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A journalist’s quick guide to Reddit, the next thing you have to learn

A journalist’s quick guide to Reddit, the next thing you have to learn | Social Media and Journalists | Scoop.it

After President Obama's “surprise Q&A appearance Wednesday,” Poynter's Jeff Sonderman says, “it’s time for journalists to understand Reddit and the role it plays not only in culture, but in specific news events.”

 

(Published August 30, 2012.)

 

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Guardian's n0tice launches open journalism toolkit

Guardian's n0tice launches open journalism toolkit | Social Media and Journalists | Scoop.it

“The Guardian's online noticeboard project n0tice has today launched an open journalism toolkit. The site has opened its API and content posted on n0tice can now be integrated into a digital news organisation's content management system. The free toolkit promises a host of features that can be utilised by news sites, including the ability to create crowdmaps based on information posted on n0tice. ...

 

“The open journalism toolkit has many possibilities for hyperlocal, local and national sites. The platform describes how n0tice offers publishers ‘a free off-the-shelf solution to some of the digital newsroom's current challenges including crowdmapping, mobile publishing, liveblogging and collaborating with users.’ ”

 

(Published May 22, 2012.)

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Combining social media and citizen journalism: n0tice

Combining social media and citizen journalism: n0tice | Social Media and Journalists | Scoop.it

Guardian Media Group has launched n0tice for Web and mobile use. Right now, understandably, most posts are from England. But the platform looks quite easy to use, especially for uploading photos and embedding video. The geo-location aspect is slick, and it works well.