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    <title>5 tips from BuzzFeed on making content shareable</title>
    <description>Giving the keynote speech for the news:rewired conference, Jack Shepherd, editorial director of BuzzFeed, shared his tips for making content people want to share</description>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Editorial director of BuzzFeed Jack Shepherd revealed his tips for making content people want to share during his keynote speech at the 11th news:rewired digital journalism conference yesterday (23 February).<br>
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Speaking at the event at MSN UK's offices in London, Shepherd said that creating shareable content was key to how BuzzFeed had grown from its humble beginnings in an office opposite a "gambling den" in 2006 to a site with more than <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeedpress/buzzfeed-reaches-more-than-130-million-unique-visitors-in-no">130 million global unique users a month</a> in December 2013.<br>
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"When Facebook overtook Google as our top referrer in 2010 it was natural for us to refocus on social content," he added.<br>
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Here are Shepherd's five principles for journalists to make news content more shareable on social networks:<br>
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<strong>1. Everyone likes lists</strong><br>
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Although Shepherd said he was not a fan of the word 'listicles,' it would be hard to argue that BuzzFeed hasn't made a name for itself through lists such as <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/expresident/109-cats-in-sweaters">109 cats in sweaters</a>.<br>
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&nbsp;"Lists are easy to scan, you're not messing with people's expectations, people know exactly what they're going to get," he said.<br>
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"The internet is chaotic and frightening and there's something satisfying about having things organised for you."<br>
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<blockquote class="agile_article_pullquote_1"><div><q>A list is just scaffolding for a story</q><cite>Jack Shepherd, BuzzFeed</cite></div></blockquote>However, he noted that a list itself is just "scaffolding for a story".<br>
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"Lists are a natural way for our brains to process information, but what matters is not the list itself, but that it has good stuff in it."<br>
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<strong>2. Appeal to emotion</strong><br>
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Shepherd highlighted a 2010 study of the New York Times's <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/09/science/09tier.html?_r=0">most-emailed stories</a> which showed that people liked content which fell into one of four distinct categories: awe-inspiring, emotional, positive and surprising.<br>
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"Emotional engagement is a powerful tool," he explained, adding that people are much more likely to share content that creates "a visceral response".<br>
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One way journalists can ensure they're on the right track is to do a "gut check" before sharing something.<br>
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"Did you just feel that prickling behind your eyelids that meant you were about to embarrass yourself in front of your co-workers by crying? Did it make you LOL?"<br>
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"If you don't feel it yourself, no one else is going to."<br>
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<strong>3. Extend content with community</strong><br>
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Shepherd admitted there was "no easy trick" for shareability as every community is different, meaning there's no one-size-fits all approach to engagement.<br>
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However, he said one thing all shareable content had in common was "an emotional hook" that would generate discussion and response in a natural way.<br>
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"The real goal here is a meaningful conversation and not an interrogation," he said.<br>
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Shepherd referred to <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zefrank.com/youngmenowme/">Young Me/Now Me</a>, a project which encouraged users to re-create photos of their younger selves posing with siblings or in wedding shots.<br>
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Initially created by <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/zefrank">ZeFrank</a> on Twitter, the emotional response generated by the project, which manged to balance both humour and nostalgia, meant it grew into a viral phenomenon.<br>
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<strong>4. Controversy works</strong><br>
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Shepherd said that content was more likely to go viral if it generated a good response across what he called the "'Gets it / Likes it / Doesn't get it / Doesn't like it' quadrant".<br>
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Each of those four responses is an opportunity to share, he said.<br>
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As an example, he showed responses on Twitter to the internet hoax <a target="_blank" href="http://bonsaikitten.com/bkintro.php">Bonsai Kitten</a> – which people either loved or hated, or thought was a real example of animal cruelty.<br>
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<strong>5. Pair the right story with the right format</strong><br>
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"The difference between telling a story that people want to hear and that people want to share is often a question of format," said Shepherd.<br>
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For example, he cited the story <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyperez/what-city-should-you-actually-live-in">What City Should you actually live in?</a> which was covered by a lot of other sites but which BuzzFeed opted to do as a quiz.<br>
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"If you do it as a quiz it totally changes the game," he said, adding that the piece had recieved close to 20 million visits, becoming BuzzFeed's second most popular piece of content of all time.<br>
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However, Shepherd said that sometimes the right format for a story is a <span><span><span>10,000-word piece, such as Gregory D. Johnsen's article</span></span></span> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/gregorydjohnsen/60-words-and-a-war-without-end-the-untold-story-of-the-most">60 words and a war without end</a> which recieved more than 250,000 unique visits, with 50 per cent coming from social media.&nbsp;<br>
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"It's totally a myth that nobody reads long or serious information on the internet," he said, adding that half the people who read the article also did so on their mobile.<br>
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If you missed news:rewired, you can see Jack Shepherd's speech and all the other sessions from the day with <a target="_blank" href="http://www.newsrewired.com/digital-tickets/">a digital pass available for £100 plus VAT</a>.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Highlights from the news:rewired digital journalism conference</title>
    <description>A Storify of tweets from the news:rewired digital journalism conference on 20 February 2014</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/highlights-from-the-news-rewired-digital-journalism-conference/s2/a555927/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Journalists, editors and other media professionals packed into MSN UK's office in Victoria, London, yesterday for the 11th news:rewired digital journalism conference.<br>
