Polis: The continuing digital transformation of the New York Times
Monday, 7 November 2011, 10:50
Arthur Sulzberger talk at LSE Polis, with some interesting points about innovations in how New York Times journalists use social media.
The Washington Post: Ask The Post – An ongoing conversation between Post readers and The Post newsroom
Friday, 30 September 2011, 10:18
“Engaging readers with our journalism”. Nice idea for a newsroom blog; also on Twitter at #askthepost
David Higgerson: Cage-fighting kids: A handy reminder of the value of YouTube for journalists
Thursday, 29 September 2011, 10:06
“[As] we’re seeing with Twitter, the real value of [social media] sites emerges when the story stops being about the fact the platform is being used to share information and starts being just about the information again.”
Mashable: Why Burberry Is Now as Much a Media Company as a Fashion Company
Thursday, 22 September 2011, 11:31
"Burberry staged a 'Tweetwalk' earlier this week during which the London-based fashion house premiered every look on Twitter moments before the models hit the runway. … Part of the initiative’s success was driven by a series of “Tw…
The Editors: How has social media changed the way newsrooms work?
Wednesday, 14 September 2011, 14:41
Kevin Bakhurst: "For BBC News, social media currently has three key, highly valuable roles in our journalism: newsgathering … audience engagement … [and as] a platform for our content …"
Ragan.com: Study: LinkedIn top social media site for journalists
Tuesday, 30 August 2011, 11:50
"While more journalists are on LinkedIn than any other social network, they have increased their presence on other networks, too. The [Arketi Group] survey found that 85 percent of journalists are on Facebook and 84 percent use Twitter. Only 55 pe…
Guardian: Twitter traffic during the riots
Thursday, 25 August 2011, 13:55
"The Guardian has compiled a unique database of more than 2.5m tweets related to the riots, showing that the majority of surging social media traffic occurred after the first verified reports of incidents in an area."
Joanna Geary: Privacy and social media investigation: how I tracked down an entire family from one tweet
Wednesday, 3 August 2011, 22:48
"It’s easy to say it’s incumbent on the individual to protect their own privacy, but it’s hard to see how we can always stop this type of jigsaw identification of people online. Sometimes people are mentioned online without them even knowing…
GigaOm: How Chartbeat wants to help save the media industry — Tech News and Analysis
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 11:31
"Online, every click and interaction can be tracked and charted and graphed over time, to create a picture of what is happening at any minute of the day. .,.. Chartbeat … has just launched a … service called Newsbeat to help provide that data….
BBC Internet Blog: 5 Most Interesting Stories from the Fortnight
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 17:27
"BBC News announced new social media guidance on Friday 15th, drawing a clear line around offical BBC twitter accounts (which are prefixed with "BBC" and stick to a journalist's beat ). "
Fortune Tech: Twitter’s new plan: Commerce?
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 11:07
"During a keynote interview at Fortune BrainstormTech in Aspen, [Twitter CEO Dick Costolo] was pressed about his company's business model. After discussing its various advertising options — including its plans to eventually offer self-serve …
The Wall Blog: How the BBC lost 60,000 Twitter followers to ITV
Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 10:55
"On Thursday 21 July, the BBC lost 60,000 Twitter followers when Laura Kuenssberg renamed her @BBCLauraK account to @ITVLauraK."
Guardian: How Twitter tracked the News of the World scandal
Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 19:07
Nice antimated timeline of Twitter reactions to the News of the World scandal.
Twitter Media: Twitter for Newsrooms
Monday, 27 June 2011, 21:17
@Welcome to #TfN. Inside, you’ll find resources to help you and your organization at every step of the reporting and publishing process. We want to make our tools easier to use so you can focus on your job: finding sources, verifying facts, publishin…
