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How journalists can use apps and bots to increase productivity and engagement
All media companies are now in the business of technology, Slack executive Alia Lamaadar told the ReThink conference in Birmingham. By harnessing technology such as bots, journalists can further improve their reporting and reach larger audiences.
#bbcsms: Social media and public scepticism
#bbcsms is trying to encourage more collaborative research between social media users, mainstream media and academia. As someone with a foot in all three camps (before anyone starts, I know I'm not the only one), I wanted to reflect on the work I've been doing with the BBC College of Journalis...
Twitter in the live reporting of #stephenlawrence
Twitter was not the only source, but it was my primary source of breaking news.
Line between online news video and TV news is blurring
Traditional TV news conventions that have been used successfully for decades could be changing with the explosion of more avant-garde online news video content.
Chat apps as a new source of original journalism
BBC Trending has explored chat apps as a source of insight and contacts on a couple of big, sensitive stories.
How bands get onto the radio: the art of the record plugger
In the age of online music sharing, the job of the record plugger - selling new music to radio shows through personal relationships - is still alive and well.
Privacy injunction hearings: not 'super' but anonymous
Limited information is available about privacy injunction hearings in British courts but sometimes the press cries 'super injunction' when it's simply not. A super injunction is one whose very existence cannot be reported - as in the cases involving Trafigura (2009) and Terry (2010). As media...
My first Twitter adrenaline rush – and glad you liked the jacket
It was with some trepidation that I prepared for my first question and answer session on Twitter. What would people ask? Would anyone ask anything at all?
Journalists in danger: How can international law help fight impunity?
Nicholas Tsagourias outlines the international law guarantees that apply to journalists, identifies obstacles in enforcing them, and recommends seven ways to combat impunity.
Harnessing the power of new technology in newsgathering
The BBC is replacing the cameras used by its news crews with tapeless cameras. It's beginning to replace corporate laptops with off-the-shelf machines. And it's starting to use smartphones as newsgathering tools. Should anyone give a damn? Well, no. Not unless all this helps to change the j...
