Friday, 11 April 2008, 07:26
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"News International, owner of free daily thelondonpaper, and Associated Newspapers (London Lite) are participating in a ‘phoney’ expansion was in the UK. Both companies are trademarking their brands and registering Internet domain names in several are
The ethics of geotagging
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 12:50
In a letter published in this week’s Press Gazette magazine, Tim Gopsill, editor of the NUJ’s magazine The Journalist, raises some interesting questions about the practicalities and ethics of geotagging news:
You report Archant bosses as saying that their ground-breaking plan to introduce postcode-targeted “personalised” websites will “require a change of thinking from our reporting staff”. [...]
@Beyond the Printed Word: MySun moderators tested on 152-page policy
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 13:12
Danny Dagan, head of online communities at News Group Digital which runs MySun and provides moderation for the News of the World and thelondonpaper.
The Sun and its sister titles take a very strict line on moderating content submitted to their sites, its approach is that contributing under the tabloids’ brands is very different than blogging [...]
Sunday, 16 September 2007, 13:17
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"Sources at [Associated Newspapers] say plans are in place to take the Standard further upmarket and distinguish it more clearly from its free siblings."
Friday, 14 September 2007, 10:46
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It’s nice to see online metrics aren’t the only ones that provoke rows. Associated and News International are squabbling over teh sample size used by the National Readership Survey for their london freesheets.
Saturday, 5 May 2007, 09:34
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Jon Hughes of the Ecologogist estimated that the London freesheets use "a little over 107 tonnes" of newsprint per day = 1,284 trees * 70% recycled paper = 899 dead trees per day.
Sunday, 22 April 2007, 12:15
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Peter Preston: [London councils' litter payment demands] could be a £2m-a-year extra burden for two free papers that aren’t making any money now, or for the foreseeable future."
‘Head-cam’ video voxpops at Press Gazette
Friday, 19 January 2007, 16:44
Press Gazette reporter Rachael Gallagher filmed some video vox pops this week to gauge Londoners’ opinions of the Evening Standard and the free newspapers London Lite and thelondonpaper. You can watch the results on YouTube.
But this is two stories in one. It was also a review for the Gizmos page.
Rachael filmed her vox pops on the hands-free “headcam” better known as the Cylon Body-Worn Surveillance System. The tiny camera, designed to be strapped to the side of the user’s head, records directly to an Archos digital video recorder.
The headcam was designed for police evidence-gathering, which explains the unsightly timestamp throughout Rachael’s footage. Apparently the manufacturers can make a version for journalists without this feature.
There are clearly journalistic applications for this device, particularly in areas where mobility is vital, such as war reporting. Tristan Nichols, defense correspondent of The Herald in Plymouth, recently used this camerato film stories about British troops in Sierra Leone and Afghanistan.
And it costs a mere £1,700.
