Howard Owens offers guide (and prize) for ‘non-wired’ journos
January 3rd, 2008Posted by Laura Oliver in Online Journalism, Training
Howard Owens, director of digital publishing at US company Gatehouse Media, has laid down a personal gauntlet to ‘non-wired journalists’ to encourage them to be more active online.
Listing the full details on his personal blog, Owens is offering a $100 Amazon voucher (around £50) to the first journalist to complete his internet assault course. The currently unofficiated hack must, amongst other things satisfy the following criteria:
- Get a small digital camera and start uploading photos and making videos
- Join a social networking site
- Learn to Twitter
- Use social bookmarking
- Set-up a blog
Financial incentives aside, Owen’s ten-step plan is straightforward and low-cost – a simple way to nudge even the most reluctant editorial staff into action.
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