Print media must "prepare to unplug the printing press," expert says
In a time when the future of journalism and the effects of Internet on
print media are debated non-stop, newspaper companies must be ready for
changes.To learn more about how newspapers and journalists should prepare, IJNet interviewed Toni Piqué, a newsroom integration and organization consultant who has worked with dozens of media outlets in Europe and Latin America. The Barcelona-based adviser also co-founded the Paper Papers blog.
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Social media training gives voice to rural India
Video Volunteers, a human rights NGO founded in 2003, is introducing social media to amplify the voice of its participants.The organization raises awareness about the world’s obscure and underprivileged areas by training citizens to report on pressing social issues using community media.
Its IndiaUnheard initiative has community correspondents dispersed across 24 Indian states and it has seen the effects of this bottom-up approach in domains including LGBT life, water supply, education and medical care.
In a Q&A with IJNet, Jessica Mayberry, Video Volunteers founder and Siddharth Pillai, communications manager for the group, discuss the training process, bringing new media to rural areas and current projects.
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Highlights from the 2011 journalists engagement survey
While editors at U.S. daily newspapers overwhelmingly say they think
audience engagement has become an important part of practicing
journalism, they're often not sure what that means or how to go about
it. Many have yet to embrace tools that allow them to understand and
interact with their audiences. Not even half of respondents said that
they use social media to listen as well as share information, that they
interact with readers in comments sections, or that they use their
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London Olympics seeks volunteers for citizen journalism project
A citizen journalism project seeks participants to cover the London
Olympics & Paralympics 2012 and Cultural Olympiad in the Northwest.Participants will receive training and support in online video production, writing for the web and uploading content and will have the chance to produce & publish exciting media content on a number of websites.
Orientation will be held on September 9 in Manchester.
The project is part of #Media2012 – a citizen journalism network led by the Abandon Normal Devices (AND) festival and Lets Go Global.
For questions, contact Lets Go Global on 0161 912 1306 or info@letsgoglobal.tv.
To sign up, click here.
IJNet (www.ijnet.org) August 15, 2011
Eight journalists to follow on Twitter for information on China
Twitter can be a great resource for news about China. Yolanda Ma, senior
editor of IJNet's Chinese channel, offers these picks for whom to
follow on the microblogging service for updated information on China in
English.Our recent post introduced a few sites to follow for news about China in English. Some of those sites also have Twitter feeds, including China Digital Times, ChinaSMACK and China Media Project.
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Are deadlines a lost cause?
Whether you're a journalist trying to meet deadlines or an editor who
needs writers to make them, deadlines are a constant of the profession.Having been on both sides of the equation - as an editor and a freelancer - it's never easy. As a journalist, I'd rather pull an all-nighter than blow a deadline but as an editor I'm fine with giving deadline extensions -- as long as I know before that deadline has come and gone that it's necessary.
Better communication between journalists and editors is key. As one editor put it:
"Editors need to have regular conversations with their reporters, coaching a little bit each time.This is quite different from the traditional: “Look, I gave you the assignment two weeks ago. Today is the deadline and I want that story!"
How do you deal with them?
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International journalist Dan Wooding offers free subscription to unique news service
(ANS) -- International journalist, Dan Wooding, is offering media
outlets, Christian leaders, and anyone else who wants “to keep up with
world news and how it affects Christians,” a free subscription to the
ASSIST News Service (ANS).Wooding, 70, began this unique service, that carries unique news about the persecution of Christians around the world, missions, features on inspiring people and popular culture, some 20 years ago. It is based in Lake Forest, California.
With a team of talented writers stationed in some of the world’s hot-spots including India, Pakistan and Egypt, ANS brings up-to-date news stories right into people’s in-boxes.
Many of these stories are carried widely by the Christian media and have also been picked up by secular media including USA Today, the Washington Times, The Minneapolis Tribune-Star, the New York Post, Paul Harvey, WorldNet Daily, The Fox News Channel and the Los Angeles Times.
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Is the Internet good for journalism?
The Economist has launched an online debate as to whether the Internet helps or harms journalism.As part of its month-long debate on the future of the news industry, the weekly asked readers about the role of the Internet in journalism.
The magazine maintains that "that the Internet is making journalism better, not worse."
What do you think?
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