Blog posts by year and monthAugust 2015
Posts (9)
WDBJ shootings and social media: Time for a new ‘code of conduct’?
The murders of TV reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward raise pressing questions about the use and misuse of social media. Mark Frankel considers what’s up for discussion.
Safety pack for Syrian journalists includes rare trauma support
Most journalist casualties in Syria are Syrian, which is why the Rory Peck Trust has launched an online safety resource in Arabic, tailored to local needs.
Options for mobile journalists when that big story crashes the networks
A contradiction of mobile journalism is that it’s not always as easy to use your device on a big story because so many others are using theirs too. So what are the alternatives?
Corbyn and Trump connect with Google users
As former outsiders in their respective leadership contests, Donald Trump and Jeremy Corbyn have received far more coverage than their fellow candidates. But information about Google searches shows that it’s not just the media who find them more interesting than their rivals.
Why newspapers should take smartwatches seriously
Everyone is talking about smartwatches and their possible impact on news consumption and publishing.
Dairy farmer crisis - what’s the real story?
The milk crisis is a business story, a political story, a consumer story, an environment story, a global commodity story… oh, yes, it’s also a rural affairs story!
How Italy’s local investigative reporters are probing mafia corruption
These newsrooms are changing the way in-depth reporting is done at a local level, partnering media organisations in Italy and abroad.
Stand out from the crowd with clarity, excellence and great human stories
In the insatiable seasonal tradition of summer picks (best beach reads, must-see Edinburgh stand-ups), I’d like to recommend some highlights from the recent Polis Summer School talks.
Reporting North Korea: Be sceptical, don’t stereotype
Big claims about North Korea may be true, but they may not be, and there's often no way to verify them. This presents a difficulty for journalists because big claims get big audiences - nuance doesn't.
