Monthly Archives: January 2008
Blogs ‘shouldn’t replace newspaper columns’
Simon Jenkins, a former Times editor, told The Lords Communications Committee that blogs were like 'bar room chats' and couldn't be taken as seriously as newspaper columns, reports journalism.co.uk.
Telegraph’s interactive political map
This is fun. Telegraph.co.uk has come up with an interactive political map of Britain. Essentially it's a dot-map of Britain, with each dot representing an electorate (as defined by the new boundaries that became effective in June 2007). Click on the dot and you see the candidates for that electorate, voter turnout and data on health, crime and education.
Paywall stays at WSJ
Rupert Murdoch says the part-paywall will remain at the WSJ. "The really specialized (material) giving the greatest insights, that will still be a subscription service," he said at Davos.
Washington Post links with hyperlocal site
Following on from my earlier post about hyperlocal newspapers: Outside.in has linked up with the Washington Post.
Post uses surveys to engage readers, generate stories