A survey of nearly 500 journalists across 12 countries offers some insights into what reporters are doing on Twitter. It found that nearly half of respondents (47 per cent) said they used Twitter to source new story angles, compared to 35 percent who used Facebook. But conventional PR sources far outweighed the use of social media for story ideas, with 62 per cent of journalists sourcing stories from PR agences and 59 per

The final research paper at the ISOJ focused on how newsrooms were using Twitter. Dale Blasingame from Texas State University, San Marcos, looked at how Twitter was changing TV news. He started by saying that a web first approach in newsrooms is no longer enough due to the instant dissemination of news via Twitter. Twitter allows both professionals and citizens to “jump the gate” and send news directly to audiences,

This promo video provides a taste of a forthcoming exhibition at the British Library in London showcasing new research tools and techniques. The exhibition, called Growing Knowledge, runs from October 12 2010 to July 16 2011. The aim is “to inform and inspire today’s researchers, consult and engage with them, demonstrate the value of investment in digital research tools, and spark a debate on the future of research.” Hopefully there

Academic presentations dominate the second day of the International Online Journalism Symposium at UT Austin in Texas. The research papers cover a wide range of topics, but one topic that kept coming up was user-generated content, also described as citizen journalism and participatory journalism. Normally, I would have blogged the papers and highlighted some of the research. But my energy levels are low today so instead I recommend reading the

The schedule for the forthcoming International Symposium on Online Journalism is now available online and it has a great range of speakers. The conference, held 4-5 April at the University of Texas at Austin, is unique in bringing both professionals and academics to discuss where journalism is going. But it also stands out for its international approach, with speakers from Brazil, Britain, Colombia, Spain, Sweden, Portugal and the UAE. For