Blog posts by year and monthFebruary 2014
Posts (17)
Falklands Radio revisited, and the back’s much better thanks
Station manager Corina presents the Golden Hour, her mother Liz hosts the mid-morning programme and husband Jock presents Saturday breakfast. On the Falkland Islands that is not nepotism, it is practicality.
Digital interaction? Make sure it’s a two-way street
What we really mean by digital interaction is the act of getting the viewer, reader or listener to give something back as they consume our media. The play for eyeballs, clicks and time has become a complex sport.
Turkish internet clampdown now gagging media within four hours
Critics believe that moves to tighten the government grip on the internet are a result of the corruption investigation that involves government ministers.
Using Twitter to find people at the scene of a breaking story
There are many ways that journalists can locate ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, but we do not always know how they will respond, if at all. This is where Twitter comes into its own.
Why mobile video news on Instagram is a fashion we can’t ignore
Just as fashion designers once migrated to Milan and writers to Paris, the internet has seen an ever-increasing shift of early adopters from websites to apps, including the photography community relocating from Flickr.com to Instagram.
Getting into journalism: Just go out and do it, says VICE maverick Tim Pool
There have always been journalists like VICE correspondent Tim Pool who think that the world has more to teach than the classroom.
Who is medalling with our language?
How did words we have always treated as nouns suddenly become verbs? It is something we try to avoid in BBC news, although we recognise that constant usage can make such changes difficult to resist.
If a picture’s worth a thousand words make sure you choose the right one
There are stories where the photos make the difference between an interesting yarn and something so compelling that you want to share it online.
BBC journalism fellowships 2014-15 are open for applications
BBC journalists are again invited to apply for two prestigious fellowships designed to enable experienced people to step out of their day job.
Olympics Nazi row threatens top Russian radio station
Comparisons between Russian skaters’ gold-winning triumph and Hitler’s Nazi Olympics could spell trouble for independent Ekho Moskvy radio.
