The European Journalism Centre and Mirko Lorenz are conducting a survey into data journalism. Over to you.
As a lone blogger how much legal protection do you have? No more than anyone else, when it comes to libel, contempt of court law and so on, except that people are more likely to pay attention to large media organisations. But there are many instances where bloggers have lost a lot of time and money over legal disputes. Last
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I’ve already blogged about the survey I did of 200 blogging journalists and recorded five podcasts, but if you want the version I wrote for the latest edition of Nieman Reports, you can now read it here.
The first annual U.S. mobile phone user survey by Azuki Systems Inc. suggests that the long-heralded move to the mainstream mobile web is getting closer*. Some choice quotes (via Research Brief): Almost 80% of those surveyed said they wished it were easier to access information from the Internet on their mobile phones, and an equal percentage stated they wished it were
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The third part of the results of my survey of blogging journalists looks at how blogging has affected how stories are researched. As journalists move onto gathering information for a story, the scope of easily accessible sources is made broader by journalists’ involvement in blogs.
The second part of the results of my survey of blogging journalists looks at how blogs have affected how journalists generate story ideas and leads. Blogs and news ideas: “The canary in the mine” For blogging journalists, blogs have disrupted the traditional processes of journalism in a number of ways. Respondents spoke of a clearer perception of audience needs and
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Back in June I distributed an online survey to find out how journalists with blogs felt their work had been affected by the technology. 200 blogging journalists responded in total, from 30 different countries. The responses paint an interesting picture: in generating ideas and leads, in gathering information, in news production and post-publication, and most of all in the relationship
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As part of a book chapter on the subject I’m putting together some research on if and how blogging has changed our work as journalists. It would help me enormously if you could take a few minutes to complete this short survey on ‘Has blogging changed your journalism?’. If you could pass on the link to other journalists who blog
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Andy Dickinson is conducting a short survey to gather information about how video is produced in newspaper newsrooms and who does it. The results will be made available on his blog – www.andydickinson.net. Sounds like a great idea – it’s a one-page job so quick to fill out. Fill out the survey here.
Online Publishing Insider reports on the rise of people’s use of content online: “In the last four years, the share of time devoted to viewing Content online has experienced the greatest growth, increasing from 34% to 47% of time spent, outpacing all other activities. There are a number of factors contributing to Content’s rapid rise.
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