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New York Times 2.0 – report from the lab

by John Einar Sandvand on May 11, 2009 · 3 comments

Here is a fascinating video from New York Times R&D group about how they look at the future of news. The video has been produced by Nieman Journalism Lab. You can read much more at their site. Recommended.

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The new skills for online journalists

by John Einar Sandvand on April 14, 2009 · 0 comments

What are the qualities editors should look for when hiring online reporters? Here is an interesting interview Nieman Journalism Lab did with Alan Murray, executive editor of the The Wall Street Journal Online. Speed, marketing, audience-building and tweeting are some of the skills mentioned.

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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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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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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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Time to redefine news

by John Einar Sandvand on November 10, 2008 · 5 comments

News can no longer be defined in the traditional way of media companies. Instead a much wider definition is needed, including not only the classical “news stories” of the mass media, but also users’ personal micronews.

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