Short protocols 27-07-12: Robots!, Measuring the impact of news, web radio

Is Wikipedia controlled by bots? Apparently, yes, if you read this BBC article. “We had a joke that one day all the bots should go on strike just to make everyone appreciate how much work they do,” says Chris Grant,

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Short protocols 27-07-12: Robots!, Measuring the impact of news, web radio

Is Wikipedia controlled by bots? Apparently, yes, if you read this BBC article. “We had a joke that one day all the bots should go on strike just to make everyone appreciate how much work they do,” says Chris Grant,

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Short protocols 15-07-2012: Andy Carvin, Drone Journalism, Game of life, Story without content

During the Arab Spring NPR’s Andy Carvin‘s Twitter accountbecame a “hub” for breaking news. A very interesting research paper by Alfred Hermida, Seth C. Lewis and Rodrigo Zamith titled “Sourcing the Arab Spring: A Case Study of Andy Carvin’s Sources During the Tunisian

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Short protocols 15-07-2012: Andy Carvin, Drone Journalism, Game of life, Story without content

During the Arab Spring NPR’s Andy Carvin‘s Twitter accountbecame a “hub” for breaking news. A very interesting research paper by Alfred Hermida, Seth C. Lewis and Rodrigo Zamith titled “Sourcing the Arab Spring: A Case Study of Andy Carvin’s Sources During the Tunisian

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Interesting List: Innovative Journalism Projects

I am always lookign for new and interesting projects in digital journalism. Today I found a great list, already published in April.  

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Interesting List: Innovative Journalism Projects

I am always lookign for new and interesting projects in digital journalism. Today I found a great list, already published in April.  

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Short protocol 2: How-to Journalism, Writing Blog Titles, Russia

- The website Media Helping Media has collected a long list of “How to” articles on journalistic topics. - Angela Stringfellow has collected some ideas on “How To Write Attention Grabbing Blog Post Titles” – Russia seeks for new ways to censor

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Short protocol 2: How-to Journalism, Writing Blog Titles, Russia

- The website Media Helping Media has collected a long list of “How to” articles on journalistic topics. - Angela Stringfellow has collected some ideas on “How To Write Attention Grabbing Blog Post Titles” – Russia seeks for new ways to censor

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Biggest risk factors for Facebook’s IPO

I can spend hours upon hours jus browsing the SEC’s EDGAR Database where you can research official company filings (does that make me a nerd?). Sometimes you can find quiet fun stuff, like this.

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Biggest risk factors for Facebook’s IPO

I can spend hours upon hours jus browsing the SEC’s EDGAR Database where you can research official company filings (does that make me a nerd?). Sometimes you can find quiet fun stuff, like this.

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Hakuna my Data: Using Kenya Open Data with Google Fusion Tables

I love the new tools which pop up right now which journalists can use for data driven journalism (ddj). One of my favourite is Google Fusion Tables. It is a great tool to collect, organize and visualize big chunks of

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Hakuna my Data: Using Kenya Open Data with Google Fusion Tables

I love the new tools which pop up right now which journalists can use for data driven journalism (ddj). One of my favourite is Google Fusion Tables. It is a great tool to collect, organize and visualize big chunks of

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Forget Storify: 4 Plugins for Curation Journalism with WordPress

Curation seems to be the new trend in online journalism. Not many users have the time to read millions of tweets or watch dozens of Youtube videos each day. Journalists can become curators of these art pieces of modern news

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Forget Storify: 4 Plugins for Curation Journalism with WordPress

Curation seems to be the new trend in online journalism. Not many users have the time to read millions of tweets or watch dozens of Youtube videos each day. Journalists can become curators of these art pieces of modern news

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Those silly line breaks

I was quiet surprised when I first read the NY Times news alert email on my cell phone….

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Those silly line breaks

I was quiet surprised when I first read the NY Times news alert email on my cell phone….

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“Planet Money”-Correspondent Adam Davidson: Understanding the secret language of finance

Why are there millions and millions of unused Dollar coins which no one really wants to spend? What are the rules of a drug economy? And why is pre-school so important? Adam Davidson and his team of seven at NPR

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“Planet Money”-Correspondent Adam Davidson: Understanding the secret language of finance

Why are there millions and millions of unused Dollar coins which no one really wants to spend? What are the rules of a drug economy? And why is pre-school so important? Adam Davidson and his team of seven at NPR

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Short Protocol 1: London riots and online tools, Curation, Social Media in Asia, Transmedia Stoytelling

London riots: Five ways journalists used online tools: See how online journalists used maps, videos, curation tools, blogs and timeslines to cover the events in London and around the country [journalism.co.uk]. Even the police used Flickr to let online users identify looters,

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Short Protocol 1: London riots and online tools, Curation, Social Media in Asia, Transmedia Stoytelling

London riots: Five ways journalists used online tools: See how online journalists used maps, videos, curation tools, blogs and timeslines to cover the events in London and around the country [journalism.co.uk]. Even the police used Flickr to let online users identify looters,

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