Audioboo: joelmgunter- #yp11: Johan Weisz, co-founder, streetpress.com
- #polis11: @guardian's John Harris on social networking and engagement
- #polis11: @tarekshalaby on international coverage of the Egypt uprising
- #polis11: Al Jazeera's @alanfisher on social media and the Arab spring
- Nigel Barlow from Inside the M60 on making money as a local news startup
Author Archives: joelgunter
‘Wherever there was news, we went’: Libya’s ‘A-Team’ fixers on getting the story out
When fighting broke out in Benghazi, Libyan construction workers Suliman Ali Zway and Osama Alfitory began helping international journalists. Eight months on they are in London to collect the Martin Adler Prize for their work. I spoke to them about … Continue reading
Posted in journalism, newspapers, press freedom
Tagged benghazi, fixers, jon lee anderson, libya, osama alfitory, suliman ali zway, support staff
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#talktoteens and the misconceived idea of ‘private’ tweets
Billericay assistant head faces investigation over swearing on Twitter | This is Total Essex bit.ly/o4efGr— Brentwood Gazette (@Gazetteseries) October 20, 2011 The week before last, the Billericay Gazette was on the receiving end of a huge backlash, with thousands taking … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, journalism, newspapers, social media
Tagged #talktoteens, billericay gazette, charlotte berry, sam smith, twitter
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#talktoteens: a collection of blog posts
Here are a collection of some of the blog posts about the #talktoteens case (an addendum to this post). There are others I’m sure – please let me know: joelmgunter@gmail.com Matt Leys: How to ruin someone’s life for no good … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, journalism, newspapers, social media
Tagged #talktoteens, billericay gazette, charlotte berry, sam smith, twitter
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Anna Politkovskaya: the fifth anniversary of her murder
Five years ago today, as Vladimir Putin celebrated his 54th birthday, 48-year-old Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was gunned down in her Moscow apartment building and left bullet-ridden in the stairwell. Putin said in the days after her murder that her … Continue reading
Mea culpa? Johann Hari apologises for ‘error of judgement’
After yesterday’s storm, this morning’s calmer weather brings with it some reflection from Johann Hari about the scandal he has found himself caught up in. Writing in today’s Independent, Hari has apologised for an “error of judgement” after being shown … Continue reading
Posted in ethics, newspapers, social media
Tagged charles arthur, johann hari, orwell prize, plagiarism, simon kelner, the independent
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‘Is there a better way of doing this?’: Johann Hari responds to plagiarism accusations
Independent columnist and interviewer Johann Hari has come under fire over the past week for so-called copy and paste journalism. First the DSG blog pointed out the remarkable similarities between Hari’s 2004 interview with Tony Negri and Negri’s own 2003 … Continue reading
Posted in ethics
Tagged brian whelan, ethics, johann hari, plagiarism, the independent
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Twitter, comments, and the reaction to Rowenna Davis’ NHS surgery liveblog
Last week, Guardian journalist and newly-elected Labour councillor for Southwark Rowenna Davis used Twitter to liveblog the heart operation of a two-week-old girl at Great Ormond Street hospital. Her updates were also posted on the Guardian’s NHS liveblog alongside photos … Continue reading
Posted in digital journalism, ethics
Tagged #nhsblog, liveblogging, nhs, rowenna davis, the guardian
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Is Tesco a supermarket? (and other thoughts on signifying the media)
This post stems from a Twitter discussion on Tuesday between TheMediaBriefing editor Patrick Smith, Adfero online journalist Jamie Smith and myself about whether Twitter is a website. It isn’t, if you ask me. It has a website, but that doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in business, digital journalism, newspapers
Tagged jamie smith, newspapers, open platform, patrick smith, social networks, tesco, the guardian, twitter
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Getting personal: Some thoughts on the New York Times Twitter experiment
Take a look at the New York Times’ main Twitter account today and you will see something like this: But scroll back seven days and the timeline looks more like this:
Posted in community, digital journalism, newspapers, social media
Tagged @nytimes, audience, community, community management, engagement, the new york times, twitter
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Jeff Jarvis: ‘Journalism has a model built on entitlement and emotion, not economics’
Originally posted on the Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog. Journalism is labouring under a business model based on entitlement and emotion, not economic reality, said leading media commentator Jeff Jarvis today at City Unversity’s Sustaining Local Journalism conference. We need to understand … Continue reading
Posted in business, hyperlocal
Tagged advertising, advertising networks, funding models, hyperlocal, jeff jarvis
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