Links and news from around the internet focussing on journalism, curated by @ukcameraman
The first story, about a piece of CCTV footage that has gone viral in Malaysia and why people share material online, will be broadcast from an in-tweet video on the#BBCTrending hashtag at 5pm GMT today.
http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/new-bbc-reporting-unit-tracks-stories-taking-off-on-social/s2/a554598/British journalism has been battered by an unrelenting power grab on the part of the country's political classes. The move to foist an "all-party agreed" infrastructure of regulation by Royal Charter underpinned by punitive statutory sanction is part of a pattern of attack.
The government approved and sponsoredRoyal Charter is being applied to the British media without its consent and even worse without proper consultation and parliamentary scrutiny. It has not even been debated in the House of Lords.
http://theconversation.com/constitutional-ransacking-of-british-journalism-19635BBC journalism is sick – screens within screens
"I used to say what I did and people would understand. Now people say, 'what's that?'" said Amanda Farnsworth, editor of visual journalism at the BBC, during the latest Polis Media Agenda Talk.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/polis/2013/10/28/from-tv-to-tablets-how-the-bbcs-onscreen-journalism-is-changing/Regional press journalists have been banned from two football grounds after the clubs objected to articles their titles published.
Journalists from the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and its sister titles The Journal and The Sunday Sun have been barred by Newcastle United from press conferences and matches at St James's Park.
http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2013/news/regional-journalists-banned-from-two-football-grounds/Sunday Times journalist David Walsh's expose on drug cheat Lance Armstrong has been shortlisted for a £25,000 sport book prize.
We will be holding our next news:rewired digital journalism conference on Thursday 20 February – offering another thought-provoking day of digital journalism innovation and inspiration, with industry case studies and practical tips for newsrooms.
http://www.newsrewired.com/2013/10/22/the-next-newsrewired-digital-journalism-event-thursday-20-february/New trends in technology often leave newsrooms scrambling to figure out what to do next.
Digital strategist Amy Webb helps journalists and newsrooms get ahead of the curve. Her annual presentation on tech trends for journalists is always one of the most popular sessions at the Online News Association conference. This year's 10 Tech Trends for Journalists at last week's conference in Atlanta was no different. Within a few minutes after it started, the session was standing-room only.
http://ijnet.org/blog/data-personalized-video-and-screenless-computing-among-tech-trends-journalists-2014October 22, 2013 by Steve Buttry
Journalism students today should learn some computer code. More important, they should get a glimpse of the value for themselves and their newsrooms of greater computer illiteracy.
The International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) recently awarded four journalists for their outstanding determination to speak out on global issues despite ongoing threats and oppression.
All four recipients— Edna Machirori, Najiba Ayubi, Bopha Phorn and Elisa Lees Munoz—spoke on HuffPost Live on Tuesday about the challenges they face as female journalists and what motivates them to risk their lives for the job.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/22/four-women-journalists_n_4144888.htmlMembers of the British public are much more optimistic about the future of investigative journalismthan those working in the media industry, according to a poll by YouGov.
Other findings underlined strong support for investigative journalism's role, with more than half believing the impact was positive compared with just 12% of people believing that it was having a negative impact on the UK's democracy.
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/oct/23/public-support-investigative-journalismFollowing in the footsteps of eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and venture capital firm Accel Partners, Yahoo has pumped new money into original journalism, launching a website with prominent tech reviewer David Pogue.
http://www.wired.com/business/2013/10/pogue-yahoo/News that eBay founder Pierre Omidyar was planning a new online journalism venture with The Guardian's Glenn Greenwald was leaked last week. After failing to buy the Washington Post Company earlier this year, Omidyar committed $250 million to a project he hoped would combine independent journalism and Silicon Valley know-how.
Who says no one's investing in journalism anymore?
NewsCred, a six-year-old New York-based content marketing company known for licensing articles from The Economist and the New York Times to brands, is creating its own newsroom with 500 journalists.
