The BBC’s editorial guidelines have been updated to take account of the impact of social media on journalism. There are three specific entries that offer valuable advice to journalists. The guidelines on the use of photos sourced from social media and personal websites notes that the BBC should consider the sensitivities in using them, even though the images have been published online. It urges journalists to consider whether someone intended the

PBS Mediashift is running a special series called Beyond J-School, taking an in-depth look at journalism education in the digital age. The series was kicked off by a piece I wrote on how to teach social media at journalism schools: Teaching social media is more than showing students the mechanics of Twitter. Rather, they should learn how to build a network of relevant followers and how to interact with them

Valuable social networking presentation for the News21 Carnegie-Knight Initiative for the Future of Journalism Education. It’s by Jeremy Rue, multimedia training instructor for the University of California-Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. (Via Graphicdesignr)

The citizen journalism beat has a new kid on the block in the shape of VancouverIAM. As you might have guessed from the name, it is a citmedia site about Vancouver, based in Vancouver. The site describes itself as: The destination for people who want to know what’s going on in Vancouver. It gives you the tools and support to become a video journalist, internet TV and film producer and

The new guidelines from the BBC on social media are now available online. There are two parts to this, the first dealing with how the BBC should approach social networking sites and the second on how the use by BBC staff of social networking sites. The guidelines on the use of social media by the BBC reflects concerns about protecting the brand. But they also recognises that the corporation should