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21 Jul

Migrating news stories to Twitter

Some solid advice for moving news to a Tweet on Twitter from the Poynter Institute’s David Brewer. “Imagine if a journalist writing a breaking news story online tweeted each element […]

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16 Jul

News innovation webinar Twitter available

“The Media Standards Trust (MST) and Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) event is in an ‘unconference’ style with multiple speakers contributing on a series of topics – all linked by […]

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16 Jul

Proving our value as journalists

MediaShift offers some tips on adding to credibility and developing trust in the face on an onslaught of amateur reporters and crowdsourcing. “If you were a professional journalist and I […]

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16 Jul

Email business newsletter competes with print editions

“CityBizList is a free email product sent to business people every morning in five metro areas—Baltimore, Atlanta , Philadelphia , Boston and Washington, D.C. Founded in 2005 by Edwin Warfield, […]

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16 Jul

New investigative journalism network formed

Here is an innovative approach to keep investigative journalism alive. “Twenty-five nonprofit news organizations recently came together to form the beginnings of an investigative news network to fill in the […]

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16 Jul

Study of online news distribution underway

“The OECD is conducting a study on the Future of News to which this discussion session contributes. Independent journalism and newspapers play an indispensable role in informing citizens. Yet currently […]

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16 Jul

Lowering the drawbridge

Bill Doskoch offers a snippet from BBC College of Journalism entitled The Future of Journalism: “The ability of audiences to pull together their preferred news is bringing the walls of […]

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15 Jul

New design for news headline at USA Today

An experimental headline service is launched by USA Today, using its usual minimalist style and bright colours, today.

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14 Jul

Another blow to community newspapers as Dallas-based weeklies fold

“A group of community newspapers covering southern DallasDallas suburbs is printing its final editions. The publisher said Today Newspapers is shutting down Friday because of a loss of advertising revenue.”

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14 Jul

New ways of covering a complex debate from different perspectives

“For several months The Independent has been experimenting with Debategraph – a mindmapping tool that allows you to visualise various perspectives on big issues, and add new ones.” An interesting […]

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