Tag Archives: live-blogging
All the gear, no idea (but it’s probably just as well)
I should be ashamed. Here's me with a laptop, digital sound recorder and a phone and camera that take perfectly good pictures and video. And what did I manage to record and post from the conference I've just been to? Nothing. Then again, there are good reasons for that, and bad.
The pros and cons of live-blogging news
This piece from The Poynter Institute in the US looks at the pros and cons of reporters live-blogging from events and story locations. Under the headline Live Blogging: How It Makes Us Better Journalists, Mallary Jean Tanore talks to a number of journalists who have live-blogged at one time or another, either using their regular blogs or micro-blogging formats like Twitter, which allows you to post just 140 characters at a time.
Social journalism – how to cover major events by tapping into tech tools and the communities who use them
I was just reading a thought-provoking post from Nate Ritter about covering events like fires and earthquakes which affect thousands of people, all of whom need constantly updated information.
Top tips on covering conferences live