Blog posts by year and monthMay 2016
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BBC Pop Up India: Crowdsourcing odyssey, well worth the bumpy ride
India was the latest destination for the BBC Pop Up travelling news bureau, on the trail of story leads across the vast country, suggested by BBC audiences.
TV in the Falklands: The best way to learn is hands on
Producing TV reports in the Falkland Islands means learning fast, accepting responsibility and coping with strong winds and dead whales.
Heard the one about the literacy campaign that’s coaching young stand-ups?
BBC Comedy Classroom is trying to encourage young comic talent while improving teenagers’ writing skills. They’ve got top comedy talent on board, including David Walliams and Miranda Hart, to search for the best budding stand-ups, sketch and caption writers.
The science of a good story
BBC News science correspondent Pallab Ghosh shares his thoughts on how science journalism has changed, and whether or not you need a scientific background to report on the subject.
Journalists who ‘harass’ eyewitnesses on social media risk public backlash
When a big story breaks, eyewitnesses can face hundreds of approaches from journalists on social media. Now social media users in general are responding negatively as they observe the torrents of requests for contact. It could be time for the news media to change tactics.
Where journalism still means getting to know people: Falkland Islands Television
Five people provide a television service for an audience of 3000. Life in the Falklands is a different media experience for both viewers and media professionals.
Four things we still don’t know about the future of the BBC
A discussion following publication of the White Paper about the future of the BBC highlighted the detailed work that will be needed to turn the government's plans into reality.
How I got to know and film ‘Islamic State’s’ most wanted men
Chloe Hadjimatheou spent months gaining the trust of the undercover Syrian reporters behind the group known as Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently in order to tell the individual stories of their fight against ISIS.
Taking the temperature of UK journalism
A new survey from the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism reveals the pressures on working journalists in the UK and asks about their jobs and backgrounds.
Arts and culture for digital audiences: Experiment and make it personal
How the internet is democratising culture, and ways in which the digital audience for the arts can be expanded, was the focus of a fascinating day during the Digital Cities 2016 week in Birmingham.