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Highlights on the agenda included a keynote speech from Buzzfeed editorial director Jack Shepherd and sessions on short-form video, immersive storytelling and using Instagram for news.<br>
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Below is a Storify of some of the tweets from the day.<br>
And if you missed news:rewired this time around, you can still catch up with all the sessions and workshops from the day on video with one of our <a href="http://www.newsrewired.com/digital-tickets/">digital tickets</a>.<br>
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    <title>How Vizzuality wants to bring mapping to the masses</title>
    <description>A recent grant from the Knight Foundation will fund experiments in data visualisation and storytelling, but 'democratising maps' is a key idea for the team behind open source mapping tool CartoDB</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-vizzuality-wants-to-bring-mapping-to-the-masses/s2/a555903/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA["We find ourselves in this perfect storm where suddenly journalists, everybody, is paying attention to data and the ability to collect data and create new data. It's getting easier and people are doing it more often."<br>
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Andrew Hill is a senior scientist at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vizzuality.com/">Vizzuality</a>, the organisation behind open source mapping tool <a target="_blank" href="http://cartodb.com/">CartoDB</a>, and is particularly effusive about the possibilities that the mapping of data holds for storytelling.<br>
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"We're really excited to get the opportunity to experiment," he told Journalism.co.uk, "and give journalists the opportunity to experiment with maps in the way that stories are being told right now."<br>
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In January, Vizzuality received <a target="_blank" href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/grants/201347630/">a $35,000 grant through the Knight Prototype</a> fund to develop its work with data; test the possibilities for how data visualisations can tell stories; and explore how maps and text may interact on the page.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&x=420&assetID=37675&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="election 2012 wall street journal"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012/maps/?mod=wsj_elections_2012_nav#r=pres&v=states">WSJ.com</a> of a CartoDB map used to tell the story of the US elections in 2012</span><br>
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The project is still in an early stage as Hill consults with journalists and thinks about "the culture of mapping," but he has a clear idea of where it is heading.<br>
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"It's an <a target="_blank" href="https://github.com/CartoDB/odyssey.js">open source Javascript library</a> that would let you integrate elements of a web page with maps," explained Hill. "So, as you move, it displays or moves to different locations, or moves and changes the way the map styles.<br>
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"But we're really going to ramp up over the next few months and build it into something that anyone can get into and make more interesting maps that are coupled with stories."<br>
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The Knight-funded project is "sort of independent" of CartoDB, said Hill, but keeps the open source philosophy that is central to how Vizzuality think about their work. As a company with a history building tools and platforms for government agencies and scientists, working in conservation or biodiversity, the idea of open knowledge and community is strongly felt.<br>
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For this reason, Vizzuality will continue to develop on CartoDB to make "all the existing pieces work faster and better and easier," he said. Users will have the option to make their data private, unlike the public default at present, or create team accounts for news desks, schools or publications.<br>
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"I guess the core mission for CartoDB is to make mapping easier," Hill said, "so we like to say we're democratising maps online but with that comes a need for education.<br>
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"We've been trying to make it easier to find the resources and ways to find the skills to make the maps online so we started something called <a target="_blank" href="http://academy.cartodb.com/">the map academy</a>."<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&x=420&assetID=37676&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="map academy"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://academy.cartodb.com/">Map Academy</a></span><br>
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With the map academy, students are thrown in at the deep end, building maps from scratch and "getting pretty far" before the process is deconstructed and analysed.<br>
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"The first class in December had around 4,000 people signed in for the live stream of that," he said. "We'll continue doing that but the long term vision for CartoDB is in building the community and ecosystem of developers and mapping knowledge."<br>
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That plan is still conceptual at the moment, said Hill, but the speed at which journalists, developers and the wider public are adopting and acclimatising to the wealth of data that is available means data stories are easier to find, and easier to tell.<br>
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"It's a lot easier to make data visualisations and map-based visualisations than it was a year or two years ago on the web," he said. "Where it's going to be in a year or two years from now is still a question for the makers and the consumers.<br>
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"But this is our opportunity to explore that with some of the people that are on the leading edge of how to consume information on the web in a way that's meaning full and impactful."]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>App for journalists: Audio Memos, for recording interviews</title>
    <description>A number of handy extras, such as the ability to add 'position markers' for easier transcription, edit audio within the app and easy files sharing make this a good choice for recording interviews</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/app-for-journalists-audio-memos-for-recording-interviews/s2/a555902/</link>
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong>What is it:</strong>&nbsp; App that lets you record, edit and share audio.<br>
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<strong>Devices:</strong> Android and iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod touch)<br>
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<strong>Cost:</strong> 69p<br>
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<strong>How is it of use to journalists:</strong> There are quite a few apps around for recording interviews, but <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/audio-memos-voice-recorder/id338550388?mt=8">Audio Memos</a> is probably one of the most comprehensive.<br>
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As well as the usual features you would expect from an app like this, such as the ability to record, play back and share audio, it has a few added extras which make it really stand out for professional recordings and easier transcription.<br>
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For example, you can set the quality of your recording (up to 44100 Hz), which is useful if you want to use the audio for a podcast. You can also set the stereo setting and auto-normalise the audio to keep the average amplitude at a consistent level.<br>
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However, the best thing about Audio Memos is the ability to extend the functionality of the app using extensions, which you can browse and buy on the 'info' screen. Most of these cost 69p (or you can buy the whole lot for £6.99).<br>
