Blog posts by year and monthFebruary 2015
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How to customise those handy old Facebook searches
The new Facebook search doesn't always allow you to specify the people or pages related to your investigation. Get around it by customising web addresses with ID numbers.
Why did you get into journalism and would you do it again? Part two
In the second instalment of this blog, broadcasters and investigative journalists explain why they got into journalism and whether they would make the same career choice today.
This election will be complex, simple, social. So how do we cover it? #Polis
This year’s UK election is going to be one of the hardest to report for decades, and yet for some journalists it could also be the easiest. Either way, it’s going to be a fascinating story to cover.
Peter Greste: Coping with confinement
Al-Jazeera correspondent Peter Greste spent 400 days in an Egyptian prison. He talks to Stuart Hughes about he found the physical, mental and spiritual strength to cope with the ordeal.
BBC journalism fellowships 2015-16 now open for applications
BBC journalists have until 20 March to apply for two prestigious fellowships designed to enable experienced people to step out of their day job and gain fresh insights.
Ukrainian TV’s partisan coverage of conflict belies its bold new journalism
In their coverage of the conflict in Ukraine’s turbulent east, the country’s major television channels are like a choir in which no performer sings out of tune.
Why did you get into journalism and would you do it again? Part one
When he advised budding journalists to take a different career path, Felix Salmon unleashed a backlash among journalism champions. Here is what some established practitioners had to say.
Safety for freelance journalists: Two tribes come together
A new set of international safety standards has just been published to try to bridge the gap between freelancers and the news organisations that buy their work.
BBC News from Elsewhere: A global search for oddball insights
Watching the world's media involves covering the latest terrorist attack or corruption scandal, but also spotting stories like the Icelandic brewery that makes whale testicle beer.
Social media catching up with TV as trusted news source in Middle East
With a young population and high smartphone take-up, you’d expect social news to be mainstream. Yet TV is still a dominant platform.
