10 video formats to tell stories from your mobile phone Journalism.co.uk Mobile journalism expert Robb Montgomery explains the wide range of videos that can be produced by reporters for social media The murky future of Hungary’s private media AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) We take a look at the bleak picture presented by members of Hungary’s private … Read more
Report Finds Majority of Journalists Wouldn’t Be Able to Function Without Social Media Social Media Today by Andrew Hutchinson Study: Journalists Increasingly Rely on Social for News Social Media Today by Carianne King A recent survey by Oglivy PR revealed social media’s role in the increasingly dynamic landscape of modern media communications. Co-operatives: redefining local journalism? open Democracy News Analysis – by Alon … Read more
The value of the witness: How the London attacks changed the news Mashable! by Colin Daileda The night after the deadliest peace-time attack on London, the BBC led its 6 p.m. newscast with a shaky video of screaming commuters, an ambulance siren howling in the background Twitter’s new article preview cards could be a boost for publishers … Read more
These dailies are an insult to journalism. All of them either downplays or totally ignores the deadly attack at HDP rally in Diyarbakır yesterday. In journalism news: How a group of researchers tried to use social media data and algorithms to find breaking news Nieman Journalism Lab by Joseph Lichterman Shortly after 9:30 a.m. on March 12, 2014, … Read more
Report: Journalists Make Up a Quarter of All Verified Twitter Accounts All Facebook by Kimberlee Morrison There are lots of happily anonymous people on the Internet. But for celebrities and other prominent public figures, it’s usually more important to establish your social media profiles actually belong to you, rather than an imposter. Twitter’s solution to this … Read more
Social Journalism on the Rise The way we get our news and how news is reported has changed drastically in the past decade, and with social media comes a rise of social journalism that is once again evolving the current state and future impact of journalism. What does it mean to run “product” in a news organization? … Read more
At least 66 journalists were killed in 2014 as attacks grow more ‘barbaric’ Mashable! by Christopher Miller KIEV, Ukraine — Reporters Without Borders said Tuesday that at least 66 journalists were killed over the course of the year as the number of reporters’ kidnappings soared in 2014. Crowdsourcing the future of news Nieman Journalism Lab by Melody … Read more
Google News abandons Spain in paid content row Spain’s government Thursday defied Google’s vow to shut down its Spanish online news service in protest at being made to pay for content, in its latest legal clash in Europe. Google News to shut down in Spain following new copyright law The Next Web by Owen Williams A new … Read more
BBC needs ?radical overhaul?: chairman from Hurriyet Daily News The head of the BBC?s governing body said yesterday the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation.. BBC needs to relearn its journalistic ABC Endless layers of checking by executives and lawyers cannot replace experienced professional judgment, writes Philip Stephens MAIN FOCUS: BBC mired … Read more
How DRM screws people with visual disabilities: a report from the front lines from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow ZDNet’s Rupert Goodwins is going blind. Most of us will lose a substantial fraction of our visual acuity, should we live long enough. As a service to his readers, Goodwins is documenting the way that technology … Read more
Google News uses social media in new algorithm from Editors Weblog – all postings by Meghan Hartsell Google is constantly changing its algorithms to try to provide users with the stories they want to read. It recently added a +1 button to connect users to stories their friends have enjoyed, but now it’s broadening … Read more
How social media is changing the face of investigative journalism from Editors Weblog – all postings by Grace Donoso Online tools and information available through social media are making the jobs of investigative journalists easier and more efficient, Mashable reports. According to the article, journalists are using “web socialization” to their advantage, not only by … Read more
Wikipedia Founder Says Apps, Not Paywalls, Could Save the News from Mashable! by Samuel Axon Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said in an interview with the Associated Press yesterday that paid apps like those found on the iPhone, Android and iPad could help financially troubled news organizations, but he didn?t have anything positive to say about … Read more
How the World Is Spending Its Time Online [STATS] from Mashable! by Brenna Ehrlich John Robb interview: Open Source Warfare & Resilience from Boing Boing by Chris Arkenberg John Robb is a globally-recognized author, technologist, and entrepreneur specializing in the complex systems of insurgency and asymmetrical warfare. His book, Brave New War, is an Amazon … Read more
Survey finds majority of journalists use social media sites as first port of call for research from Editors Weblog – all postings by Helena Humphrey Facebook overtakes Google News as media site traffic driver from CyberJournalist.net by Jon Facebook was the #4 source of visits to News and Media sites last week, after Google, Yahoo! … Read more