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One of the most useful extensions is the ability to apply 'position markers,' which allow you to highlight important or interesting parts of an interview while recording.<br>
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Later, when it comes to transcribing, you can use the forward or backward button to navigate between markers.<br>
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There is also an 'adjustable speed' extension to speed up playback when searching for a specific moment in a recording.<br>
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You can edit within the app using the 'insert audio' extension by adding to recordings by pressing 'edit' and then 'record' on an existing file.<br>
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Meanwhile, the 'trim' function allows you to cut a recording if, for example, there is silence at the end. To do this, simply view the details of the file you want to cut, then click 'copy' and select the part of the audio you want to keep.<br>
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Another handy extension is 'multiple selection,' which allows you to merge two separate files or send a number of files to another person or your computer at the same time.<br>
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The 'voice activation' extension is self-explanatory, and you can also choose an audio threshold that the sound must be above in order for a recording to start – which is useful when recording in noisy situations.<br>
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It is also easy to share files using Audio Memo, either by email or via WiFi.<br>
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All iPhones or Android phones connected to the same WiFi networks appear on the 'send' screen, making it easy to share files with people around you.<br>
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You can transfer audio to a computer, again, so long as it is connected to the same WiFi network as your phone.<br>
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Just open a browser on your computer and go to <a target="_blank" href="http://imesart.com/index.php">imesart.com</a>, then connect to your iOS device and a list of recordings will appear. From here you can download files to your computer.<br>
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The app also allow users to back-up recordings to iCloud (in default settings) or upload files to Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, FTP or WebDAV.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37673&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="Audio Memos"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;"><span class="agilestyle" style="color: #e6e6e6;">Screenshot from Audio Memos app</span></span>]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Part 2: 'The backlash against the mainstream in Scotland'</title>
    <description>Colin Meek, freelance journalist, media trainer and research consultant</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news-commentary/part-2--the-backlash-against-the-mainstream-in-scotland-/s6/a555870/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 17:18:15 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[It is sometimes forgotten south of the border that Scotland voted for devolution in 1979 – 18 years before the 1997 referendum that led to the current Scottish Parliament.<br>
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In 1979 more than 50 per cent of the electorate voted in favour, but a technical condition imposed on the vote by Westminster meant the simple majority was not enough. It is a sign of how far Scotland has travelled since then that such political manipulation is now inconceivable without a decisive backlash against the union.<br>
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During that that great constitutional upheaval in 1979, the Scottish people had no choice – they had to depend on the traditional media. But we now live in a different world. Newspapers are suffering everywhere as audiences fracture and turn to niche publications or free source of ‘authoritative’ news.<br>
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But there are big differences in Scotland. The Scottish-based papers are caught in a vice. On one hand they haemorrhaging readers to online sources, while on the other hand, the UK national titles like the Sun and Daily Mail are using Scottish editions to grab Scottish readers.<br>
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The Herald and Scotsman – both formidable heavyweights in their day – now have print circulations of just 40,000 and 30,000 respectively. The last full-year figures show the Scotsman’s print sales fell by 17 per cent. The Press and Journal (the biggest Scottish-owned regional) has fared better but even it saw its circulation fall by 5 per cent.<br>
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The Daily Record has seen its share of the market shrink by 10 per cent year on year. It is still grinding its axe after the SNP’s landslide in the last Scottish Parliament election – it runs a permanent campaign in support of Scottish Labour.<br>
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The fact that none of the mainstream papers have managed to build a really commanding online presence is more evidence that the traditional media in Scotland is in trouble.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37646&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="The Scotsman"><br>
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<a href="http://www.scotsman.com">Scotsman.com</a> has come closest, but one glance at the site and you can see it is maybe five to 10 years behind leading news sites elsewhere. Compare it to the beautiful <a href="http://www.walesonline.co.uk">walesonline.com</a> and you get the idea. The Herald is hidden behind a Times-style pay-wall.<br>
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Overwhelmingly, the Scottish press response to the new market is to shift its print content online, offer clumsy comment plug-ins, and hope for the best. The Scottish papers may not be the only ones guilty of this approach.<br>
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But perhaps the industry model of a traditional press owned and controlled outside Scotland by international media empires doesn’t give these sites the lightness of foot they need to adapt to what is a much tougher market than elsewhere.<br>
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The industry may have stumbled along like this for years to come. But the 2014 Referendum has detonated change in the Scottish media and, in turn, Scotland’s new media is having an impact on the referendum.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37645&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="National Collective"><br>
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From almost nowhere, <a href="http://nationalcollective.com">nationalcollective.com</a> has blossomed into a slick and imaginative cauldron of debate. Born in 2011 among artists and writers it is now embarking on a mission to "inspire a tidal-wave of change, confidence and creativity across Scotland". Refreshingly, the project has steered clear of the tired ‘news’, ‘features,’ ‘opinion’ menu of content and tapped into its membership to exploit the potential of a wired artistic community. Its fusion of the visual and the written, the high-brow, the anecdote, the play and the first-person, is a feast for anyone interested in politics and the arts in Scotland.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37648&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="Bella Caledonia"><br>
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<a href="http://bellacaledonia.org.uk">Bellacaledonia.org.uk</a> is just as impressive. Edited by Mike Small, the magazine-style site has a list of contributors who are at the cutting-edge of debate or the new media revolution in Scotland or both.<br>
