Citizen journalism dominates online news in 2007
December 26, 2007
Here are the top CyberJournalist.net stories of 2007. Not surprisingly, citizen journalism and user-generated content stories overwhelmingly dominate the top 10. Read more »
Democrat & Chronicle’s RocDocs
December 26, 2007
RocDocs is a fantastic section on DemocratandChronicle.com where users can go to search records ranging from how qualified teachers are in their district to how much they’re paying police officers for overtime. The newspaper is also inviting users to help be watchdogs.
Bloggers and Journalists: Friends or Foes?
December 26, 2007
Audio and video of the blogging panel from this year’s Society of Professional Journalists Convention:
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Digital Edge Award Finalists
December 19, 2007
This year brought a record number of entries to the Digital Edge Awards (“The Edgies”). The finalists are…
News reporting faces web challenge, warns NYT editor
December 19, 2007
Bill Keller, the executive editor of the New York Times, warned last week that reliable news reporting is dwindling, speaking at the Hugo Young memorial lecture in London. Keller said bloggers, internet search engines and satirical talk shows had blossomed across the world but could never replace reporting. Read more »
Online Community Manager at Knight Foundation
December 19, 2007
Do you live and breathe the blogosphere and practically live on the Net? Do you have a track record of creating and growing online communities? Do you have a talent for engaging and retaining readers online? Do you excel in communications and technology? The Knight Foundation seeks an Online Community Manager… find out about that opportunity and more jobs at Jobs.CyberJournalist.net
Gawker looks to hire newspaper reporters
December 18, 2007
Gawker is looking to shake things up by hiring newspaper reporters to make and break news. Read more »
New syllabus for teaching multimedia storytelling
December 18, 2007
The University of Florida’s Mindy McAdams developed a new graduate course this year focused on multimedia storytelling.
Mini-boom in local sports coverage online
December 17, 2007
The Washington Post reports that a a slew of new sites from newspapers, television stations and web start-ups are creating a mini-boom in local sports coverage online. Read more »
What’s new at Newsvine since MSNBC
December 17, 2007
Newsvine sent out the following update on what’s been happening since MSNBC bought the site, and a preview of what features are in the works next year.