The NUJ has published its report on multimedia working in the UK, looking at impact of new technologies on journalists. Among its key conclusions is that: The quality of journalism is being threatened in the multimedia age because of the increasing demands placed on reporters, who are working longer hours and taking on more responsibility for no extra pay This is not news to anyone working in multimedia newsroom, where
PDF Here is the video of my keynote, Reimagining Science Journalism, at Future Directions in Science Journalism Conference held in Vancouver, British Columbia, in November, hosted by the UBC School of Journalism. The keynote is in two chunks: Part I: Part II: Print
The editor of the web newsroom of The New York Times, Fiona Spruill, has been answering questions from readers all week. As someone who manages the Times’s web newsroom, made up of the 60 producers and editors responsible for publishing NYTimes.com 24 hours a day, she has some sound advice for budding online journalists: Our web newsroom is closely integrated with the print newsroom, so I am looking for people
The CBC in Canada is following in the footsteps of the BBC and moving towards bringing together television, radio and online. Its English-language services are being formally integrated under one big boss, its current English television vice-president, Richard Stursberg. The purpose is look at ways of having the three media arms work more closely together, such as the CBC is trying out in its integrated news operation in Vancouver. It
On Friday 9 November, I had the privilege of delivering the keynote address at the opening of the Future Directions in Science Journalism conference at the University of British Columbia. Entitled, Reimagining Science Journalism, the talk examined how the way audiences are getting news and information about science is changing, with the Internet emerging as a key resource. The challenge is how to revitalize science journalism for a digital age.
Mike Oreskes, executive editor of the International Herald Tribune, was the keynote speaker on day two of the Online News Association conference in Toronto. The main thrust of his talk: quality journalism is good for society, it creates a democratic society and that builds wealth. Some highlights: Journalists can help audiences deal with information overload. The proliferation of sources online is increasing the need for journalists, but these same forces
Last week’s Future of Newspapers conference in Cardiff didn’t generate as much online coverage as similar conventions tend to do in the US. One of the few people providing updates was Paul Bradshaw via Twitter alerts. But then, there is only so much you can get into 140 words. He did write a piece for the UK Press Gazette, picking up on two of the presentations. The original draft of
One of the pressing issues for the news industry is training. Many journalists simply do not have the skills needed in an Internet age, so the Knight Foundation is investing more than US$6 million in preparing reporters and editors for a digital world. The money is going to the Knight Digital Media Center, based at two universities in Los Angeles. $2.8 million is going to the University of California, Berkeley
Today was the first day of our redesigned core course at the UBC School of Journalism in Vancouver. Entitled Multiplatform Journalism, it seeks to instruct the students in the key intellectual and practical skills they will need to operate as a professional journalist in a multimedia industry. The course aims to move away from training the students for jobs as a print journalist or as a radio journalist. Instead we
Students heading into journalism school this autumn should get their hands on a new textbook, offered for free at the Knight Citizen News Network website. “Journalism 2.0″ by journalist Mark Briggs from the News Tribune in Tacoma, Washington, is available as a PDF download. It is next on my list to read, covering subjects such as reporting for the web, podcasting, shooting photos and video and an introduction to Web