Online Journalism Blog:
Yesterday I hosted a session on law for my MA Online Journalism students, which I thought I would embed below.Some background: I teach all my sessions in a coffee shop in central Birmingham – anyone can drop in. This week I specifically invited local bloggers, and so the shape of the presentation was very much flavoured by (Read More)
Submitted by Genwright
from blog:
While video and multimedia technologies are rapidly expanding, the Web remains a largely a text-oriented system. Text utilizes far less space than video or audio, and remains the go-to medium for the majority of the web's public content. This means that there is a lot of copy on the web, so a savvy copywriter should be on (Read More)
Submitted by Motown Terri
from blog:
Author : Ethan O. TannerThe best advertising, whether for a small business or large, is advertising that works The price a small business owner pays for advertising would not be an issue if the outcome of the ad was known One of the best ways to find effective advertising is trial and error You need to find out what work (Read More)
mediabistro.com: FishBowlNY:
This morning, Bloomberg LP named Time magazine's deputy managing editor Josh Tyrangiel as the next editor of the recently acquired BusinessWeek.Tyrangiel, who was also the managing editor of Time.com, was instrumental in the recent relaunch of the Web site last year. He will be replacing Stephen Adler who announced that he (Read More)
Submitted by Hemartin
from blog:
Google doesn’t need newspapers – it’s official; but its users do, Matt Brittin, UK director of Google, told the Society of Editors conference today.Some key points from Brittin:- “Taking content out of Google news is a political statement (…) but experimentation is good.”- “One of the reasons we’re working with a lot of pub (Read More)
Submitted by Motown Terri
from blog:
Author : Reputation HawkInternet Reputation Management is the practice of manipulating or reshaping one's search results to reflect a more positive, or accurate, depiction of a particular person or company This industry got started in 2006, originally to defend children from the dangers of social networking sites However, (Read More)
paidContent:UK:
By Andrew Clark: Rupert Murdoch’s plans to impose fees for newspaper websites received a morale boost from research suggesting that as many as 48 percent of British and American consumers would be willing to pay a few pounds a month for online news.A study by the Boston Consul (Read More)
Submitted by Magitam
from Google Reader:
On the search for a true “safe haven” investment. (Felix Salmon)How do you create a “forever fund” with long term wealth preservation in mind? (Aleph Blog)Eight trading superstitions. (The Reformed Broker)Interest rates are so low some companies are raising money even though they don’t need it. (The Money Game)There is a (Read More)
10,000 words :: where journalism and technology meet :::
One of the most popular trends in online journalism is taking publicly available data and translating it into visualizations or infographics that readers and viewers can quickly and easily understand. A large percentage of the visualizations you see on the web were built from scratch, which can take a considerable amount of (Read More)
Future Journalists Programme 2008:
"Just because someone attends a top journalism school ... does not mean they will be taught to be great." Read the article by Moagisi Letlhaku (FJP Coordinator) on The Media Online: http://www.themediaonline.co.za/themedia/view/themedia/en/page255?oid=40499&sn=Detail. (Read More)
Online Journalism Blog:
Wordpress is being used for thousands of blogs because of how powerful it can be. However, that can often be its downfall and many blog owners come across problems while extending and customising their blog. Being a free platform, there’s no support other than the forums so here’s a quick DIY troubleshooting guide.Essential (Read More)
Online Journalism Blog:
Investigative journalist and lecturer Paul Lashmar has launched a much-needed blog listing upcoming journalism events, books, and other useful tidbits for those following the profession/craft/hobby. The blurb runs:“Keep up to date on the big name journalism lectures and conferences. Find out what new journalism book is wort (Read More)
Submitted by Stewbagz
from blog:
Here S A Great Interview With Clay Shirky By Grittv S Laura Flanders. Clay Shirky Talks About The Power Of Digital Networking And How Social
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Mashable!:
As you can probably tell from our extensive coverage this week, we’re extremely excited about the possibilities of Twitter Lists: from how news organizations are leveraging the feature, to a full Twitter Lists FAQ to the potential for real-time journalism and the utility of lists after the tragic Fort Hood shootings.As such (Read More)
mediabistro.com: FishBowlNY:
With Newsweek NewsDay about to begin charging access to their online articles via a pay wall, we're beginning to wonder if there is any other alternative for print publications to make money off the web. Obviously, ads aren't cutting it, and if you aren't charging readers access, then you're giving your content away.Journal (Read More)