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Digital and online

14. January, 2013 Digital and online, latest, Photojournalism
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What it means to be a multi-skilled journalist today

by Jenni Graham

What it means to be a multi-skilled journalist today When we asked you about your #JournoResolutions for 2013, many of you responded and said that your main goal for this year is to learn a new skill. For some of you, that skill is taking better photographs. Others expressed
9. January, 2013 Comment, Digital and online, Industries, Newspaper
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The power of print is still with us

by Natasha Clark

The power of print is still with us With declining newspaper sales and more and more people reading the headlines on their smart phones, it’s fair to say that many people believe that digital leads the way for the future of the news industry. However, last week the
23. November, 2012 Digital and online, Industries, latest
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Liveblogging – how important is it and what comes next?

by George Berridge

Liveblogging – how important is it and what comes next? Liveblogging is quickly becoming de rigueur for reporting current events. But how important is is and, most importantly, what comes next? I’m about 99% sure that when Saul Bellow said: “[There is] an immense, painful longing for a broader, more
15. November, 2012 Digital and online, Industries
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Coca-Cola enter the world of brand journalism

by Liam Corcoran

Coca-Cola enter the world of brand journalism Journalism is currently going through a transition. As this transition takes place, advertising revenue has dropped off, PR has gone up and ‘churnalism’ has become a worrying issue of newsrooms. But why would corporations go through all the hassle of
8. November, 2012 Comment, Digital and online, Newspaper
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Should commentators be party politically neutral?

by Caroline Mortimer

Should commentators be party politically neutral? I suppose I should start this by saying I’m a Democrat. And not your run of the mill Obama Democrat either. I have supported every Democratic candidate for the Presidency since Clinton’s re-election when I was six. It’s partly to
2. November, 2012 Digital and online
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What type of ‘news’ is the Brazilian model having a photoshoot after superstorm Sandy?

by Nicole Froio

What type of ‘news’ is the Brazilian model having a photoshoot after superstorm Sandy? In the middle of a natural disaster that claimed the lives of many, a Brazilian actress who I had never even heard about went out to take some glamour shots in the affected areas. A pout next to a fallen
26. October, 2012 Digital and online, latest, Newspaper
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Expanding to Brazil and China is a great move by the New York Times

by Nicole Froio

Expanding to Brazil and China is a great move by the New York Times So, here’s a question for you hacks: how do you triple your readership and your advertising space in two swift moves? Sounds like a difficult questions for our dying industry, but I believe the wise men and women in the
9. October, 2012 Digital and online, latest
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Online News: Effective Headlines

by Liam Corcoran

Online News: Effective Headlines As wannabe hacks, we are scrambling to get noticed. In a world where blogging has become common place for wannabes how do you make your work and your blogs stand out? You do it by having the correct online skills.
12. September, 2012 Digital and online, Industries, latest, Television
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Could the BBC do more with the red button?

by Jenni Graham

Could the BBC do more with the red button? Certain things came into their own at the London 2012 Olympics. Communication from Transport for London; Clare Balding and her expert analysis on seemingly every Olympic sport (aspiring broadcasters, take note!); and the BBC’s red button. With so much sport
5. September, 2012 Digital and online, latest, Radio
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The listening list: recommended podcasts for journalists

by Jenni Graham

The listening list: recommended podcasts for journalists At risk of stating the blindingly obvious: what I like about podcasts is that you can listen to them anywhere. The beauty of subscribing to a podcast is that you can access the content whenever you want and listen to as
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