Blog posts by year and monthSeptember 2015
Posts (16)
When journalism meets Snapchat
The production of a Panorama film has been made public before transmission through postings on Snapchat. Is this the way for a long-running current affairs series to engage a younger audience?
Transgender issues in the media: ‘Improving picture, still a way to go’
In a 2010 survey 70% of transgender people found media representations of people like them to be overwhelmingly negative. Five years later the picture has changed.
Why Channel Four’s Hunted is a compliance minefield
The Hunted series, where members of the public go on the run to be tracked down by a team of experts, presents a raft of thorny compliance problems, as the author explains
From Our Own Correspondent: A sweep of history in one human story
A ‘FOOC’ is the shortest of short stories. It needs a character, a setting and a narrative arc, sprinkled with surprise and tension. At its heart is a glimpse of humanity.
How to record a phone call on your iPhone - no additional kit of apps required
Now it's possible to record a call on an iPhone - but it's not straightforward, as Marc Settle explains.
From Our Own Correspondent: A writer’s guide
Is there an art to writing a ‘FOOC’? In this briefing for potential contributors, longstanding editor Tony Grant outlines the programme team’s top tips.
How to save online evidence and why it matters: Part one
As journalists we are used to storing documents, keeping notes and backing up important emails. But what about the information we find online during the course of our investigations?
Arguments for the World Service: hard news and soft power
The author considers the various arguments in defence of the BBC World Service, concluding that its current success among its global audience is the strongest.
How ‘new’ is the new iPhone 6s and, more to the point, how will journalists use it?
Some of the changes do indeed look impressive, but on closer inspection they either aren’t that new or could pose challenges for journalists looking to use them.
What next for community journalism?
Damian Radcliffe outlines key findings from his report on the state of hyperlocal media and community journalism in the UK.
