Lords review of media is in danger of achieving nothing
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Newspapers, Politics, Online Journalism, Journalism | 1 Comment
While yesterday’s meeting of the House of Lords Communications Committee was less of a nostalgia trip than last week’s session, it seems uncertain what value the evidence given can be to the Lords’ review of media ownership.
First up was Sir Christopher Meyer, chairman of the Press Complaints Commission (PCC). Having asked Meyer to explain what […]
BBC reporters get mashed and mapped
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Technology, Journalism | 2 Comments
Stuart Pinfold, who works in the BBC’s traffic department, has created a mash-up using Google maps of locations of the BBC’s reporters and correspondents across the world.
The pins in the map also link to BBC news stories produced from that patch. According to the corporation’s dot.life blog, Stuart, who ‘“knows html”’, came up with […]
Read More..>>Japanese newspapers joint-website goes live
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Asia, Newspapers, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun papers are pooling their resources on a new website that will feature news and editorials from the three rivals side-by-side.
The idea behind the Aratanisu site, according to a release on the Yomiuri site, will let readers ‘rediscover the differences in coverage and editorial stance of the […]
FT sells off German paper to focus on digital strategy
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Europe, Newspapers | Leave a Comment
The Financial Times‘ parent company Pearson has agreed to sell its 50 per cent stake in Financial Times Deutschland to publishing firm Gruner + Jahr, stating that the German paper ‘no longer fits’ with their plans to develop digitally.
As part of sale, which is expected to complete by the end of the first quarter, FT […]
Getlippy TV- latest online video service from Hearst Digital
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under television, Video, Digital video, online communities, Citizen journalism | Leave a Comment
Hearst Digital has launched an online TV service - Getlippy TV. No great surprises that yet another TV service has been launched with the heavy burden of “entertainment news, funnies, plus behind-the-scenes footage from a sister mag”.
They will also be taking videos from readers - prepare to be dazzled…
Adrian Holovaty: Chicagocrime.org to shut
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Editors' pick, USA, multimedia experiments, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
The developer behind the ground breaking Chicagocrime.org, has said the Google Maps mash-up that details crime info on an interactive city map will be no more.
Holovarty says that when the site shuts this week all pages will redirected to the appropriate area on EveryBlock, the new project that effectively replaces Chicagocrime by charting public news and information on interactive maps across cities in the US.
Read More..>> Full story...KCNN: CUNY journalism school launches site for Cit Journos legal risks
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Editors' pick, training, Citizen journalism | Leave a Comment
The City University of New York has launched a website aimed at helping citizen journalists avoid getting into legal hot water as they go about their assignments.
The site (www.kcnn.org/legal_risk) is a collaboration between CUNY, the Knight Foundation and the Knight Citizen News Network.
It offers info and training on rights and responsibilities related to news gathering and online publication.
Read More..>> Full story...Yahoo: WSJ.com adds Facebook function
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Editors' pick, social networks, online communities, Technology | Leave a Comment
The Journal is adding a feature to its site that will allow readers to see which of its stories are popular among that user’s Facebook friends.
The “SeenThis?” feature has been developed for the WSJ by Loomia, which has previously developed its on-story feature called “People who read this … also read these stories”.
Read More..>> Full story...Editor’s Weblog: Review of Guardian Unlimited’s blogs, videos and web design
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Editors' pick, Audio, guardian, Podcast, Digital video, online communities, blogs, Citizen journalism | Leave a Comment
Neil McIntosh, head of editorial development at Guardian Unlimited, and Ian Katz, executive editor of the Guardian discuss the site’s ‘modest’ approach to video and need for more user interaction with blogs.
According to the report, the site’s blogs section is growing faster than any other part and a recent redesign of the travel section contributed to a 100 per cent increase in its traffic
Read More..>> Full story...Press Gazette: Independent website records pre-relaunch traffic fall, comScore shows
Posted on January 31, 2008 - Filed Under Editors' pick, Newspapers, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
In the month building up to its long anticipated relaunch last week, The Independent website had 264,000 fewer visitors compared to figures for the period in 2006, according to comScore.
The Independent is yet to take part in the monthly web traffic reports by the Audit Bureau of Circulations Electronic (ABCe)
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