The Evolving Newsroom | Journalism links and observations from Julie Starr

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-21

By Julie Starr | Published: April 21, 2012

Wrote to Waikato Civil Defence site to point out broken link. They AND the site linked to wrote to say thanks and share corrected link. Nice #
Google Lat Long: Balloon and kite imagery in Google Earth http://t.co/pbkSF9rX #
Pulitzer Prizes awarded for top journalism | http://t.co/JV6N3Xta http://t.co/wpD9SPJj #
"Forty percent of items saved aren’t articles but content like videos, images, things to buy, travel tips and recipes." http://t.co/3tgvesj5 #
"Yahoo… shutting down 50 media properties and focusing on [strong] areas of news, finance, sports and entertainment." http://t.co/Ck100LT2 #
"whither by a “Ladies Entrance” she can resort when she pleases [...] and take away her letters without observation." http://t.co/kzjnd3JS #
Slide from the fourth floor to the lobby. Photo: http://t.co/22Atww2L #
Forty years in solitary: two men mark sombre anniversary in Louisiana prison | World news | http://t.co/9TVcFAK6 http://t.co/xgUfOIdP #
Yorkshire Post publisher scraps editors' posts on regional papers | The Guardian http://t.co/AiQvG506 #
Research grant + live "in garden cottage of Einstein's summer house" | Einstein Fellowship http://t.co/jl9f5nqz #

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By Julie Starr | Published: April 14, 2012

Don’t build a paywall, create a velvet rope instead — Tech News and Analysis http://t.co/A6SBXkkO #
"There aren't enough of us to support and design a fresh website for mobile, tablets, TV & speech-based interfaces.." http://t.co/YagB0R6i #
Center for Investigative Reporting to Launch Investigative News Channel on YouTube http://t.co/T1l9F8R5 #
Twitter helps save South African carjacking victim | World news | http://t.co/9TVcFAK6 http://t.co/VbcxRNK3 #

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By Julie Starr | Published: April 7, 2012

"Sound imposes a narrative on you,’ he said, ‘and it’s always someone else’s narrative." http://t.co/apkX9Fom @brainpicker #
A Disappearing Town In The Shadow Of Big Coal : The Picture Show : NPR http://t.co/g4BB5uVR #
Veteran editors give professors tips on getting students hired : http://t.co/8tZ294NA http://t.co/aIN7sXmJ #
MPs Social Media Details | Kiwiblog http://t.co/dEwWNaI2 #
The NYT Paywall Hums Along : CJR http://t.co/gW7CPX5q #
APN drops AAP newswires service | PANPA http://t.co/ctiNXXwl #
Mission America: How the Guardian's US move has added 4m readers | http://t.co/sbMjdKZw http://t.co/M3A6gSar #
Fairfax to cut own newspaper circulation http://t.co/Vek4K07p #
If you have news, it will be aggregated and/or curated — Tech News and Analysis http://t.co/es7XbtVR #
In Spain, sponsored subway tickets sold for a fraction of the regular price | Springwise http://t.co/8kZ0q0js #
In Madrid, iPads loaded with tourist friendly apps available for hire | Springwise http://t.co/vRQMz853 cc/ @mytoursapp #
Submissions on…. New Zealand Parliament – Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Bill http://t.co/cd394Wup #
Breakthroughs in Science: 'Whale Barf' Is No Longer Needed to Make High-End Perfume http://t.co/z880LcHb via @zite #
Nine publishers ready to embrace Zite’s mobile news app — Tech News and Analysis http://t.co/oJsD3nti #

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By Julie Starr | Published: March 31, 2012

Stunning image #1 of 1931 general election results up on giant board outside Evening Post | NatLib http://t.co/7wtaQIbN tx @auchmill #
Stunning image #2 of 1931 crowd looking at general election results outside Evening Post | NatLib http://t.co/Uw0DxFrg tx @auchmill #
+1 Also zen mode. RT @colgo Loving how right-hand column works down-page on @NiemanLab. Now you see it, now you don't http://t.co/TzqFXoyG #
NZ content wanted for Stuff on TV | http://t.co/6BfRgonX http://t.co/BEIpzGQH #
New, Devastating Digital Artifacts From the Aftermath of the Titanic's Voyage – The Atlantic http://t.co/GUTWdfHS #
Just in time for April 1… UK TO SUFFER WEEK-LONG ‘NEWS DROUGHT’ | SourceWire http://t.co/cNQsCyrx #

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By Julie Starr | Published: March 24, 2012

Going to buy books for some senior news biz folk. Looking for suggestions of books that changed the way you think and the way you work… #
Southland Times to be printed in Dunedin… | http://t.co/6BfRgonX http://t.co/T0EePtlM #
I can’t stop reading this analysis of Gawker’s editorial strategy » Nieman Journalism Lab http://t.co/yWBXxyGP #
How paywalls affect social media efforts at 5 news sites | Poynter. http://t.co/yxaQqNWm #