European ruling spells trouble for online comment | Index on Censorship The unmodded 3rd party comments defence has long been established in the online world of news publishing. It does mean that comment threads can sometimes be shocking places marked 'here be dragons' - but the idea of pre-moderating views is something no typically-staffed newsroom... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
Journalism is going to survive this era of creative destruction This is a pragmatic and interesting post from George Brock, who won my over with his opening line about disruption being 'no fun if your livelihood or beloved newspaper is being destroyed'. Some commentators sound as though they relish the pained thrashings of the Press... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
The emerging news and information eco-system - Journalism That Matters Too Many Local Journalists Are Missing The Big Story: Revenue | Street Fight Getting passionate about revenue is the message to journalists from this post. Not in a 'WHERE is the money?' hand-wringing sort of way, but in a community-linked approach. I think maybe there's... Continue Reading →
Definitely NOT another ‘How Journalists Should Use Pinterest’ post.
I've read various articles recently about Why Companies Should Be Using Pinterest (I haven't saved any of them, but Zemanta will no doubt provide the latest selection as I write this - it's like trying to put down a hydra). However, any social media wrangler in a newsroom knows a site has to be proven earn... Continue Reading →
Sometimes you don’t realise how fundamental a change has been
Shift happens. Sometimes, maybe, more than we realise. Today, I reflected on just how much, and how quickly, in the general scheme of things. The Daily Post notched up its 50,000th edition today, and we made quite a big deal of the fact. There was a front and back wrap, comprising a montage of historic front pages,... Continue Reading →
Women in journalism and management – some thoughts
I spent much of 2011/12 slogging towards an MA in Journalism Leadership with UCLan - a commitment that, while I cherish the end result and happily wore the Hat of Weirdness on graduation day, isn't something I'd advise anyone to combine with moving jobs (twice) and home (twice). As part of my chosen research, which was... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
Skills every aspiring journalist should learn | IJNet This would be my list too: "Employers and recent graduates are telling me that the current job market demands that job applicants know: Multimedia storytelling skills. Producing slideshows with sound, shooting and editing video and photos, writing for the web. Data and statistical skills for storytelling. Collecting,... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
Spike the gloom – journalism has a bright future Agreed. "First, it’s not a given that today’s big journalism “brands” will go under: they face a horribly difficult task of adapting to radically changed circumstances but institutions will not fall. That’s what happens in deep disruption: some organisations adapt and survive, some don’t. Second, the... Continue Reading →
My ‘interesting reads’ roundup (weekly)
When Twitter Goes Horribly Wrong A lovely read from The Awl, with some great, good-humoured responses from those early adopters who found their Twitter handle backfired on them a little. "Jeb Boniakowski is one of the lucky few people who possess a short, apposite Twitter handle directly related to his name: he's just @jeb. He’s... Continue Reading →
The republic of Local
While most U.K. media went gaga over Prince George, the @dailypostwales stuck to its digital mission. My latest post: http://t.co/STIzYEyrAm— Jake Batsell (@jbatsell) August 27, 2013 We had a distinguished (and transatlantic) visitor at Daily Post towers recently - SMU professor and the Knight Foundation's Texas Tribune Fellow Jake Batsell, who dropped by for a... Continue Reading →
Alison Gow | Building the New 