Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism / Red Kayaks and Hidden Gold (copy 1) – This is an astute and balanced survey of how public participation is reforming journalism. Kelly sets out clearly and calmly the big questions posed to the news media by changing communications technology and the increasingly demanding and creative citizenry of our digital world.
I have 3,571 tweets that show that Twitter isn’t for lunch anymore – Robert Scoble rounds up why twitter is useful for him. Don#039;t let scale put you off here. These uber users spend so much time with this stuff that we benefit from their mistakes and workrounds.
In Uganda, citizen journalists fill news gap during riots – Blog – Committee to Protect Journalists – A though provoking look at the way citizens are stepping in to fill the gaps left by reporting restrictions.
Tools to build an engaged online community | Socialmedia.biz – A cracking presentation – with handouts – from JD Lasica.
If You Printed The Internet … | CreativeCloud – A great set of infographics that show what printing the internet out would actually take. Good fun and nicely executed.
Twitter tips for journalists | Save the Media – Old hat to some. Helpful reminders to all.
How to make readers pay for news | Monday Note – A really detailed and interesting pre-amble to the whole pay model debate in media.
Jeff Jarvis | Let’s build an ecosystem around hyperlocal bloggers | Media | The Guardian – Jarvis pushes the news ecosystem to hyperlocal levels. But the focus on metro level ideas, for me, highlights the reasons why it may be a great model in the US but would need some serious thought for UK success.
Technolo-J : Using social media to improve our readers’ experience – quot;We need to learn more about our readers and be willing to interact with them. We can no longer simply speak to our community; we have to be a part of the community. And that#039;s only possible by understanding and participating on these sites.quot; I Agree, but only up to a point. Many of the communities we should engage with are not visible online. We should get out there and get along side them. Then, perhaps, help them get online.
10 People You Won’t See on Twitter Anymore – A nice round up of the annoying users on twitter that (if new rules are to be believed) we won#039;t see anymore.
Five concrete steps to improving the news at Newsless.org – Top fives, and tens outlining what journalism is getting wrong are all the rage at the moment. This list has some good advice. Win the story not the morning is my personal fave.
Now printable! Reporter’s Guide to Multimedia Proficiency – Mindy puts all her quot;guides for multimedia proficiencyquot; in to one pdf document. One commentator calls downloading this a quot;no brainerquot; – can#039;t argue with that.
Beet.TV: Flip Easily Beats New Video iPod Nano in Side-by-Side Test – Beet.tv try the flip and nano side by side and, well, the flip does a better job.
How to Start to Save Photojournalism – The Digital Journalist – Philanthropy only goes so far. It isnt a long term solution to the problems in the industry – according to the editorial for this months digital journalist.
A swedish take on e-paper – A Swedish take on why e-paper is a cul-de-sac for newspapers. At best a transitional product but not the savior many think it is.
Broadcast Skype? – How you can use skype as a broadcast OB and what it really looks like. Great experimentation.
A poor craftsman blames others’ tools « BuzzMachine – Is Twitter useful for journalists ? Well, even if it is to help identify the cog native gaps that need filling for people to #039;get#039; the change in the media landscape, this post by Jeff seems to suggest yes.
Why I’m inviting you to Help Me Investigate this – Sarah Hartly asks for help to investigate quot;How much local council coverage is there in your local newspaper?quot; She#039;s using Helpmeinvestigate to do it and it will produce some good stuff.
Google News Spotlight – The editorsweblog rounds-up some of the (admittedly low) comment around Google spotlight – their computer driven quot;magazinequot;. General head scratching at why and what but like a lot of google stuff maybe it#039;s a real wait and see.
Data and the future of journalism panel discussion: Linked Data London – Paul Bradshaw draws together the threads of how data and the web (and journalism) are converging as he reflects on a panel discussion around linked data.
Twitter Postings: Iterative Design (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) – Jakob Nielsen#039;s take on what the perfect tweet should look like (in terms of usability) based on an iterative design process. Interesting use of caps for emphasis which is something that I don#039;t see a huge amount of but is an obvious idea.