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<a href="http://www.newsnetscotland.com">Newsnetscotland.com</a> now adds some desperately needed diversity to the ‘same-old’ angles repeated in the mainstream. For a sizeable number of people in the Yes camp, it is gradually becoming their default destination for news. The site now boasts journalist and writer Lesley Riddoch as a regular columnist and two full-time freelance journalists.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37649&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="Wings Over Scotland"><br>
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And then there is <a href="http://wingsoverscotland.com">Wings Over Scotland</a>. Speak to anyone engaged in the referendum debate and they will know all about it. It attracts just as much praise and respect from those in the Yes camp as it draws vitriol and abuse from the No side. With almost the whole of the UK’s traditional media lined up against Yes, Wings Over Scotland is a refreshing antidote. It is irreverent, brave, challenging, intelligent and often carries brilliant analysis and debunking of the media’s campaign against the Yes movement. The fact that a serious and on-going targeted DoS attack has been launched against the site is proof it is making an impact.<br>
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But while the emergence of these sites is interesting, their growth makes them pivotal players in the referendum campaign. Wings has quadrupled its readership in just one year. Taken together, they now reach more than 500,000 unique visitors per month. Scotsman.com is seeing that kind of audience each week but, given the trajectory of the numbers, those four new-generation sites may soon have a combined readership that will match the most-visited of the mainstream.<br>
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It is as if Scotland has uncorked its journalistic creativity and more voices are adding to the diversity. <a href="http://www.wealthynation.org/our-goal/">Wealthy Nation</a> is a pro-independence web-based think-tank but it is also pro-market and right-of-centre.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37647&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="Common Weal"><br>
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If you are looking for utterly inspirational minimalist web design then look no further than the <a href="http://www.allofusfirst.org">Reid Foundation’s Common Weal project</a>. Common Weal is a Scots term meaning 'wealth shared in common' and its stated aim is "to develop a vision for economic and social development in Scotland which is distinct and different from the political orthodoxy that dominates politics and economics in London".<br>
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<a href="http://fivemillionquestions.org">5 Million Questions</a> is a University of Dundee project that aims to give the public access to a knowledge exchange on the referendum debate. <a href="http://www.theskinny.co.uk">The Skinny</a> is Scotland’s independent cultural journalism site, launched after the success of the hard copy which became Scotland’s largest listings magazine. It now has 18 staff and has launched an edition in north-west England. There is also <a href="http://athousandflowers.net">A Thousand Flowers</a> with its very different take on current affairs: "Politics is made deliberately dull and difficult to make sure most people don't get a say and we think that needs to change".<br>
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Those sites - and many others - are transforming the Scottish media landscape. And if you think the selection is skewed to sites that are either neutral or pro-independence then you’d be right. The official Conservative and Labour funded Better Together message has failed to spark a grass-roots campaign. The case for the Union made by creative citizen journalists – doesn’t exist. Ironically, one of the liveliest Labour blogs in Scotland is now – <a href="http://www.labourforindy.com">Labour for Independence</a>.<br>
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The Yes movement may not win the referendum. Many predict that Westminster will have an armoury of tricks to deploy in the coming months. Recent history has shown that UK ministers are not shy of deliberately withholding key data from the Scottish public and whispers in dark corridors of the state will be used to leverage support for the Union from the influential.<br>
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It is up to journalists to reveal that data and shine a light in those corridors. Equally, the Scottish Government should be cross-examined about the claims it makes in its White Paper. If Scotland is to embark on the independence journey, then it is up to journalists to help draw the map and highlight the hazards. Scotland’s new media is already making a vital contribution in both of those roles.<br>
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No matter what the eventual result, one thing is definite; Scotland’s media landscape has changed utterly. The dark days of a media caged in by the BBC and a few dominant papers owned and controlled outside Scotland are over.<br>
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<em>This is the second half of a two-part comment piece by Colin Meek. The first half asked: '<a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news-commentary/is-traditional-journalism-broken-in-scotland-/s6/a555869/">Is traditional journalism broken in Scotland?</a>'</em>]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>5 ways hyperlocal sites can do more with data</title>
    <description>In an adapted extract from Data Journalism: Mapping the Future, Damian Radcliffe shares data journalism advice for hyperlocal websites</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/5-ways-hyperlocal-sites-can-do-more-with-data/s2/a555893/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Data journalism is still an embryonic concept in the UK's growing hyperlocal landscape.<br>
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Despite some open data initiatives – and calls from the Coalition Government for an <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/eric-pickles-shows-us-the-money-as-departmental-books-are-opened-to-an-army-of-armchair-auditors">army of armchair auditors</a> who will <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/letter-to-government-departments-on-opening-up-data">scrutinise</a> public data "at a level that allows the public to see what is happening on their streets" – the results have yet to live up to the hyperlocal hyperbole.<br>
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This should not really be overly surprising. After all, if it takes a certain type of person to set up and run a hyperlocal website, then a hyperlocal publisher with the skills, time and inclination to pursue data journalism will be rarer still.&nbsp; And for a time-pressed hyperlocal journalist there is of course always the risk that data mining will not throw up anything of particular interest, and the time invested chasing down a story will come to nothing.<br>
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No wonder then that <a target="_blank" href="http://richardosley.wordpress.com/author/richardosley/">Richard Osley</a>, deputy editor, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.camdennewjournal.com/">Camden New Journal</a>, came to the <a target="_blank" href="http://richardosley.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/my-life-as-an-armchair-auditor/">conclusion</a> "I reckon a few armchair auditors might decide to watch telly instead."<br>
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Nonetheless, opportunities in this space do exist for hyperlocal publishers, and the sector risks missing out on great stories if it isn't able to embrace this new form of journalism.<br>
Perhaps more importantly, local communities may also miss out on stories which matter to them, particularly around issues related to democratic scrutiny.<br>
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To help redress this, here are five suggestions to help further grow and embed hyperlocal data journalism in the UK.<br>
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<strong>1. Using data to create niche blogs or stories</strong><br>
