I am at ONA London today, where the theme is audience engagement. Rather than live tweeting it, because there is SO MUCH to share, I thought I’d take notes and post them here. First Keynote session: People you may know: Your audience Panel: Federicca Cherubini, Digital News Project team at @risj_oxford (among her many other... Continue Reading →
Audience engagement and newsroom attitudes
Several years ago, when the words ‘content is king’ was everywhere, I remember Joanna Geary observing 'collaboration is queen’. I loved that. I’ve been thinking about Jo’s twist on King Content because the phrase ‘audience engagement’ is so prevalent right now, and I think that if collaboration is queen bee then being part of the... Continue Reading →
These are my social bookmarking tools – what are yours?
Ever since del.icio.us and/or Delicious became a sucking vacuum for community link sharing several years ago, I have been looking for an alternative that does the job. I still use Delicious but it went, almost overnight, from being a vital, connected network I found hugely beneficial to a bolt on. You know what? I don't even post there... Continue Reading →
Instant Articles for regional news
Here’s something that put a smile on my face today (no, not the drink drive mum) - it's a Manchester Evening News Instant Article on Facebook. The MEN and WalesOnline are the two Trinity Mirror regional sites signed up for the UK Instant Articles roll out (announced today) - The Mirror is also participating. The only... Continue Reading →
Interesting reads (weekly)
62 Things That Mildly Irritate Everyone Who Works In An Office This is mine: "24. Colleagues who reply all to emails." BURN. Seriously, Sophie Gadd has written a hymn to office workers here - I cannot recommend it enough, tags: office+culture newsroom What It’s Like To Report on Mass Shootings Routinely — Personal Growth —... Continue Reading →
Interesting reads (weekly)
Is Twitter Where Connections Go to Die? - The Unfollowing Experiment | E L S U A ~ A KM Blog Thinking Outside The Inbox by Luis Suarez Just a brilliant read - highly recommended, and thought-provoking. FWIW, I could never do this - I like following people - but I started using lists far... Continue Reading →
Interesting reads (weekly)
Advice to journalism students for being online. | AndyDickinson.net I tweeted this as being applicable will the word 'students' removed, and the horrific conduct by certain publications and individuals following the WDBJ7 shootings makes me only more entrenched in that point of view. tags: advice how-to Why Johnston Press is right to consider a merger... Continue Reading →
“That time Bohemian Rhapsody crashed the comments on Facebook…”
This story, about Alan Barnes deciding to make a new life away from the city, was posted on the Newcastle Chronicle's Facebook page an hour ago: // “I have had a calling from God to go to the Shetland Islands." Posted by Newcastle Chronicle on Wednesday, 29 July 2015 The first reader comment was this... ...and here is a typical... Continue Reading →
Interesting reads (weekly)
What Newspapers Don't Know about Web Traffic Has Hurt Them Badly – But There is a Better Way by Matthew Hindman tags: Future newsroom culture digital futures The hardest part of saving news: Changing the definition | MediaReset tags: newsroom culture change management What Twitter Can Be. | LOWERCASE capital tags: Twitter disruption innovation “From... Continue Reading →
Interesting reads (weekly)
Lessons on using WhatsApp for publishing – an election experience | Online Journalism Blog "During this year’s general and local elections a collection of my Birmingham City University students used WhatsApp to publish regular updates throughout the two days of voting. Frankly… they nailed it. In the process they learned a lot, so I thought... Continue Reading →
Alison Gow | Building the New 