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Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
Crowdsourcing can be a powerful way to tap into the expertise and experiences of your audience, but when you’re trying to gather reports in conflict zones, journalists and editors need to be aware of security issues as well as the normal…
//July 24 / 2012 //read moreThe Media Briefing has an interesting interview with Raju Narisetti, managing editor for the Wall Street Journal Digital Network. He shares some insights into what strategies work and – just as importantly – what he believes don’t work for…
//July 13 / 2012 //read moreThe Guardian is well known for its efforts to tap into the knowledge and experience of its audiences, opening up even its daily newslists to the public. It’s now tweaking its public engagement efforts after finding that more focused…
//July 10 / 2012 //read moreResearch has found that Facebook and Twitter are the most-quoted sources of news in South Africa. With this trend driven by the growth of smartphone use, journalists need to understand how to use social media to maximise their audience.
//July 6 / 2012 //read moreWith the disruption in the news industry in the West, one technology and journalism entrepreneur worries about the future of local news and information. His biggest concern is that local news businesses are still letting digital start-ups…
//June 28 / 2012 //read moreThe smartphone revolution is radically changing the ways that news is delivered, but it is also giving journalists new opportunities to report. We take the first of many looks at tools, techniques and tips from journalists on how to get…
//June 15 / 2012 //read moreThe mobile revolution has remade journalism, putting cameras and a means to post those pictures instantaneously to the internet in the hands of billions. One African journalist witnessed this revolution in media first hand after a bomb…
//May 31 / 2012 //read moreReuters Institute fellow Rasmus Kleis Nielsen has a stark warning for digital journalism start-ups: You can’t survive on advertising alone. Digital ad markets are too small – you have to diversify the money mix.
//May 10 / 2012 //read more