Blog posts by year and monthApril 2016
Posts (9)
Meet the new blog, same as the old blog
This blog is moving to a new home, but everything else about it will stay the same.
How journalists can use apps and bots to increase productivity and engagement
All media companies are now in the business of technology, Slack executive Alia Lamaadar told the ReThink conference in Birmingham. By harnessing technology such as bots, journalists can further improve their reporting and reach larger audiences.
What it's really like when your video goes viral
The BBC's Marc Settle took out his smartphone to shoot 30 seconds of video of his son's toys. He had no idea what would happen when he put the video on social media.
360 video in news: Not just watching, but experiencing
What does the apparently more authentic experience of 360 video offer news coverage? Sarah Jones, from Coventry University, talks technology, and gives some newbies their first 360 experience.
Why telling the “full story” of Islamic State group was my toughest assignment yet
Jim Muir’s 11,000-word explainer Islamic State group: The full story is the longest article the BBC News website has ever published. It’s epic, with engagement levels to match. Here’s how he tackled his “toughest” assignment.
Is this a smiley face which I see before me - or is #ShakespeareMe a whole new way to discover the Bard?
The ShakespeareMe interactive invites users to choose emojis to reflect their mood and get a selection of shareable Shakespeare quotes to match. It’s playful, but with serious intent, says exec producer Dan Gooding.
Fictional story, real emotions: How The Archers’ audience was shaken and stirred
The intense audience reaction to the story of Helen and Rob on The Archers was played out in social media, and was about real lives as well as fictional.
My journey from boffin to broadcaster and the struggle to ditch the sub-clauses
The New Generation Thinkers scheme is a collaboration between BBC Radio 3 and the Arts and Humanities Research Council to find academics capable of sharing their knowledge with radio and TV audiences. It launched Sarah Dillon into broadcasting and a balancing act between two worlds.
What can the Commonwealth do for journalists?
As a new Secretary-General begins work at the Commonwealth, expectations are raised about the ability of the organisation to tackle human rights issues, especially those of the freedom of journalists in some of its countries.
