Discussions of what is and isn't acceptable for publishing on social media (specifically Twitter and YouTube in current debates) are occupying much of my timeline. Articles written around the role social media played in disseminating images and messages following journalist James Foley's murder will abound and I wasn't intending to add to the noise, but then a couple of... Continue Reading →
Interesting reads (weekly)
What society are we building here? — BuzzMachine "When you see a troll or abuser online, what do you do about it? Do you egg on or ignore the miscreant? Do you shame the fool? Do you support the troll’s victims? Or do you laugh at them?You — yes, you and I — are creating... Continue Reading →
Interesting reads (weekly)
Twitter Testing Easier-To-Use Hashtags - WSJ "Twitter appears to be testing a feature that will better organize its chaotic world of hashtags" - Man, I *really* hope this happens. " tags: Twitter hashtags Video social sharing: How do four of the big players stack up on the social web? The Google+ video shares figures are... Continue Reading →
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Manual retweets are just self-promotion and Twitter embeds aren't journalism | Jeb Lund | Comment is free | theguardian.com Manually retweeting used to be the only option for passing on someone's message on Twitter - you used to literally have to cut and paste on the Twitter site, although Tweetdeck and Hootsuite, among others, offered... Continue Reading →
The hook on which we are caught
These are some of my reflections on the Revival of Local Journalism conference, organised by the BBC and Society of Editors at MediaCity UK, and held on June 25. There are links to others’ posts and articles from the day throughout this piece. The Revival of Local Journalism conference (hashtag #localjournalism) on June 25 was... Continue Reading →
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Battle Cries - NYTimes.com The different styles and levels of excitement of commentators' goal announcements makes for a fun interactive. Not too difficult to replicate I would imagine; some fun to be had here around regional differences in nouns, for example. tags: nytimes innovation visualisation interactive A feast of takeouts from #DEN visual content meetup... Continue Reading →
Crime, mugshots and the public interest (updated)
Update: Lancashire Police has now retracted this policy. Liz Riding, Lancashire Constabulary’s Corporate Communications Manager has reviewed the decision: ‘I have had a further look at this and have decided that we will not be applying the 12 month limited tariff for releasing images on conviction. ‘We are reviewing the demand into our press office, having lost... Continue Reading →
This week, I’ve been reading… (weekly)
Verifying Social Media Content: The Best Links, Case Studies and Discussion | Groundswell tags:how-to verification BBC 'NewsLabs team' to drive innovation | Media news tags:innovation BBC Jill Abramson’s Ouster: Why Aren't Standards This High For Male Leaders? - Sarah Green - Harvard Business Review tags:HBR NYT Sarah Marshall — How to export a Twitter list... Continue Reading →
This week, I’ve been reading… (weekly)
Your Brain on Story: Why Narratives Win Our Hearts and Minds - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society "Neuroscientists published research showing the changes in neural patterns of volunteers after reading a narrative story based on real events. The researchers assigned subjects to read Robert Harris’ 2003 novel Pompeii, a piece of historical fiction based... Continue Reading →
This week, I’ve been reading… (weekly)
Reader Flow and theArticle Gateway I believe we spend far to much time faffing about making home pages look 'right' when much of our traffic comes to stories direct rather than from our shop window, so to speak. Therefore, of course I agree with this post (which also links to another worthwhile read on the... Continue Reading →
Alison Gow | Building the New 