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Given the plurality of news sources <a target="_blank" href="http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/tv-research/news/News_Report_2013.pdf">increasingly</a> used by audiences, publishers may want to explore the idea of responding to a major issue with a unique series of stories, or potentially even a standalone website.<br>
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Birmingham City University students showed how this might work when in 2010 they <a href="http://watts-going-on.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/birmingham-budget-cuts-story-so-far.html">set up</a> a hyperlocal blog – <a target="_blank" href="http://birminghambudgetcuts.blogspot.co.uk/">birminghambudgetcuts.blogspot.com</a> – aimed at the 50,000 public sector workers in the region. The site specifically focused on budget cuts and how they were affecting people.<br>
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<strong>2. Using data to illustrate key points</strong><br>
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As both social media and many websites increasingly go more visual, so hyperlocal sites also need to consider creative ways to present their stories. <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/">DNAinfo.com New York</a> used maps and infographics to help <a href="http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20120604/new-york-city/port-authority-is-top-stop-and-frisk-hotspot-regardless-of-race#ixzz1wrTXMVW5">demonstrate</a> the conclusions of their analysis of the city's 2011 stop and frisk numbers.<br>
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This enabled them to identify the top 25 locations where people were stopped-and-frisked by the police, as well as the extent to which black and Hispanic New Yorkers are stopped-and-frisked far more than any other demographic. Their analysis also showed that more people are stopped at the Port Authority Bus Terminal – regardless of race – than any other location.<br>
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<strong>3. Using FoI to unlock hitherto hidden data</strong><br>
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FoI (Freedom of Information) requests can be a useful means to unearth data which might otherwise not be published. As a result, it can offer great potential as a source for stories. Saddleworth News <a target="_blank" href="http://www.saddleworthnews.com/?p=3713">demonstrated</a> this effectively following an FoI into the cost and usage of the Oldham Says website, revealing that the site had received just 2,548 unique visits in the six months to the end of September 2010.<br>
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"With a total of £25,544 having been spent on setting up the site, that's roughly equivalent to an incredible £10 for each and every click. The site's readership has been particularly low in the last two months, with just 268 people logging on in August and 296 doing so in September."<br>
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<strong>4. Unlocking the power of the many (or at least a few): networked journalism</strong><br>
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Given that many hyperlocal websites are run by an individual, or a very small number of volunteers, having the time and skills to embrace data journalism can be a challenge. One solution to this issue may be more networked journalism, bringing together people around specific questions or issues as the Birmingham-based website <a href="http://helpmeinvestigate.com/">Help Me Investigate</a> did.<br>
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Working in this way may require a change of approach for some publishers – and, of course, recruiting and managing the efforts of volunteers can be a time-consuming. Nevertheless, as Professor Jeff Jarvis has <a target="_blank" href="http://buzzmachine.com/2008/06/06/supermedia/">argued</a>:&nbsp;<br>
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"Professional and amateur, journalist and citizen may now work together to gather and share more news in more ways to more people than was ever possible before. Networked journalism is founded on a simple, self-evident and self-interested truth: We can do more together than we can apart … This, I believe, is the natural state of media: two-way and collaborative."<br>
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<strong>5. Data driven campaigns and partnership working</strong><br>
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Finally there are also opportunities to use data as a tool for partnerships, with hyperlocals identifying stories as a grassroots level which then get escalated at a wider local, regional or national level.<br>
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One simple way to do this is to embed the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.fixmystreet.com/">Fix My Street</a> widget to your site as Lichfield Live <a target="_blank" href="http://lichfieldcommunitymedia.org/2012/04/26/how-to-add-recent-fixmystreet-reports-to-your-hyperlocal-site/">has done</a>.<br>
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Another way is to create data driven stories which then get picked up by wider media. Perhaps surprisingly this <a href="/news-features/grassroots-networked-journalism-key-to-future-of-local-news-says-polis-director/s5/a539020/">doesn't happen</a> as often as you might think. Writing for Journalism.co.uk in June 2010 Polis director Charlie Beckett, cited the experience of <a target="_blank" href="http://kingscrossenvironment.com/">Kings Cross Environment</a> founder <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/willperrin">Will Perrin</a>:<br>
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Thus far, "there's been only one example of collaboration [with local newspapers]. I found statistics on ambulance call-outs in response to assault incidents. They were rising massively but violent crime was only rising a small amount ... The newspaper picked up on my research, ran some more maths on the numbers, and ran a story".<br>
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No doubt, over time, this situation will change.<br>
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<strong>Final thoughts: working together and moving to the next stage in the sector's development<br></strong><br>
Alongside these five areas of opportunity, I would also like to see the sector come together more to help develop data journalism skills, share best practice and explore opportunities for partnership working with other hyperlocals.<br>
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One potential area to do this could be around joint investigations. It would be fascinating to see sites in major cities such as Birmingham or Manchester coming together on a semi-regular basis to jointly explore key datasets around subjects such as crime, public spaces or health.<br>
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This would enable them to tell the story relevant to their own patch as well as build a city-wide or national picture around topics which always enjoy a strong local dimension.<br>
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The <a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2011/11/07/announcing-help-me-investigate-networks/">second version</a> of HelpMeInvestigate – which focuses on supporting a network of community editors around specific issues – offers a potential model for this and it would be interesting to see if this approach could be expanded to other topics and collaborators.<br>
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This could be particularly effective if combined with a trade body (and idea I <a target="_blank" href="/news-commentary/-where-hyperlocal-media-should-focus-its-attention-/s6/a554081/">previously</a> advocated on this site last year,) which can promote training and the sharing of best practice. Such a body could help improve data journalism knowledge and training across the sector and in the process help to take hyperlocal media – as well as hyperlocal data journalism – to the next level.<br>
