Neil Gaiman's Journal: Storms and how they start "Twitterstorms are no fun when people are making up things about you or insulting you for things you didn't do or think or say. When scores of people from a group that you consider yourself a part of are shouting at you, it's incredibly upsetting, no matter... Continue Reading →

14 takeaways from the news:rewired digital journalism conference Does exactly what it says on the tin. tags: news:rewired Crossing the language boundaries across your newsroom: journo to dev and back An open Google Doc that considers how traditional reporters and developer reports (for Noah Veltman considers them very similar in their goals) can work together... Continue Reading →

Olympian Bode Miller: ‘Be Gentle With Christin Cooper’ for NBC interview | Poynter. Never a good look when an Olympic hero cries as a result of your question. However, I don't think she was insensitive (although the camera work was too much) "Olympic skier Bode Miller told his Twitter followers that NBC’s Christin Cooper was... Continue Reading →

The Facebook Effect on the News - Atlantic Mobile tags: facebook journalism Death and startups: Most startups croak 20 months after their last funding round | VentureBeat | Business | by Ricardo Bilton tags: innovation digital entrepreneurship What skills do digital journalists need tags: journalism digital+journalism As Stock Plummets, Twitter Finds Itself Desperate for New... Continue Reading →

Outlook for 2014: InPublishing "Is there light at the end of the tunnel for the regional press? Will their efforts to realign their businesses start to bear fruit? Peter Sands looks at the priorities for the year ahead and solicits the views of senior regional executives." tags: future+of+news journalism business newspapers editors Posted from Diigo.... Continue Reading →

5 tools to boost your Instagram campaigns Does exactly what it says on the tin. Useful for any social media journalists looking to incorporate more uses for Instagram in their field. I also like the Backspaces app. tags: tools instagram Smartwatches and the digital future of news | Journalism.co.uk The words "wearable tech" will soon... Continue Reading →

Bafta nominations 2014 - liveblog | Film | theguardian.com fair play to the Guardian for attempting to liveblog a BAFTA list, which appeared to be speed-rapped. And fair play for holding up hands and saying 'we were a bit pants'. Sometimes you try things and they work, sometimes they don't. "It's impossible to liveblog two... Continue Reading →

If you love something, set it free: a lesson for old media | Outsider/Insider "I have no doubt that the higher-ups at every major media organization would say, if asked what their mission is, that they want to deliver the news, inform the public, uncover important stories and of course (for many) make a profit... Continue Reading →

How BuzzFeed mastered social sharing to become a media giant for a new era (Wired UK) The Buzzfeed story is a good read, although the tone is a sometimes little starry eyed. Perhaps the journalist was hoping to defect. Anyway, I found this an interesting read, particularly the move into hard news reporting. tags: buzzfeed... Continue Reading →