The problem with ‘citizen journalism’
February 28, 2006
Poynter’s Kelly McBride says user-generated content shouldn’t be called “citizen journalism” because it’s not journalism.
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Newscollege
February 28, 2006
Gregg McLachlan, the Associate Managing Editor of the Simcoe Reformer, has launched a new site with lots of journalism tips called NewsCollege.
For years he has published the newsroom newsletter The Write Way, which has been circulated to journalists in Canada, the United States, Caribbean, Malaysia, Europe, South Africa and South America.
NewsCollege is a new site that includes many of the tipsheets previously published in The Write Way, some of which have been updated and revised for NewsCollege.
E-Mail Misunderstandings
February 28, 2006
E-mail, when it is effective, keeps people informed, expedites work and connects people across distance. But too often, e-mail leaves us with too many questions, and those questions cause problems. Here’s a look at some questions born of misunderstood e-mails and suggestions on how to approach them.
Convergence Shockwave
February 27, 2006
The Broadcast Education Association is hosting a conference, Convergence Shockwave: Change, Challenge and Opportunity, on April 27-29 in Las Vegas.
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More Slate, WP partnerships
February 27, 2006
Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick and Will Saletan are now also writing for The Washington Post (which bought Slate) in its Outlook section.
Saving Bobby Palange
February 26, 2006
This weekend Newsday and Newsday.com featured a special project about the remarkable recovery made by a North Bellport boy who was accidentally run over by his father one year ago. The package, which the staff has been working on for over three months, features video shot by both Newsday.com staffers and editorial photographers and the interactive graphics were drawn by editorial art and animated by Newsday.com.
Pitfalls of citizen journalism
February 25, 2006
Colorado politicians have discovered they can use YourHub.com, the new media venture of the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News, to post press releases, puff pieces and political attacks dressed up like real journalism, NewWest reports.
washingtonpost.com metadata reveals hacker’s whereabouts
February 25, 2006
washingtonpost.com accidentally published metadata on a photo that exposed the whereabouts of a 21-year-old hacker who confessed to controlling thousands of compromised PCs for malicious use, according to eWeek.
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Citizen Journalism Gets $11M
February 23, 2006
One of the world’s most successful citizen journalism sites, Korea’s OhmyNews, has gotten an $11-million investment from Softbank.
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Dow Jones combines print, online units
February 23, 2006
Dow Jones is combining its print and online units into one consumer business unit.
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