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Given the increasing wealth of public data being made available, it is not unrealistic to expect that the hyperlocal sector will, over time, embrace data journalism more than it has at present. But if that process can be speeded up, perhaps by embracing some of these recommendations, then that is something which both audiences and publisher can benefit from.<br>
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<em>This is a specially adapted extract from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Data-Journalism-John-Mair/dp/1845496167">Data Journalism: Mapping the Future</a> edited by John Mair with Richard Lance Keeble and Neil Fowler, which was published by Abramis last month. Damian Radcliffe is an honorary research fellow at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies.</em>]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Mobile-first journalism: Tips for engagement</title>
    <description>Mobile editors and experts from outlets including The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Hearst magazines share their tips for mobile-first strategies and engagement</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/mobile-first-journalism-tips-for-engagement/s2/a555881/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Many news outlets are seeing vast leaps in web traffic from mobile audiences as ownership of smartphones and tablets increases.<br>
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Accordingly, many organisations are focusing more attention on mobile-first strategies that ensure a good user experience, no matter whether a person is accessing content from a desktop computer, tablet or smartphone.<br>
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The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, CNN and Hearst Magazines UK are just a few outlets that are doing interesting things in terms of mobile strategy and engagement at the moment.<br>
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Journalism.co.uk spoke to mobile editors and experts from these organisations, and also from Knight Lab at Northwestern University, and asked them to share their tips for mobile-first journalism.<br>
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<strong>Know your users</strong><br>
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Damon Kiesow, mobile editor at The Boston Globe – one of the first major news websites to undergo a responsive re-design in 2011 – said that a key facet of mobile journalism was to "really understand your users".<br>
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"[Understanding] is the key to success everywhere but it's certainly more important as you move into mobile," Kiesow told journalism.co.uk, "which consumers feel is such a personal device – they carry it with them all the time, they're always using it, they're checking it, potentially, a hundred times a day.<br>
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"You certainly have a higher standard for reach when you're creating products and experiences for mobile than you do, for instance, on the web."<br>
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Hearst Magazines UK has seen mobile traffic to its websites grow 70 per cent in the last six months to 40 per cent of overall traffic.<br>
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Over the last two years, digital product director Lee Wilkinson said Hearst had put time into learning how people were accessing the brands various platforms, which include apps, digital editions and mobile websites<br>
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"With some brands we get a lot of heavy use from smartphones," he said, "and others you get it from tablet and digital editions, and what we do is we start curating and refining the experience so it really works for that consumer.<br>
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"With some of the younger demographics, ultimately everyone has a smartphone but not everybody has a tablet. You have to be conscious of that when you're designing a product."<br>
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<strong>Take note of mobile analytics</strong><br>
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Another way to understand your mobile audience is to use mobile analytics to learn when and where they are most likely to access the site or edition, tailoring content and publishing times accordingly.<br>
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Miranda Mulligan, executive director at Knight Lab at Northwestern University, noted that it is important to take note of where and when mobile traffic fluctuates.<br>
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"If we think specifically about how people are connecting to our websites on average – and if our mobile average is around 25 per cent – it's easy to be dismissive of that audience," she said.<br>
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"But during peak traffic times there is 50, 60 or 70 per cent of our traffic coming to us on mobile, so it's a lot easier to make a business argument to improve the reading experience and storytelling experience on mobile."<br>
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Etan Horowitz, mobile editor at CNN, says that while the hours between noon and 1pm on weekdays are traditionally peak traffic times for desktop audiences, when people at work are likely to be taking a lunch break, mobile traffic is generally much higher during evenings – between 8pm and 11pm – and weekends.<br>
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He noted where news breaks later in the day, it's likely to be "a bigger deal" on mobile.<br>
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"For example when the US government shut down [in October 2013] it happened around midnight, when there are very few people that are on a computer but there are a lot of people that are on a phone or a tablet. So for that story it did better on mobile than it did on desktop."<br>
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<strong>Social is important</strong><br>
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<blockquote class="agile_article_pullquote_1"><div><q>It's very clear that when a story does well for us on social media it also does well for us on our mobile platforms</q><cite>Etan Horowitz, CNN</cite></div></blockquote>"It's really striking to see the connection between social media and mobile," said Horowitz.<br>
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More than <a href="https://about.twitter.com/company">75 per cent</a> of active Twitters users access the platform via mobile, whereas <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/30/nearly-half-48-of-daily-users-of-facebook-are-now-mobile-only-says-ceo-zuckerberg">48 per cent</a> of daily users on Facebook come from mobile, so it is no surprise that social platforms have impact on the number of people clicking through to mobile news sites.<br>
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"If we [CNN] post a good viral video clip on our Facebook page around midnight [EST] we've had one or two cases where that video has become the most popular video on the mobile website for the entire next day," explains Horowitz.<br>
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"It's very clear that when a story does well for us on social media it also does well for us on our mobile platforms and vice versa."<br>
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Adapt your content for mobile audiences</strong><br>
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<blockquote class="agile_article_pullquote_2"><div><q>You know how they say 'show, don't tell'? I think the next thing is 'feel, don't show'</q><cite>David Ho, The Wall Street Journal</cite></div></blockquote>"For a long time a lot of what we were doing - and by 'we' I mean news organisations in general – was sort of regurgitating content off the web and shoving it onto mobile," said David Ho, editor of mobile, tablets and emerging technology, The Wall Street Journal.<br>
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"When I preach mobile to journalists I tell them we no longer live in a one-platform world so the news, the content they create, goes everywhere – to newspapers, to phones, to laptops and desktops, to giant smart TV sets, to apps, to aggregators.<br>
