Digital Journalism
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Barring the invention of a "time turner" like the one Hermione Granger sported in 3 rd Harry Potter novel, most of us will never have enough time to consume the information we might otherwise want to absorb. There's simply too much info and too few waking hours. Enter the notion of curation, a relatively new term that is not unlike the editor of old, a trusted person or organization that filters information and aggregates it in an organized fashion for others to enjoy. According to Steve Rosenbaum, author of Curation Nation , "curation is the new way of organizing the web going forward." And no doubt he's right.
Capitalizing On Curation: Why The New Curators Are Beating The Old | Fast Company
“ Twittering at 5 am? Did you get any sleep at all?” a friend asked me yesterday. The reason for my early morning rise was that I had to catch the 6.15 am train to Amsterdam in order to arrive on time for the day of debates on the future of journalism organised by my colleagues from the Maastricht-based European Journalism Centre at PICNIC 2010 . It was still dark and quiet outside when I left home.
Long live journalism
Journalism in the Age of Data: A Video Report on Data Visualization by Geoff McGhee
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Things I wish tech journalists would learn | yelvington.com
Survey methods should be disclosed and critically examined. If a survey was conducted in order to generate a press release for marketing purposes, it's probably bullshit. Companies like Nielsen and Comscore attempt to report on Web traffic, using samples (not counts) and making statistical projections. If you're going to take their numbers as "market share," explain what "market" is being "shared," how the data was gathered, and how the conclusions were drawn. Otherwise shut up.5 Ways to find, mix and mash your data :: 10,000 Words
One of the most popular trends in online journalism is taking publicly available data and translating it into visualizations or infographics that readers and viewers can quickly and easily understand. A large percentage of the visualizations you see on the web were built from scratch, which can take a considerable amount of time and effort. The following sites allow you to mash your data in record time.
Facebook: Journalists' friend or foe? - Fortune Tech
Vadim Lavrusik FORTUNE -- Vadim Lavrusik, the cherub-cheeked 25-year old who heads up Facebook's new journalist program initiative, has been generating a lot of chatter in media circles, and not just for his thoughtful missives about how ink-stained wretches could better utilize the social network to promote their work or find sources. His arrival, along with a few other moves by the social-media company, suggests Facebook may be looking at ways to turn the site into a distribution -- and money making -- platform for news. Lavrusik joined Facebook in April in part to help educate reporters, writers and editors on the benefits of using the site as a tool for gathering sources and distributing news. (Lavrusik's outreach shouldn't be confused with Facebook's clumsy effort to get journalists to write negative stories about rival Google .) Facebook has already proven itself an important distribution outlet for news organizations.
10 Awesome Free Tools To Make Infographics
Who can resist a colourful, thoughtful venn diagram anyway? In terms of blogging success, infographics are far more likely to be shared than your average blog post. This means more eyeballs on your important information, more people rallying for your cause, more backlinks and more visits to your blog. In short, a quality infographic done well could be what your blog needs right now. Ultimately, if you have a little design skill, the very best approach is to create all the simple graphs and illustrations yourself using vector graphic software.