journalism

Redefining which content has value

by John Einar Sandvand on January 17, 2012 · 4 comments

Looking for ways to make users pay for digital content, many editors consistently make a wrong assumption: That stories from the printed newspaper have higher value than the web stories.

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Social networking tips for mainstream media

by Guest Blogger on April 17, 2011 · 5 comments

Here are five don’ts and five dos for how media companies should use social media, as suggested by Media Helping Media.

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Ten tools to improve your online journalism

by John Einar Sandvand on March 16, 2011 · 9 comments

Do you dream of being the digital journalists with lot of interactive story telling techniques? It is easier than ever to impress your colleagues and readers. Here are ten very simple tools.

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So you got stuck, working for the printed newspaper all these years? And now you realize your future is with digital media? Here is your digital makeover plan!

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Six ways Scandinavian media companies approach iPad

by John Einar Sandvand on February 20, 2011 · 9 comments

Less than a year after iPad was launched, media products for the device flourish in the Scandinavian market. Here are six media approaches to the new platform.

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Innovative journalism for the future – an example from Norway

by John Einar Sandvand on February 11, 2011 · 13 comments

Can the story of traffic accidents be told in a new way? Journalists and programmers in the Norwegian media house Bergens Tidende joined forces to push local journalism to a new level.

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Making social media ingrained in all news stories

by John Einar Sandvand on December 10, 2010 · 5 comments

It was time to cut the crap: The Spanish news site 20minutos.es decided to make a sincere effort to increase the quality of readers’ contributions. Here is how.

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How user payment will improve journalism

by John Einar Sandvand on November 28, 2010 · 5 comments

Many paywall experiments will fail during the next year. That will lead to better journalism in many media companies. Here is why.

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What creates the greatest value for users? Professional editors’ careful selection of content from one source or sophisticated aggregation services picking relevant sources from numerous sources?

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In digital media journalism and technology is being strongly connected to each other. Here is a tech survival guide for the digital journalist – with all the tech terms you should know to stay on top.

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