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"For example, I would advise folks never publish anything with the words 'click here' or 'mouse over this' or 'see video below', because there's a good shot that your audience isn't using a mouse, and that the video may not be below the article anymore."<br>
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Ho added that while many news outlets were still "really focussed on responsive", the emphasis should be on creating "mobile-first storyforms" which are designed to take advantage of the capabilities and the ubiquity of the smartphone.<br>
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"It's not enough just to take a map that we run in print and make it a Google Map for the web and then shrink it down for a smaller screen.<br>
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"You know how they say 'show, don't tell'? I think the next thing is 'feel, don't show'," he said of the possibilities that mobile movement sensors may hold for storytelling. "And we're just getting started in exploring how that will work."<br>
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This shift towards adaptive content is something Damon Kiesow referred to as "responsive web 2.0".<br>
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"Once you have that foundational level of being able to serve the web to all these different devices, the next step is adaptive content and thinking about how to make what you're serving not only fit people's device, but give them the best experience possible on that device," he explained.<br>
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<strong>Make headlines 'work for all platforms'<br>
<br></strong>CNN does occasionally write different headlines for mobile and web, although Horowitz said "a really good headline will work for all platforms".<br>
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"Often for some of our stories you may see videos and stories as just a text link," he explained, "so we have to make sure that is still inviting [for the user]."<br>
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Horowitz pointed out a video CNN hosted earlier this month with the headline: '<a target="_blank" href="http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/sports/2014/02/06/curling-olympics-easiest-sport-orig-nws.cnn.html">Is this the easiest Olympic sport?</a>'<br>
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"That's a good example of something that, wherever it shows up&nbsp; – whether it shows up with a picture or it doesn't – that's something that's people are going to want to click and check out," he explained.<br>
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However, Horowitz added that it also works well on mobile to have "very deliberate headlines" that make it clear what users are going to get when they click through to a story.<br>
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For example, on a story like last November's Typhoon Haiyan, instead of the headline 'Typhoon comes ashore' he might use 'Watch typhoon come ashore' or 'See typhoon come ashore', he said.<br>
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"That really makes a big difference," he continued, "because people want to know, specifically when they look at a mobile platform, 'what is this going to be when I tap on it?'"<strong><br>
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Use graphics</strong><br>
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One thing the Wall Street Journal is putting a lot of time and effort into, said Ho, is producing graphics and other kinds of news experiences that are really focused on mobile and mobile devices.<br>
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"Making graphics - both static and interactives - that work well across all screen sizes is one of the bigger challenges of mobile news," he explained. "Exploring responsive graphics that look good and still make sense on phones and tablet and desktop."<br>
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One example is photo spheres: 360-degree panoramic photos that can be controlled by motion and zoom on mobile.<br>
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"We're definitely thinking about ways to tailor experiences specifically for mobile devices," added Ho.<br>
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<strong>Work together</strong><br>
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Miranda Mulligan said that in order to have a a successful mobile strategy, the culture of media companies needs to change so that journalists, designers and developers are working much more closely together.<br>
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"Traditionally there's a disconnect between the technologists and the people that are writing and creating the stories, she explained.<br>
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<blockquote class="agile_article_pullquote_1"><div><q>If I were to make a call to arms, it would be that we need to find a better way of working together</q><cite>Miranda Mulligan, Knight Lab</cite></div></blockquote>"If I were to make a call to arms, it would be that we need to find a better way of working together. I don't necessarily believe that a storyteller needs to be building every single bit of the technology as well as crafting the story, but we need to be working better as teams.<br>
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"So the reporter who's been following a beat around a story knows more about the technology possibilities, and can indicate early enough that the technologist will be able to build an experience around the storytelling opportunity."<br>
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<strong>Mobile is 'just the beginning'</strong><br>
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One final thing for news outlets to note, said David Ho, is that mobile "isn't the end game of all this, it's only the beginning really".<br>
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"Mobile is part of this larger change where technology or digital information is becoming much more intimate, much more an extension of ourselves," he explained.<br>
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"As we focus on mobile now, we also need to keep an eye on what's next – smart watches, smart glasses, other wearable computers. Beyond that we have the internet of things and thinking about how news and information interacts with that. It's a pretty exciting time."<br>
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    <title>Tool for journalists: Crazy Egg, for heat mapping web pages</title>
    <description>Visualise where your web pages are getting clicks from visitors with this heat and scroll mapping tool</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/tool-for-journalists-crazy-egg-for-heat-mapping-web-pages/s2/a555890/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong>What is it?</strong> A heat mapping tool for web pages, so you can see how people are engaging with your site.<br>
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<strong>How is it of use to journalists?</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.crazyegg.com">Crazy Egg</a> produces heat maps, scroll maps and other kinds of visual analytics to show where visitors are clicking on your site.<br>
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The tool would be useful for journalists (and developers) to test new site layouts, designs and content to find the best place for say, an embedded video or an ad.<br>
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To activate heat mapping on your site, you will need to add some JavaScript below the closing tag or in the footer of the site. There is also a plugin available for Wordpress users.<br>
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Web pages are tracked via 'snapshots', which you can create simply by inserting the URL of the page you want to track.<br>
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You can also schedule how long you want to track a web page for (either by time and date or after a number of visits) which is useful if you want to compare site usage on different days.<br>
