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20 free ebooks on journalism (for your Xmas Kindle)

As many readers of this blog will have received a Kindle for Christmas I thought I should share my list of the free ebooks that I recommend stocking up on. UPDATE [12 Jan 2012]: Now translated into Catalan by Alvaro Martinez. UPDATE [20 Jan 2012]: Dan Gillmor’s We The Media added to make a round 20.  Online journalism and community management
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The end of objectivity – web 2.0 version

This week a new nail was driven into the coffin of the notion of journalistic objectivity. The culprit? The Washington Post’s leaked social media policy. The policy is aimed at preserving the appearance of objectivity rather than its actual existence. It focuses on what journalists are perceived to be, rather than what they actually do. And in doing so, it hits
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Dan Gillmor writes new book about principles for news consumers

Dan Gillmor @BlogBoat, picture by lvb.net At the Blogboat event in Belgium citizen journalism expert Dan Gillmor spoke about a new book dealing with principles for news consumers, writes Dorien Aerts.

BASIC Principles of Online Journalism: C is for Community & Conversation (pt1: Community)

In the final parts of this series I look at two concepts that have become increasingly central to online journalism in the post-Web 2.0 era: community and conversation. I look at why journalists need to understand how both have changed, how they are linked, and how to embrace them in your work processes. Conversation and community have always been the
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