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A web presence without a website?
Charlotte Dunckley is a final year journalism degree students who has already launched a fanzine and is in the process of turning it into a commercially viable magazine – Things. She recently popped in...
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A week in online journalism: roundup
Allison White has written this wonderful roundup of last week’s news for the OJB. But now she’s got a job. Persuade her to do this again in the comments… Google -Announced no desire to create content...
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MPs expenses data: now it’s The Telegraph’s turn
The Telegraph have finally published their MPs’ expenses data online – and it’s worth the wait. Here are some initial thoughts and reactions: Firstly, they’ve made user behaviour an editorial feature....
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Review: Search Engine Society by Alexander Halavais
Searching is the most popular activity online after email. It is the prism through which we experience a significant proportion of the world’s information – from news and information about our...
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Add context to news online with a wiki feature
In journalism school you’re told to find the way that best relates a story to your readers. Make it easy to read and understand. But don’t just give the plain facts, also find the context of the story...
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Wikipedia to require new biography edits to be approved first
The New York Times reports that edits by new users to biographical entries on Wikipedia will be held back from publication until a more experienced editor approves them. This seems something of a...
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Today’s online news: too much surface area, but too little depth?
Even though I had followed the latest financial crisis since its inception on every news site of relevance, I had to wait for the Atlantic’s cover story on the topic to understand where Wall Street had...
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Wiki journalism: the experiences of WikiCity Guides
I asked Pat Lazure, co-founder of the wiki journalism project WikiCity Guides, to tell me more about his experiences with the project. This is what he said: Key Factors Driving Citizen Journalism There...
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Sockpuppetry and Wikipedia – a PR transparency project
Wikipedia image by Octavio Rojas Last month you may have read the story of lobbyists editing Wikipedia entries to remove criticism of their clients and smear critics. The story was a follow-up to an...
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How to investigate Wikipedia edits
Ian Silvera (@ianjsilvera) gives a step-by-step guide on how to find out who’s behind changes on a Wikipedia page. Cross-posted from the Help Me Investigate blog. First, click on the ‘view history’ tab...
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