Dec 1, 2008
December 1st, 2008 by Paul Bradshaw
Last week I spoke at the BBC College of Journalism’s Future of Journalism conference about the future newsroom, and the News Diamond specifically. Chair Louise Minchin asked the following question: did these new production processes mean journalists would become more passive?
It is a great question. On the surface that’s what would appear to be happening: in posting alerts and blog drafts you are inviting the input of the audience and therefore being more reactive. [Read more]
Sep 3, 2008
September 3rd, 2008 by Paul Bradshaw
There’s a great interview with NPR’s Andy Carvin over at Poynter where he talks about their coverage of Hurricane Gustav. It’s a classic example of what I’ve previously called ‘Distributed Journalism’, and a lesson for any news organisation in how news production has changed: [Read more]
Oct 2, 2007
October 2nd, 2007 by Paul Bradshaw
In the first part of my model for the 21st century newsroom I looked at how a story might move through a number of stages from initial alert through to customisation. In part two I want to look at sourcing stories, and the role of journalism in a new media world. This post is also available in Russian.
The last century has seen three important changes for the news industry. It has moved… [Read more]
Is networked journalism more passive?