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Let’s bring UX design to the news experience
I read a great post by Jared Spool this morning on ‘The curse of a mobile strategy’. The killer pull-out quote for me is this one: The problem with a mobile strategy is it’s about the medium of delivery, not what is being delivered. It focuses on the technology questions. Do we build a native app or a web-based …
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What to ask an expert when evaluating scientific research
Five questions to ask experts when you’re evaluating scientific research for a news story. They come from the excellent Desk Guide for Covering Science, which is published by the Science Media Centre New Zealand and free to download. How does this study compare with others that have come before? How does it add to or …
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Journalists ‘should read Thinking, Fast and Slow’
Joseph Rickerts took some notes when Nate Silver was speaking to a crowd of statisticians at Joint Statistical Meetings 2013. Joseph recorded 11 points made by Nate. A few are below but worth checking them all out. Data requires context. Nate mentioned an article about the population of China that included the fact that China …
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Create your own data: using sensors for journalism
Matt Waite writes on The Source about building cheap drought sensors that individually track your backyard’s drought status and collectively paint a picture of a city’s weather conditions. “The problem with most news apps and data journalism is that they rely on the government to produce the data. If the government keeps numbers and you …
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Paul Lewis on two persuasive examples of the value of crowdsourcing news
A couple of persuasive examples of the power of crowdsourcing in journalism from Guardian Special Projects Editor Paul Lewis. He talks about how Twitter and other social media helped him find witnesses to the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson during riots in London and track down passengers on the aircraft Jimmy Mubenga died on …
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We’re in the business of ‘filling knowledge gaps’
I like these bullet points from a post written by Joy Mayer after she saw Elements of Journalism author Tom Rosenstiel speak at an Association of Alternative Weeklies conference. They strike me as helpful in changing the way we think about journalism – especially in established newsrooms where old habits and entrenched thinking die hard. …
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Martin Bell on TV news anchors
Enjoyed this 2011 post from Martin Bell about the history of TV anchors at the BBC. In due course TV journalism became a performing art. The BBC’s Vin Ray, an experienced hand who secretly admired the old ways while defending the new, described it as “being in the moment”. There was actually a style coach. …
‘Website is where Al Jazeera audience comes for in-depth coverage
‘ Robert Hernandez has a Q&A up on his blog with Al Jazeera online producer Bilal Randeree. Hernandez introduces the piece thus: Without a doubt, the leading news organization covering the historic Middle East unrest is Al Jazeera. Available in limited markets here, their website has been the home for its impressive coverage. “We had figures …
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‘How to do long-form journalism: gather big-name writers and immerse them in social media’
For those interested in the future of long-form journalism and public affairs reporting, a good post this week on the Nieman Lab blog from Lois Beckett. It reports on a conversation held at Berkeley School of Journalism between former New York Times Magazine editor Gerald Marzorati and author and former New Yorker writer Mark Danner. It notes that …