#Journalism agenda: “Time for Journalists to Encrypt Everything”

How four international news outlets are creating truly digitally native content (and making money off it) Nieman Journalism Lab by Kevin Anderson If you don’t have revenue, you don’t have a product: It’s one of the first things I tell my clients. With the news media facing extreme economic pressure in many countries, I was keen, … Read more

Journalism agenda: “BBC unveils a collection of its first virtual reality experiments…

BBC unveils a collection of its first virtual reality experiments Journalism.co.uk ‘Easter Rising: Voice of a rebel’, ‘We wait’ and ‘Home’ are set to premiere at Sheffield DocFest on 10 June Watchdog That Shepherded Panama Papers Now Constrained by Finances New York Times … and pursue journalism at a time when traditional news organizations, and even … Read more

Journalism agenda: The BBC White Paper…

What does the future of the BBC look like as a more diverse and distinctive organisation? Journalism.co.uk As the BBC’s current charter expires at the end of 2016, the government has drafted a white paper to outline key changes for the broadcaster’s future The BBC White Paper is a recipe for long-term decline open Democracy News Analysis … Read more

Journalism agenda: EU, US Respond to Erdoğan’s Criticism Against Diplomats who attended Journalists’ trial…

US vows to keep following journalists’ trial despite outrage from Ankara U.S. representatives will continue to monitor judicial proceedings like the controversial trial of daily Cumhuriyet editor-in-chief Can Dündar and Ankara bureau chief Erdem Gül despite harsh criticisms from Ankara, U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby has said EU, US Respond to Erdoğan’s Criticism Against Diplomats  Bianet … Read more

Cyberculture agenda: The Verge explains ” how Twitter’s new algorithmic timeline is going to work

Here’s how Twitter’s new algorithmic timeline is going to work theverge.com – Casey Newton – Feb 6, 2:51 PM Twitter went into an uproar Friday after a BuzzFeed report that the social network was on the brink of tossing its traditional timeline for a Facebook-style feed. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tried to calm fears this … Read more

Literati roundup: “IFLA Publishes a Statement on Privacy in the Library Environment…

IFLA Publishes a Statement on Privacy in the Library Environment At its 14 August 2015 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, the IFLA Governing Board endorsed an IFLA Statement on Privacy in the Library Environment. The FAIFE Committee oversaw preparation of the Statement and benefitted from consultation with IFLA units and various Internet civil liberties advocacy … Read more