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Blog posts by year and monthMarch 2018

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  1. Trusted guides - a new role for journalists?

    Trusted guides - a new role for journalists?

    In the confusing environment of social media, conventional journalism mixes with information from a wide range of sources, including the malign. That’s redefining how journalists need to think of themselves and their work, argues Charlie Warzel of Buzzfeed.

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  2. A new way of learning to work with children

    A new way of learning to work with children

    The BBC Academy's new course on working with children uses some innovative techniques to get across the important information that production staff need to be aware of before they can work with children. The producer of the course, Catherine Chambers, explains the thinking behind the new approach.

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  3. Unforgettable: A new measure of TV programme success

    Unforgettable: A new measure of TV programme success

    BBC Research has been exploring what makes programmes memorable and has discovered some key factors behind this new measure of programme success. Memorability matters for the BBC in an age when shared viewing is rarer and there's increasing competition for viewers' attention.

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  4. How they make The Crown sparkle

    How they make The Crown sparkle

    The production team behind Netflix's The Crown explain how they handle such a huge, complex project - which will end up as at least 40 hours of finished film.

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  5. Facebook down, online comedy up - and other Middle East social media trends that journalists should know about

    Facebook down, online comedy up - and other Middle East social media trends that journalists should know about

    Damian Radcliffe's annual report on social media trends in the Middle East and North Africa highlights growth in online news, online video and messaging apps but contains some bad news for Facebook.

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