journalism

5 great Twitter tools for journalists

by John Einar Sandvand on January 21, 2009 · 9 comments

Every day news stories break on Twitter. Here are some of the tools journalists can use to make Twitter work for them.

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Five smart steps for journalists in 2009

by John Einar Sandvand on January 3, 2009 · 4 comments

Journalism is changing dramatically – and old-timers in the profession must pay attention to stay ahead. Here are five steps many journalists would benefit from taking in the coming years if they want to stay in the A-league.

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What will happen to newspapers: 10 predictions

by John Einar Sandvand on December 22, 2008 · 3 comments

Here are 10 predictions for the newspaper industry of the future.

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Newspapers finally embracing web 2.0

by John Einar Sandvand on December 18, 2008 · 0 comments

Image via Wikipedia U.S. newspapers are finally embracing Web 2.0 in their web operations, according to a major survey. But is it too late?

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10 new roles for journalists

by John Einar Sandvand on December 14, 2008 · 11 comments

New roles will be necessary in editorial organizations. Here are 10 of them, provided by the Swedish media blog Mindpark.

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Media sites become aggregators of content

by John Einar Sandvand on December 8, 2008 · 4 comments

New York Times‘  alternative home page with links from other sources is a step toward a new potential role for media companies – as aggregators of content.

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5 great blogs to follow online media trends

by John Einar Sandvand on December 1, 2008 · 2 comments

There are thousands of blogs out there writing about web and online media trends. Here are five of my favorites.

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Once more we have seen it happen: The terrorist attacks in Mumbai have demonstrated how amateurs and and social networks are playing an essential role in distributing news in major events.  More and more readers are finding that they get the news faster – and sometimes even more accurate – on the social networks than [...]

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How the New York Times can be saved

by John Einar Sandvand on November 25, 2008 · 0 comments

The New York Times is fading away, claims marketing guru Seth Godin. And he offers six suggestions for how big newspaper companies can ensure they have a strong future online as well. “Great people on an important mission, but their footprint is shrinking and the company is losing stock value and cash and power and [...]

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Everybody can be a videojournalist

by John Einar Sandvand on November 12, 2008 · 0 comments

Any idiot can run a video camera, claims video visionary Michael Rusenblum.  Forget about expensive equipment and long training. It is easy. Just do it. That was his message to the Society of Editors annual conference as he with great enthusiasm tried to explain to the newspaper editors how they had no time to loose. [...]

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