary « Jack K Blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:54:51 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-8542 [...] fact that she was able to set up a major group of successful bloggers in Birmingham and then get snapped up by a national paper illustrates the point that online journalism has now become integrated into the majority of major [...] [...] fact that she was able to set up a major group of successful bloggers in Birmingham and then get snapped up by a national paper illustrates the point that online journalism has now become integrated into the majority of major [...]

]]> By: 10 women in technology you should be following (Ada Lovelace Day) | Online Journalism Blog http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-8541 10 women in technology you should be following (Ada Lovelace Day) | Online Journalism Blog Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:26:07 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-8541 [...] already blogged about two other women in technology I admire: Jo Geary and danah boyd. So that makes [...] [...] already blogged about two other women in technology I admire: Jo Geary and danah boyd. So that makes [...]

]]> By: Podnosh Blog » Archive » Links - Speak to Geeks plus more on Social Brum. http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-8540 Podnosh Blog » Archive » Links - Speak to Geeks plus more on Social Brum. Sun, 08 Feb 2009 22:50:32 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-8540 [...] We are glum about losing Jo Geary to the times. (Congrats bab) [...] [...] We are glum about losing Jo Geary to the times. (Congrats bab) [...]

]]> By: Socialreporter | Serious Civic Social Media in Brum http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-8539 Socialreporter | Serious Civic Social Media in Brum Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:52:19 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-8539 [...] like Nick. We met up the other day at UKGovCamp09, and I took the chance to interview him on why online journalist Paul Bradshaw says Birmingham is “the sort of social media haven that has people around the world scratching [...] [...] like Nick. We met up the other day at UKGovCamp09, and I took the chance to interview him on why online journalist Paul Bradshaw says Birmingham is “the sort of social media haven that has people around the world scratching [...]

]]> By: Birmingham an epitome of social media best practice. Crock or gospel? : ASH-10 : Social Media Advice and Training in Birmingham UK by Pete Ashton http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-8538 Birmingham an epitome of social media best practice. Crock or gospel? : ASH-10 : Social Media Advice and Training in Birmingham UK by Pete Ashton Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:48:51 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-8538 [...] if anything, is Birmingham doing right social media wise? What can others learn from us? When Paul Bradshaw says we’ve made “Birmingham the sort of social media haven that has people around the world [...] [...] if anything, is Birmingham doing right social media wise? What can others learn from us? When Paul Bradshaw says we’ve made “Birmingham the sort of social media haven that has people around the world [...]

]]> By: Harry Albright http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/02/02/jo-gearys-going-to-the-times-heres-why/#comment-8537 Harry Albright Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:06:44 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=2071#comment-8537 I'm one of those people who has watched from a distance with a professional eye what Jo has been doing in Birmingham. I have been very impressed, and I have learned things and been inspired. I was around for the DTP revolution (my then-editor handed me a Mac Classic and one of the first versions of Quark on diskettes and told me to teach myself, because we were going live with it in four weeks) but the social media revolution is on quite another scale. It takes vision and persistence, and Jo certainly has both. And as Paul says, it needs someone who can reach out rather than building walls, but also someone who can take onboard different ways of doing things and ideas that others suggest - and champion them. What Jo has done in Birmingham can be done on a national scale. If the print media is to remain relevant it must embrace the social media revolution and take it seriously. We all know that, but it will take someone like Jo to convince the likes of The Times that their future depends on it. I wish her all the best, and will follow with interest what she will undoubtedly achieve. I’m one of those people who has watched from a distance with a professional eye what Jo has been doing in Birmingham. I have been very impressed, and I have learned things and been inspired. I was around for the DTP revolution (my then-editor handed me a Mac Classic and one of the first versions of Quark on diskettes and told me to teach myself, because we were going live with it in four weeks) but the social media revolution is on quite another scale. It takes vision and persistence, and Jo certainly has both. And as Paul says, it needs someone who can reach out rather than building walls, but also someone who can take onboard different ways of doing things and ideas that others suggest – and champion them.

What Jo has done in Birmingham can be done on a national scale. If the print media is to remain relevant it must embrace the social media revolution and take it seriously. We all know that, but it will take someone like Jo to convince the likes of The Times that their future depends on it.

I wish her all the best, and will follow with interest what she will undoubtedly achieve.

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