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 Thursday, 8 November 2007, 17:25 Comments

"Sky News to have an iPhone-optimised version of their website ready for iPhone launch day tomorrow."

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@Society of Editors - Simon Bucks: Grow membership in broadcast and online

Tuesday, 6 November 2007, 10:52

The new president of the Society of Editors, Sky News associate editor for online, Simon Bucks, has delivered his inaugural address, the last event of the conference.
Bucks, who earlier this year publically recanted his skepticism about the value of interactive journalism, says online has “most of the fun of television, although you don’t have to [...]

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@Society of Editors - Trust: the Big Issue

Monday, 5 November 2007, 08:36

Alistair Stewart of ITN is charing the fist session of the conference, which also features Sky News’ Adam Boulton, Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty, Advertising Association chief executive Baroness Peta Buscombe.
The judge on the panel, Sir Igor Judge, president of the Queen’s Bench Division, is said to be arriving shortly.
Chakrabarti: There is no crisis of trust [...]

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 Friday, 2 November 2007, 09:18 Comments

"Sky News is going all BBC Backstage, inviting developers to do something clever with their XML feeds. The prize? - tour of the studios, meet the talent, share the £10,000 prize pot."

 Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 07:46 Comments

"Sky News was forced to apologise after one of its presenters joked on air that the Conservative Party supported a policy of ‘extermination’ for immigrants."

 Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 07:45 Comments

"[W]hen Sky News presenter Julie Etchingham accused David Cameron of favouring a policy of ‘extermination’ for immigrants, wasn’t she speaking with the authentic voice of the liberal elite?"

 Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 07:44 Comments

Chris Dillow: "’News’ is a mere artefact. It’s defined not by any standards rooted in epistemology or information theory, but is merely a commodity produced where journalists happen to be…"

 Friday, 26 October 2007, 10:33 Comments

"When City University ventured to advertise for a PhD studentship in citizen journalism in conjunction with Sky News, an NUJ newsletter headlined it ‘Wanna be a Doctor of low-cost news coverage?’ Sounds familiar, eh?"

 Thursday, 30 August 2007, 23:09 Comments

Sky News head John Ryley responds to critics of his handling of the fictional hostage scenario at the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

 Wednesday, 29 August 2007, 10:42 Comments

"The online alternative universe that is Second Life was supposed to offer myriad opportunities for media companies to showcase their wares. Chris Green takes a look at their differing fortunes "

 Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 10:16 Comments

Simon Dickson wonders: "if a news organisation spotted someone tweeting about a news event, is it ethical (or indeed sensible?) for them to republish the stream on their own pages?"

 Wednesday, 15 August 2007, 11:27 Comments

Non-sk8er boi Jon Gripton recounts an unsuccessful attempt to interview Avril Lavigne in Second Life for Sky News.

 Monday, 6 August 2007, 15:06 Comments

Kevin Anderson: "My question to Sky News or any news organisation for that matter: Do you want an online community or fight club?"

 Monday, 23 July 2007, 21:07 Comments

"Sky News is to be streamed on internet TV service Jalipo, giving users access to footage on a pay-per-minute model."

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