Blog posts by year and monthAugust 2014
Posts (14)
Managing the legal risks of UGC: Key issues to consider
A new report outlines some of the key legal issues faced by publishers of user-generated content. Damian Radcliffe identifies some high-profile risks that no digital journalist can afford to ignore:
Election dispute divides Afghan media on ethnic lines
Disputes over voting in the Afghan presidential elections have changed the media from their laudable support for democracy to increasing division according to ethnicity.
How a LinkedIn jigsaw puzzle can reveal a bigger picture
A banker uses LinkedIn to draw conclusions about how Wall Street works. It's an investigative technique that can be applied in different subject areas, and with different social media.
Immigration and the economy: An academic critique of media coverage
An Oxford academic analyses two recent studies of the economic impact of emigration and how they were each reported in the media. It is an example of an initiative to bring academic insights to the news agenda.
Referendum debate: Seven key stats about Scotland
With less than a month to the Scottish referendum, here are some key figures relating to the debate. Do you know what percentage of the UK population lives in Scotland?
Reporting China: My life as an intercontinental producer
As the producer for the BBC's China editor, Carrie Gracie, Hannah Green has a complicated job - especially as she doesn't speak Mandarin, and works in London most of the time
Souvenir from Fiji: How to report from a new parliament
Former BBC correspondent Tim Fenton has been training parliamentary reporters in Fiji ahead of the country’s elections in September
A ‘likes’ milestone for BBC News on Facebook
BBC News’s Facebook page just passed 10 million ‘likes’. While that’s important, what really counts is the audience’s engagement with online BBC content.
‘Opportunity is manufactured’ - and other entrepreneurial tips from a Twitter co-founder
Biz Stone's memoir of the founding of Twitter is a mix of business history and entrepreneurial advice. Stone's idealism stopped him from allowing Twitter to exploit its role the Arab Spring for its commercial gain.
Questions asked about media freedom in India
India scores poorly in international reports about media freedom. Recent resignations have led to more questions about editorial independence.
