It began with some confusion, but an interested crowd filled the Telegraph’s presentation room for a pre-launch spiel on its new election application, Debate2010, last night. Headed up by communities editor Kate Day, and in commercial partnership with Salesforce, the media group is touting the application as the first of its kind. Telegraph deputy editor Ben Brogan said the application
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The BBC’s User Generated Content (UGC) Hub does not further meaningful civil participation in the news, and the routine inclusion of UGC does not significantly alter news selection criteria or editorial values. So concludes Jackie Harrison’s study on audience contributions and gatekeeping practices at the BBC. The study found many of the previous barriers to news selection have been removed
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The first study (PDF) of magazines and their various approaches to websites, undertaken by Columbia Journalism Review, found publishers are still trying to work out how best to utilise the online medium. There is no general standard or guidelines for magazine websites and little discussion between industry leaders as to how they should most effectively be approached. Following the responses
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Property Week has launched what it claims to be the first online, interactive business magazine, Property Week Global Interactive. PWGi, which is is free to read, will be published four times a year alongside the original Property Week Global, and emailed to its newsletter subscribers. The publication is dependent on advertising, but publishers have not ruled out exploring other revenue-raising
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Business secretary Peter Mandelson’s proposed Digital Economy Bill has ruffled a few feathers in the new media world, but has also gained support from unions and industry bodies. The fate of the bill could have a significant impact on the future of internet use in Britain, and on the growth of new media. It is difficult to work out just
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I am speaking to the various digital heads at the major magazines for an overview of the industry as we approach 2010. Emanuela Pignataro, head of Conde Nast Digital UK, spoke of relaunches and a new focus on social media. What are you working on now? We are focusing on the relaunch of CNTraveller.com – version two of this site is
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5 things journalists should know about the report: The blogosphere continues to be dominated by male, affluent and educated bloggers Bloggers use Twitter far more than the average person and microblogging is changing blogging habits Blogging is becoming more mainstream and influential, but not replacing traditional media More bloggers are making money, but most don’t make any Most bloggers are
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