At last October’s Networked Journalism Summit, organised by Jeff Jarvis, I had the pleasure of meeting Micah Sifry of the Personal Democracy Forum which is described on their website as a "hub for the conversation already underway between political practitioners… Continue Reading
Every so often I come across a tool that will be useful for journalists and others looking for first hand accounts and viewpoints on breaking news stories. Today I came across David Sterry’s Tweet Scan which allows you to search… Continue Reading
kitbag for Cardiff trip Originally uploaded by robinhamman If you’re close to Cardiff University on Wednesday you might be able to catch me giving a presentation at the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies (Bute Building) from… Continue Reading
Yesterday a student from the University of Westminster sent me a message via facebook, asking whether I thought social networking sites are a threat to "old media". I’m posting the response here: Last month I was speaking with Glen Drury,… Continue Reading
At last week’s Networked Journalism Summit in New York I was interviewed by Alan Levy and John C. Havens for blog talk radio. I spoke about my role at the BBC, where I spend a lot of my time speaking… Continue Reading
At the Networked Journalism Summit last week I was interviewed by NPR’s Bob Garfield. That interview, or at least about three seconds of it, appeared yesterday in On The Media. But don’t listen to hear me – you’ll learn a… Continue Reading
In March 2007, Jay Rosen helped launch Assignment Zero, a networked journalism experiment that got a bit of help from Wired.com. He posted his review of that project last night on his blog PressThink and has just walked the audience… Continue Reading
Jeff Jarvis kicked off the Networked Journalism Summit by walking us through the hectic schedule of the day. The event should be well covered as there is free wifi and the Times Center Auditorium is a sea of bloggers feverishly… Continue Reading
I’m in New York City for the Networked Journalism Summit that’s been organised by Jeff Jarvis to bring together the best practices and practitioners in collaborative, pro-am journalism. I’m hoping to meet up with Neil McIntosh from the Guardian later… Continue Reading
Dump Your Pen Friend Originally uploaded by sesh00 Creative commons licensing gives content producers control over who uses their work and how. I use a creative commons license on nearly all the photos I post to flickr and… Continue Reading