Blog posts by year and monthJune 2016
Posts (13)
Make it snappy: The new world of ‘glanceable content’
In a keynote address to the recent Digital Cities Bristol conference, Nic Newman explored what journalists need to be thinking about to keep up with digital trends.
Did a robot write this article? The upsides and downsides of automated journalism
As more and more news organisations explore the possibilities of automated news production, the author considers the pros and cons.
Winning the trust of contributors: When is the right time to take out your camera?
Winning the trust of contributors often depends on spending time with them. But at some point, a film-maker must decide it's time to start recording - even in a remote part of the Falkland Islands.
Deadly realities for journalists in Libya, as attacks and kidnappings go unreported
One young freelance camerman’s experience of trying to survive, while continuing to cover the conflict in Libya, reflects the threats to the country’s new generation of independent journalists.
Diary of a ‘mojo diet’: My unplanned month of mobile-only filming
Dougal Shaw has ditched his normal camera to film exclusively with a mobile phone for a month, in what he’s calling his ‘mojo diet’. Here he records some of the early ups and downs.
Reality check for virtual reality
Virtual reality works best with visceral experiences. If you can simulate a situation where in the real world, someone would learn by a mix of the physical and the mental, then VR may be a good training tool.
How #findthegirl engaged the BBC Three audience in weeks of social sleuthing
The #findthegirl digital side story ran parallel to the BBC Three drama Thirteen for five weeks, building a life of its own and a loyal following on social media, as Katie Connolly explains.
360, immersive and social: Creating videos for a planetarium dome
What if the immersive 360-degree videos we now watch through a headset were projected onto a planetarium, turning an individual experience into a bigger, much more social one? The Bristol Data Dome is finding out.
Seven things I learned from visiting 18 New York media companies
A tour of New York businesses that practice journalism in traditional and innovative forms convinces the author that "there's never been a better time to be a journalist".
How BBC Sport is preparing your personal slice of the Olympic vibe
Anna Thompson looks forward to long, challenging days ahead at the Rio Olympics as BBC Sport delivers 3000 hours of live coverage of 306 medal events, over 17 days, across all platforms.
