I ve been pondering that titular mantra for while now. I've got to the point where I'm wondering whether my focus on the idea that the web will not just simply cough up a story is really about a broader shift in mindset that journalists need to mak Go to article ...
I'm back in work after a stint of what's known around here as freshers flu. (all the new students bring more than just eager minds to class)I know I have a lot of things that I need to post to make good on stuff I started before a bit of a work induc Go to article ...
Over the past few days I've been looking at the way that the broadsheet newspapers in the UK use video. That meant The Times, The Telegraph, The FT and The Guardian all got a picking over.Today, I wanted to look at what we can take away from what t Go to article ...
News reaches me through the feeds - that multistrand thism of knowledge - that the NCTJ are creating a new arm called the Journalism Qualifications Board'. For those outside the UK the NCTJ is the National council for the training of Journalists Go to article ...
You may have noticed an intense flurry of posting around here lately. I'm trying to break out of a dry spell of posting with shock tactics. Sorry if it's you that's shocked.I mentioned yesterday that I would be focusing on video a bit more, and I am Go to article ...
A bit of fun for the end of the day.A great big hat tip to Adam Tinworth for this.Adam points out that you need to watch it to the end. Never a problem with the Muppets. Brilliant.Lots more on you tube including a great ode to joy by beaker and this Go to article ...
It's been a while since I've posted anything directly video related. Something that will be remedied over the next few weeks. In the meantime I wanted to point you to a PC only, free video editor called VideoSpin from Avid. Well technically it's from Go to article ...
The law. It's a legal minefield isnt it? (always start with a bad pun)As a journalist time was you only had to worry about libel and contempt and anything else got referred up. Now, the law for journalists, is as much about access to information.And Go to article ...
Picture from Flickr user HuladancerThis has been sitting in my list of things to blog on, so with a bit of delay, here is an interesting bit of data from a recent report on digital journalism from a couple of PR companies.[T]he study has uncovered a Go to article ...
