Storify wins SXSW Interactive Award

2012-03-15

Storify won an Interactive Award on the 15th annual South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive festival.

Virginia Decoded: understandable legislation

2012-03-14

Virginia is the first US state to publish its legislation online in a clean and understandable manner via 'The State Decoded'.

 

Crowdfunding for journalism: is it working?

2012-03-12

Journalism.co.uk talks with pioneers of crowdfunded reporting.

Open journalism reimagines stories

2012-03-09

"For the past few years, The Guardian newspaper in Britain has been running its newsroom with a strong commitment to something called “open journalism.” It means, mainly, that reporters keep readers informed at every step along the way – usually over Twitter – as they develop stories."

Information Needs of Communities

2012-03-09

 While the broadband age is enabling an information and communications renaissance, local communities in particular are being unevenly served with critical information about local issues. This report, delivered by the American FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in 2011, makes recommendations on how the information needs of communities can be met in a broadband world.

Better Journalism in the Digital Age

2012-03-08

In February 2010 the Carnegie UK Trust appointed Blair Jenkins as a ‘Carnegie Fellow’ to investigate how better news media can be delivered in the digital age. The results of Jenkins' investigation have now been published in a sharp report: 'Better Journalism in the Digital Age'.

 

NICAR12 - tools on chryswu.com

2012-03-06

Journalist Chrys Wu collected all the presentations, links and tools from NICAR12 and published them on her blog Ricochet.

The Search for a New Business Model

2012-03-05

The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism published an extensive article on its website on how newspapers are faring trying to build digital revenue. 

 

Australian government could pay for journalism education

2012-03-02

The Finkelstein inquiry into the media and media regulation flags a future need for government to fund journalists' education.