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149 Microlog entries tagged with ‘journalism’
Inside the BBC’s Verification Hub
It’s just dawned on me that verification is what subeditors should be doing. American journalism has always had ‘fact checkers’ distinct from their copy editors, whereas on this side of the pond both functions were the preserve of the sub, a role that’s been greatly diminished over the past decade, to the obvious detriment of the media. Permalink ·
Martha Raddatz and the faux objectivity of journalists
It’s easy to ignore these subtle (and not so subtle) biases because we’re too focused on the big picture, but obviously we need to pay closer attention. Permalink ·
Who Copyedits the Copy Editors?
If you think this is bad, it’s nothing compared to the copy many journalists submit. Permalink ·
The corrections column co-editor on… the changing role of the subeditor
Subbing is hard work. Wish I was doing more of it, though. Permalink ·
Fungible
“A treatise on fungibility, or, a framework for understanding the mess the news industry is in and the opportunities that lie ahead.” Emphasising quality is the most important thing to take away from this, I think; there is certainly a tendency among traditional media outlets to assume their content has merit simply because it’s theirs. Permalink ·
Mail Supremacy
The New Yorker on The Daily Mail: the closest media outlet in the UK and Ireland to Fox News in terms of reality distortion. Permalink ·
David Carr #NYT and fearless journalism…
Deadline is the BBC Storyville title for Page One, which is on Netflix in Ireland and probably worth a month’s subscription alone. Permalink ·
Hacker-Journalism 2011: A year of “show your work”
It’s all about making sense of data. And it’s something I really should be sinking my teeth into this year. Permalink ·
What Editors Think of Writers
The biggest surprise for any new writer/journalist/whatever is when an editor corrects their work. It’s not about ‘taking away their voice’; it’s always about bringing out the best in the writer, and polishing it up nice for the reader. In my own experience, the most precious about their writing were the worst writers. Permalink ·
Hugh Grant’s 10 myths of tabloid journalism
Following his appearance at the Leveson Inquiry. He’s right, too. Permalink ·
Jim Romenesko: How I Ended Up Leaving Poynter
The man himself puts the criticisms of the site and of his recent contributions to it in perspective. Permalink ·
Longform’s Best of 2011
As the link says, some top picks from the wealth of longform writing on the web this year. See also: Give Me Something To Read’s 2011 Highlights. Permalink ·
Learning to Program for Journalists: The Epic HOWTO
Filing this for future reference. Permalink ·
Do journalists need to be able to write?
There is no debate: the answer is unequivocably YES. Don’t make the sub’s job harder than it is. Permalink ·
Research Chat: Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic Talks Icebergs, Google Scholar and His Process
We should all be doing something like this, really. Permalink ·
Roger Ailes and the rise of Fox News
“To watch even a day of Fox News — the anger, the bombast, the virulent paranoid streak, the unending appeals to white resentment, the reporting that is held to the same standard of evidence as a political campaign attack ad — is to see a refraction of its founder, one of the most skilled and fearsome operatives in the history of the Republican party … Ailes has used Fox News to pioneer a new form of political campaign — one that enables the Republican party to bypass sceptical reporters and wage an around-the-clock, partisan assault on public opinion. The network, at its core, is a giant soundstage created to mimic the look and feel of a news operation, cleverly camouflaging political propaganda as independent journalism.” The rest is even worse. What a scumbag. Permalink ·
How To Build A Newsroom Time Machine
Shocking how much has changed in less than 20 years (I know one tabloid was still being cut-and-pasted into the late 1990s, though they’d moved to using an automated photo processor by then). Permalink ·
10 questions to help you write better headlines
Always worth referencing these. Permalink ·
The news coverage of the Norway mass-killings was fact-free conjecture
Charlie Brooker bang on the money, here. Permalink ·
Nearly 100 Fantastic Pieces of Journalism
More longform reading to file for later. Permalink ·
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