Free Data Journalism Handbook launched
I’ve contributed to a “free, open-source book that aims to help journalists to use data to improve the news” – and it will be has now been published online tomorrow (Saturday 28th April)
Tagged: european journalism centre
Shift is happening – useful advice for young journalists
Financial crisis, digital revolution, crumbling media companies – these are shaky days for media and everyone involved in the field. How can journalism students make sense of it all?
I asked several of the speakers and participants at the Digital News Affairs conference in Brussels one question: What is the best piece of advice you will give to journalism students in the middle of this upheaval? Here is what they want you to focus on:
Ben Hammersley, editor, Wired Magazine: Everything comes down to being able to write well. Before you write well, forget Facebook, Twitter, etc. And you learn to write well by reading lots of good stuff and write a lot yourself. And find a good editor! Continue reading
Blogging journalists survey – the podcasts
I’ve produced a series of 5 podcasts talking about the results of my survey into blogging journalists. You can hear the first 3 on the European Journalism Centre’s website (embedded in the outside column) – the final 2 are set to go live in the following weeks.