Knowledge Bridge
Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
With limited opportunities to openly discuss issues that concern them, every Tuesday at 6pm Zimbabweans exchange views on Twitter on a subject ranging from bullying to gender. Though organised by a member of the public, it’s an idea that…
//November 14 / 2012 //read moreThe recent elections in Ukraine gave an excellent example of how news organisations can and should monitor social media and crowdsourced reporting projects to cover major news events.
//October 29 / 2012 //read moreIn this week’s edition of required reading, we’ll do a brief round-up of important stories affecting media around the world plus a couple of must reads for publishers and editors including changes to Facebook’s promoted posts and how it…
//October 19 / 2012 //read moreIn many parts of the world, social media has changed journalism for audiences and journalists. This phenomenon is global, and we take a look at a study in Nigeria and observations in Jamaica to see how journalists are using social media in…
//September 11 / 2012 //read moreIn the latest installment of our Required Reading feature, we focus on television and digital video as well as some of the latest trends and tools in mobile and social media. Online advertising may overtake television advertising in the US…
//September 7 / 2012 //read moreThe World Press Trends annual report found that just 2.2 percent of global newspaper advertising revenues came from digital platforms in 2011, but Raju Narisetti of the Wall Street Journal Digital Network sees a glass half full. He says,…
//September 7 / 2012 //read moreThe 140 characters of Twitter updates can feel limiting to people who aren’t headline writers, but journalists and non-journalists around the world are using the service to provide a stream of news and information to hundreds of thousands…
//September 4 / 2012 //read moreWith social networks and social media attracting hundreds of millions of users, news organisations have worked hard to develop social media strategies. One of the biggest questions amongst editors and media executives has been whether the…
//August 15 / 2012 //read morepaidContent has compiled a list of the 50 most successful digital media companies. The list is a goldmine of information about digital media developments around the world and also business models and revenue streams that you might want to…
//August 3 / 2012 //read moreTwo Indonesian digital agencies have decided to tap into the rise of social networks as the new forum for political debate in Indonesia by launching a service to monitor and measure the political buzz on social media. The new service…
//July 16 / 2012 //read more