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What news employers want and what they get – research on the journalism skills gap

I recorded this at the Society of Editors conference in November, so forgive my tardiness. This is Donald Martin, a representative of UK training organisation NCTJ talking about the results of a survey they and partners PTC, BJTC and Skillset conducted into employer and university perceptions of skills needed by journalists: Gap between what news recruiters get and what they
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Society of Editors 08: Michael Rosenblum

Star turn at the Society of Editors conference yesterday was ‘Video Visionary’ Michael Rosenblum – the only person on stage all day who seemed to realise just what a hole the news industry was in. He talks about his own experiences in creating video journalism for the web, and makes some very strong points about disruptive technologies in history: Michael
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At the Society of Editors conference on Monday

I’ll be at the Society of Editors conference in Bristol on Monday. I’m promised wifi so I’ll try to Twitter away and Qik too if a suitable opportunity arises. If you’ll be there too, let me know in the comments below, or on Twitter.