The BBC’s Ben Hammersley, who recently returned from Turkey where he was using various social media tools and blogging techniques to give greater depth and insight into his coverage of the Turkish Parliamentary elections, will be talking about the experiment… Continue Reading
A few weeks ago, I came across an ad for what would probably be the dream job for a reader of this blog. I thought I’d lost the details but yesterday found the ad in my wallet. You’ve still got… Continue Reading
BBC Berkshire has created a Google Map mash-up that plots and displays the areas affected by flood warnings, the location of council emergency centres, places where BBC Radio Berkshire has reported from (called outside broadcasts or OB’s), videos of the… Continue Reading
Regular readers will know that, as the Virginia Tech massacre unfolded I, like many other journalists and reporters, went online to see if I could find any firsthand accounts coming out of the campus. One particular account I found, that… Continue Reading
As blogged earlier today by the Guardian’s Jemima Kiss, the BBC has teamed up with research teams from a number of UK universities to launch eight studies looking at user generated content, audiences, and social learning through virtual worlds: "The… Continue Reading
The BBC’s Alan Johnston, who was taken hostage on his way home from work in Gaza, has been released after 114 days in captivity. Upon his release he thanked his supporters and described his experience by saying: "It was like… Continue Reading
Outside Tony’s new gaffe Originally uploaded by Azeem Azhar I’m listening to the BBC News coverage of Tony Blair’s final minutes at the British Prime Minister. It’s exactly what you expect to see – big name BBC reporters… Continue Reading
This has to be one of the most wonderfully useful (not to mention altruistic) things I’ve come across online recently: Martin Belam at CurryBetDotNet has compiled two massive lists (available as OPML files – more on that in a minute)… Continue Reading
Siobhain Butterworth, the Guardian’s Readers’ Editor, recently posted about the flow of comments into the Guardian and the legal responsibilities which stem from moderating and publishing this content: "It has never been easier to become an author – the web… Continue Reading
The BBC and media organisations from around the world will hold vigils today to mark abducted reporter Alan Johnston’s 100th day in captivity. The events will include a show of solidarity by Johnston’s BBC colleagues at 2.15pm today and a… Continue Reading