“The New York Times reporter anticipated people on Twitter missing the nuance of her ideas, so she came prepared. ... As slides appeared on the big screen behind Amy O’Leary, @amyoleary would somehow — magically — tweet out expertly compressed summaries of her ideas, right on cue. They were live footnotes, a real-time narrative surprise.”
(Published May 22, 2012.) Via Mindy McAdams, Sakulsri Srisaracam 
Journalism and education are both about knowledge. Could their post-disruption business models start to blur? 
IJNet.org is the premier global website for journalists and media managers to learn about training and networking opportunities. The site and its weekly e-mail bulletin reports on the latest innovations, resources and awards. 
Search for the term "international media development" and you won't find many university departments or publications. Nonetheless, the field is over 50 years old and has exerted a major influence on many regions of the world, accounting for a budget of half a billion dollars a year. 
As Pinterest grows in use, it grows in value to journalists and news organizations. I don’t pretend that I know all the ways that journalists should use Pinterest. My Digital First Media colleagu... 
Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter have become part of a reporter’s toolkit. Yet research shows that media outlets and journalists tend to approach these Web 2.0 services with a 1.0 mindset. 
The successes of The Stream, 'a social media community with a daily TV show', which was first broadcast on Al Jazeera English a year ago today (ลองอ่านประโยชน์และแนวทางการ integrate การนำเสนอข่าวแบบ TV + Social Media เข้าด้วยกันบนสื่อออนไลน์ http://t.co/3E0nXyr4... 
Researchers at Indiana University are examining how politically engaged Twitter users display journalistic behaviors and how they shape the site as a news source. Via axelletess 
As you read this, students all over the country are sitting for state standardized exams. Schools spend up to 40% of the year on test prep, so that, shall we say, no child is left behind. 
Today sees the release of the Data Journalism Handbook - a unique collaboration of data journalists from around the world, including the Guardian's data team. 
The Washington Post is ending its text message alert service, focusing on smartphone push notifications and email alerts instead. (As news shifts toward mobile, will text alerts get left behind? 
You'll get what you expect from your online community http://t.co/NKolI9Kw... 
Aron Pilhofer, editor of interactive news at the New York Times, was one of the 19 readers for the 2012 Knight News Challenge projects moving on to the next round. Here, he provides his thoughts on... |
Standing for journalism, strengthening democracy | Journalism training, media news & how to's (Social journalism research helps explain how information is verified on Twitter | Poynter.: http://t.co/UHnkhc13...)... Standing for journalism, strengthening democracy | Journalism training, media news & how to's... 
Standing for journalism, strengthening democracy | Journalism training, media news & how to's (How online audio tools can help journalists | Poynter.: http://t.co/YTZ324na #bcm112...)... Via OTEN Communication 
Huh's new news startup Circa, set to launch this summer, aims to re-imagine news consumption for a meme-friendly time. 
There were a number of interesting insights shared at the event, held at The Paley Center for Media, but for those who missed it and are crunched for time, here are 10 key takeaways for the news business. 
Traditional media outlets are often criticised for not having embraced social media in the way other organisations have around the world.
There's a pretty simple explanation for this - the fundamental purpose of traditional media outlets/ brands is to sell advertising space in exchange for exposure to an audience (via content).
When that isn't your main source of income, 'giving away' content is a lot easier to swallow which is why automotive, drinks and fashion brands are so fond of social. However, the smarter operators have realised that they can use social media channels and tools, especially in real-time scenarios, to keep them in their 'consideration mix' (this theory that when a consumer is considering between you and your competitors, they will lean more favourably towards you because of the value you have added elsewhere).
Here are 10 examples of traditional media using social media to help encourage consideration elsewhere (and increase general engagement). 
We round up the best comments, questions and answers from our recent live chat on tomorrow's journalist – what tools and skills will they need to survive and thrive? 
Staffers from the AP, Huffington Post , Mashable and CNN discussed what they look for in an infographic. 
PERUGIA, Italy -- Here at the International Journalism Festival the launch of three large initiatives have generated a lot of the buzz around the topic of data journalism. The School of Data Journalism, organized by the European Journalism Centre and the Open Knowledge Foundation, is composed of three panels and five workshops and dives into some of the key issues that media organizations are currently considering: "Is it worth my while starting out trying to do data journalism?", "Will data journalism make us money?", "How do you get data that you can search, filter and analyze with a computer?" and "How do I make data stories sexy?" Standing for journalism, strengthening democracy | Journalism training, media news & how to's (RT @Poynter: Is Twitter ruining journalism or are journalists ruining Twitter? 
The Chicago Tribune has laid off most of its hyper-local unit and hired what some describe as a "content farm," while other outlets are using content that is generated by algorithms. Is this the future of news, and if so should we be happy about it? 
The Nieman Journalism Lab tracks innovations in journalism, online, in print, and on the business side. |
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