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Kevin: A fascinating article by Peter Kirwan looking at the relationship between journalists and hyperlocal bloggers. In 2010, we will see new hyperlocal experiments in the UK. However, how effective will traditional news organisations be in partnering with local bloggers if this 'mutual incomprehension' exists.
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Kevin: A lengthy piece by Richard Rodriguez looking at the decline of newspapers in the US. "Newspapers have become deadweight commodities linked to other media commodities in chains that are coupled or uncoupled by accountants and lawyers and executive vice presidents and boards of directors in offices thousands of miles from where the man bit the dog and drew ink."
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Kevin: A very interesting short article on Poynter looking at recent departures by forward-thinking, digital journalists from newspapers. Quote from Anthony Moor, formerly of the Dallas Morning News and now a lead local editor for Yahoo says: "Part of this is recognition that newspapers have limited resources, they are saddled with legitimate legacy businesses that they have to focus on first. I am a digital guy and the digital world is evolving rapidly. I don't want to have to wait for the traditional news industry to catch up."
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Kevin: Matt Thompson looks at Google's Living Stories and work that he has been doing concerning a way to create canonical pages about news topics. He asks: "What if we started with a Wikipedia topic page, and began to imagine how a newsroom could improve that? How might we improve the storytelling? What might the talk page become? What would bring people back to follow the story as it progresses?"
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Kevin: A nice presentation by the New York Times. "Since the Great Depression, presidents have tried many methods to fight recessions. Three economists explain what worked and what didn’t."
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Kevin: In Adam Tinworth's continued excellent live blogging of LeWeb 2009, he quotes Brian Solis with a real gem of a quote about social media: ""We all have to report to people who don't give a shit about authenticity."
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Kevin: Roy writes: "In a challenging posting, American media commentator George Snell argues that reporting is a commodity but journalism is not." Snell makes a difference between reporting and journalism which involves investigation and analysis. I think reporting is part of good journalism. If you haven't done proper research, it's impossible to do the kind of 'journalism' he's talking about. This post by Roy and the original commentary are worth reading.
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Kevin: "The multi-faceted role of the online journalist is rapidly evolving. These 8 skills will be essential for landing the journalism jobs of tomorrow." Jay Rosen suggests a ninth skill: 'flexible ideas of what "journalism" is.'
Thoughts on social media, business and journalism from Suw and Kevin Charman-Anderson
About the authors
Suw Charman-Anderson
Suw Charman-Anderson is a social software consultant and writer who specialises in the use of blogs and wikis behind the firewall. With a background in journalism, publishing and web design, Suw is now one of the UK's best known bloggers, frequently speaking at conferences and seminars.
Her personal blog is Chocolate and Vodka, and yes, she's married to Kevin.
Kevin Anderson
Kevin Anderson is a freelance journalist and digital strategist with more than a decade of experience with the BBC and the Guardian. He has been a digital journalist since 1996 with experience in radio, television, print and the web. As a journalist, he uses blogs, social networks, Web 2.0 tools and mobile technology to break news, to engage with audiences and tell the story behind the headlines in multiple media and on multiple platforms.
From 2009-2010, he was the digital research editor at The Guardian where he focused on evaluating and adapting digital innovations to support The Guardian’s world-class journalism. He joined The Guardian in September 2006 as their first blogs editor after 8 years with the BBC working across the web, television and radio. He joined the BBC in 1998 to become their first online journalist outside of the UK, working as the Washington correspondent for BBCNews.com.
And, yes, he's married to Suw.
