Blog posts by year and monthFebruary 2016
Posts (9)
How we reported the stories of Indian women fighting back after acid attacks
The author initiated a project in which a BBC team won the confidence of the women at an Indian café for survivors of acid attacks, and was able to report their stories on television and online with arresting pictures and text.
Spotlight the movie: A surprisingly familiar watch for an investigative journalist
Declan Lawn finds many similarities between portrayal of investigative journalism in the film Spotlight and his own experiences during 13 years as a reporter for BBC Northern Ireland’s own investigative Spotlight programme.
Ten apps to take your smartphone videos to the next level
Marc Settle looks at some of the third party apps proven to help journalists, film-makers and others improve their video.
Reporting the migrant crisis: A dual responsibility to tell the human story
A high profile Polis debate about coverage of the migrant crisis helped to shine a light on the duties of the media towards both the migrants and the public.
How Gaddafi’s golden gun helped us take aim at the truth about Libya
In the BBC Newsnight film The Hunt for the Golden Gun we used the search for Gaddafi’s legendary pistol as the engine of the story, as a vehicle to get us to the hard news.
How to save online evidence and why it matters: Part two
Part two of this blog discusses the issues journalists face when it comes to saving evidence from social media and mobile devices, plus some techniques that can help.
Can free stuff make you rich? The battle of internet business models
When big internet businesses offer services for free, is there a living to be made for content creators? Just how easy is it to get rich, even for YouTube superstars?
Kabul blast that killed Tolo TV staff was a tragedy too close to home
Former Tolo TV journalist Najiba Feroz learned on Twitter of the Taliban suicide bombing that killed seven of her ex-colleagues and raised the threat to media freedom in Afghanistan.
Local data journalism: Five tips and a few key things to consider
It is at local level that most people interact with their schools, hospitals, councils and police. Damian Radcliffe suggests five considerations for local journalists thinking about investigating using data.
