Here’s another set of questions from a student I’m publishing as part of my FAQ series: Do you think the role of the journalist has changed in modern media and if so why? What further changes do you envisage over the next few years? Both questions are tackled in detail in the 6th part of my model for the 21st century
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The WSJ reports on News Corp. joining “a consortium of magazine companies that are working on creating a digital store and common technology and advertising standards to sell their titles on electronic readers, mobile devices and other digital devices. “The new venture is likely to be announced next week, according to people familiar with its plans, though it will be
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UK national newspaper Twitter accounts are continuing to grow – but the rate is getting slower and slower, according to the latest figures for the 129 accounts I’m tracking: July to August growth: 17% August to September growth: 17% September to October growth: 13.1%. October to November growth: 8.3% November to December growth: 6.6% The detail These accounts had 1,801,044
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On Thursday 3rd December at 10:30am, The House of Commons Culture, Media and Sports Committee will hear from Matt Brittin (Managing Director, Google UK) and Paul Bradshaw (Lecturer in Journalism, Birmingham City University / Online Journalism Blog). This is the sixth oral evidence session on The future for local and regional media. For a live blog of this session, click
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The recent announcement that Swindon will be the first UK town to offer free wifi to all its citizens has piqued my curiosity on a number of levels. MA Online Journalism student Andrew Brightwell first got me thinking when he pointed out that the ability for the local council (which owns a 35% stake) to sell advertising represented a new threat
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Take a look at this: These are blog posts, tackled with the attitude of a magazine designer. There’s a whole lot more in this post at Smashing Magazine, which looks at the rise of the ‘blogazine’, and interviews four of its leading exponents. Stunning stuff – well worth a read. Now, is there a plugin that makes this as easy
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Here’s a second question I’m expecting on Thursday when I give evidence to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport committee‘s sixth evidence session on The future for local and regional media. As Google are on before me (some act to follow) and aggregators are being waved around as the Big Baddie of traditional journalism, the question’s going to be asked:
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On Thursday I’ll be giving evidence to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport committee‘s sixth evidence session on The future for local and regional media. Based on the series of responses to their consultation earlier this year, I expect to be asked questions around particular themes. One of these revolves around the quality of blogs and how you guarantee that. The
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