MySociety, the non-profit organisation led by Tom Steinberg, has redesigned their TheyWorkforYou.com website with data about UK Parliamentary politics. The site provides easily accessible records of the UK Parliamentary process, and now contains data going back to 1935. The immediate benefit for journalists is that the records going back this far are now far more accessible than previously. Previously, the
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Here’s another one for that book I’m working on – I’m trying to think: what have been the most significant events in the history of journalism blogging? Here’s what I have so far (thanks Mark Jones and Nigel Barlow): 1998: The Drudge Report breaks the Monica Lewinsky story. While Drudge denies the site is a blog, it demonstrated how the
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The biggest moments in Indian blogging history (guest post)
Pramit Singh gives a comprehensive overview of blogging history – and the blogging scene – in India. During the Mumbai Terror attacks, a blog started by Dina Mehta was perhaps the first place to provide useful links and phone numbers. During the unprecedented Bihar Floods in August 2008, a blog was the first site providing useful information. During the Tsunami
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