Newsnight: Paxman interviews Huffington on ‘curation’ and editing of reports from Iran
July 6th, 2009Posted by Laura Oliver in Citizen journalism, Editors' pick, Social media and blogging
Jeremy Paxman interviews Huffington Post founder Ariana Huffington and the Evening Standard’s Anne McElvoy on the use of non-traditional media/amateur reports from Iran and the concept of ‘curating’ this information as opposed to traditional editing.
McElvoy usefully describes the intersection of as a complex mosaic with each piece contributing subjective information – but information that requires an overview/comparison that can be added by an editor or professional journalist.
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Tags: Anne McElvoy, Ariana Huffington, BBC, editor, Evening Standard, Huffington Post, internet journalism, Iran, Islamic Republic of Iran, Jeremy Paxman, non-traditional media/amateur reports, professional journalist, the Evening Standard
