Comments for Online Journalism Blog http://onlinejournalismblog.com A conversation. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:45:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Are Sky and BBC leaving the field open to Twitter competitors? by Why should journalists break news on Twitter? | David Higgerson http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/02/08/sky-and-bbc-leave-the-field-wide-open-to-twitter-competitors/#comment-327620 Why should journalists break news on Twitter? | David Higgerson Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:45:01 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15817#comment-327620 [...] Paul Bradshaw makes a good argument about the journalist’s role being about content and curation on Twitter – and I agree. He also points out live interviews would be impossible if every piece of information was verified first. I agree with that too. But I also think many journalists often retweet too quickly. Stopping for a moment never hurts. [...] [...] Paul Bradshaw makes a good argument about the journalist’s role being about content and curation on Twitter – and I agree. He also points out live interviews would be impossible if every piece of information was verified first. I agree with that too. But I also think many journalists often retweet too quickly. Stopping for a moment never hurts. [...]

]]> Comment on Games are just another storytelling device by Bookmarks for February 7th to February 10th | Track 23 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/02/09/games-are-just-another-storytelling-device/#comment-326419 Bookmarks for February 7th to February 10th | Track 23 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:04:32 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15815#comment-326419 [...] Games are just another storytelling device – News Rewired talk [...] [...] Games are just another storytelling device – News Rewired talk [...]

]]> Comment on Moving away from ‘the story’: 5 roles of an online investigations team by Paul Bradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/02/02/moving-away-from-the-story-5-roles-of-an-online-investigations-team/#comment-326413 Paul Bradshaw Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:57:14 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15793#comment-326413 Hi Julie, Yes that's explained in a document given to students - I should have explained that in the post. Will update. Here it is: At an identified point, the Editor will need to organise his or her team to bring those ingredients into that bigger story - and it may be told in different ways, for example: A longform text narrative with links to the source material and embedded multimedia An edited multimedia package with links to source material in the accompanying description A map made with Google Maps, Fusion Tables or another tool, where pins include images or video, and links to each story Hi Julie,

Yes that’s explained in a document given to students – I should have explained that in the post. Will update. Here it is:

At an identified point, the Editor will need to organise his or her team to bring those ingredients into that bigger story – and it may be told in different ways, for example:
A longform text narrative with links to the source material and embedded multimedia
An edited multimedia package with links to source material in the accompanying description
A map made with Google Maps, Fusion Tables or another tool, where pins include images or video, and links to each story

]]> Comment on Teaching liveblogging by Games are just another storytelling device | Online Journalism Blog http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/12/02/teaching-liveblogging/#comment-326379 Games are just another storytelling device | Online Journalism Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:14:12 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15436#comment-326379 [...] or a story. Sometimes it’s about creating a social environment; sometimes it’s about simulating an experience or putting people in a situation where they are faced with particular problems (all of which are [...] [...] or a story. Sometimes it’s about creating a social environment; sometimes it’s about simulating an experience or putting people in a situation where they are faced with particular problems (all of which are [...]

]]> Comment on Moving away from ‘the story’: 5 roles of an online investigations team by Julie Westfall http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/02/02/moving-away-from-the-story-5-roles-of-an-online-investigations-team/#comment-325433 Julie Westfall Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:26:18 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15793#comment-325433 What do you imagine the significant whole looks like? I imagine it could take many forms. Is it simply tied together in a topic page? Is it just an ongoing stream of posts and documents and interactives? How do you provide context? What do you imagine the significant whole looks like? I imagine it could take many forms. Is it simply tied together in a topic page? Is it just an ongoing stream of posts and documents and interactives? How do you provide context?

]]> Comment on Games are just another storytelling device by Mike http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/02/09/games-are-just-another-storytelling-device/#comment-325287 Mike Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11:04 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15815#comment-325287 Great points - categorically denying that games can be a valid form of journalism is simply missing the benefits of this medium, which no doubt exist. Great points – categorically denying that games can be a valid form of journalism is simply missing the benefits of this medium, which no doubt exist.

]]> Comment on BASIC principles of online journalism: B is for Brevity by Joy Mitzi Pama http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/02/14/basic-principles-of-online-journalism-b-is-for-brevity/#comment-325199 Joy Mitzi Pama Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:21:00 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.wordpress.com/?p=205#comment-325199 the principles are good the principles are good

]]> Comment on Games are just another storytelling device by Addition: p135 – Games and interactivity « Online Journalism Handbook http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/02/09/games-are-just-another-storytelling-device/#comment-325148 Addition: p135 – Games and interactivity « Online Journalism Handbook Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:15:30 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15815#comment-325148 [...] The need to avoid ‘tabloidisation’ is discussed in this post on OJB. [...] [...] The need to avoid ‘tabloidisation’ is discussed in this post on OJB. [...]

]]> Comment on Communities of practice: teaching students to learn in networks by Games are just another storytelling device | Online Journalism Blog http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/04/01/communities-of-practice-teaching-students-to-learn-in-networks/#comment-325129 Games are just another storytelling device | Online Journalism Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:54:46 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=14031#comment-325129 [...] the best method is not always to present them with facts, or a story. Sometimes it’s about creating a social environment; sometimes it’s about simulating an experience or putting people in a situation where they [...] [...] the best method is not always to present them with facts, or a story. Sometimes it’s about creating a social environment; sometimes it’s about simulating an experience or putting people in a situation where they [...]

]]> Comment on Are Sky and BBC leaving the field open to Twitter competitors? by Paul Bradshaw http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2012/02/08/sky-and-bbc-leave-the-field-wide-open-to-twitter-competitors/#comment-325127 Paul Bradshaw Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:52:28 +0000 http://onlinejournalismblog.com/?p=15817#comment-325127 Yes, likewise I wonder if this is a line in the sand moment, and it's a logical move to take as I say. What it does do is open that territory up to more nimble operators, which is interesting. Yes, likewise I wonder if this is a line in the sand moment, and it’s a logical move to take as I say. What it does do is open that territory up to more nimble operators, which is interesting.

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