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Once a snapshot is set up, it will take around 22 hours for the results to come through. You can then view five different forms of web page mapping, accessible on the top right of your snapshot.<br>
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Heatmapping visualises the areas of your site that are getting the most clicks. The brighter the area, the more popular it is. For example, the screenshot below shows that the jobs tab on the Journalism.co.uk navigation bar is one of the most popular areas of the site.<br>
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You can also compare the results of two different heat maps, which is particularly useful for&nbsp; testing different site layouts.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37637&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="Crazy Egg heat map"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from crazyegg.com</span><br>
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The scrollmap uses rainbow-like stripes to show the number of times each part of the web page was visible through a browser window.<br>
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Again, brighter areas receive a greater number of impressions, with yellow and red being the 'hottest' areas on a page.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37639&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="Crazy Egg scroll map"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from crazyegg.com<br></span><br>
Crazy Egg can also produce a rather pretty confetti report, which pinpoints exactly where a person clicks.<br>
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Confetti uses colour-coded dots to reveal more useful information about site visitors, such referrers, search terms, search engine and browser.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&assetID=37638&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="Crazy Egg confetti report"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from crazyegg.com</span><br>
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There is also an overlay report, which shows the specific number of clicks that each link receives using plus sign markers, which you can open to reveal the exact number of clicks.<br>
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Finally, the list function reveals all the elements on a particular page in order of the amount of clicks they got.<br>
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Crazy Egg allows you to track multiple domains with one account, and also supports secure sites, Flash clips and iframe objects such as ad-sense.<br>
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The dashboard itself is intuitive enough to use, but for anyone who needs a bit of extra help Crazy Egg also has a training section, where you can learn more about setting up a page or how the dashboard works.<br>
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New users can try out Crazy Egg with a 30-day free trial, after which plans start from $108 [£64.66] for a basic plan, which allows you to track up to 10 pages and 10,000 visits a month.]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Part 1: 'Is traditional journalism broken in Scotland?'</title>
    <description>Colin Meek, freelance journalist, media trainer and research consultant</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news-commentary/is-traditional-journalism-broken-in-scotland-/s6/a555869/</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:29:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #a2a2a2;">By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrpattersonsir/">mrpattersonsir on Flickr</a>. <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">Some rights reserved</a>.</span><br>
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The Better Together campaign has effectively won the Scottish independence referendum: aside from the 'wounded still to be bayoneted'. That was the claim made by Glasgow Labour MP Ian Davidson late last year. Nobody denies that politics can get bare-knuckle at times, but even by the standards of the bitter struggle over independence, that jaw-dropping statement has resonated in the campaign ever since.<br>
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Mr Davidson certainly intended to provoke the Yes campaign, but for many close to the issues north of the border, it wasn’t the arrogance of the prediction that was most astonishing. Instead, it was the fact that the use of such a violent analogy could be made, by the chair of the Westminster Scottish Affairs Select Committee, with so little attention from the mainstream press.<br>
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What would happen, they ask, if Angus Robertson or Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP drop a similar clanger? Rightly so, the fury would be deafening. But the comment was made by a Scottish Labour stalwart who is the embodiment of New Labour unionism, and it fell under the news radar.<br>
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For many, this example encapsulates the double standards deployed by the traditional media in Scotland where not one daily newspaper has broken ranks to give editorial support to the Yes campaign (the only mainstream paper to give some indication that it may support the Yes camp in the future is the Sunday Herald).<br>
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When the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney made his speech last month on the Scottish Government’s proposals for a currency union, the mainstream papers fell over themselves to find the negative spin. Headlines were packed with ‘warnings’ and ‘risks’. Even the BBC said a stinkbomb had been lobbed into Edinburgh. The Herald screamed: ‘Carney: sharing sterling between iScotland and rUK could lead to Eurozone-style crises’. You’d think only the Sun or the Mail would resort to haggis and bagpipe metaphors in their coverage, but on the same day both the Guardian’s Steve Bell and the Independent’s Dave Brown sketched a disappointed Alex Salmond - in a kilt.<br>
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In fact, Alex Salmond wasn’t disappointed. George Osborne has since made his political opposition to currency union clear, but there’s no doubt that Mark Carney said such a union was technically feasible. He did describe the hazards and fiscal constraints that would exist for a future independent Scotland, but his message was that a currency union was workable. That put him squarely at odds with Chancellor George Osborne – not the Scottish Government.<br>
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So far, the campaign is littered with examples like this. The BP boss who thinks independence will lead to ‘uncertainties’ is front-page news. But when Supermodel Eunice Olumide declares her support for Yes or when the boss of global investment company Aberdeen Asset Management says he’s relaxed about independence - news editors look elsewhere.<br>
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While the papers are slammed for emphasis and spin - they have no obligation to be impartial. Not surprisingly therefore, it is the BBC that is drawing most of the ire of those who believe journalism is failing the independence debate.<br>
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In January, a <a href="http://issuu.com/creative_futur/docs/robertson2014fairnessinthefirstyear">year-long study by the University of the West of Scotland</a> found that both the BBC and the STV in Scotland were favouring the ‘No’ campaign in their evening TV news output. The study, which looked at 730 hours of TV news coverage, found that 272 news items broadcast by the BBC favoured ‘No’ compared to just 171 favourable to ‘Yes’. Other forms of significant bias were also described in the study.<br>
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The fall-out has been extraordinary. The BBC wrote to the lead researcher of the study, Dr John Robertson, and copied its comments to the University Principal. <a href="http://www.newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-opinion/8679-uws-academic-responds-to-bbc-scotland-criticism-of-indy-news-study">Dr Robertson replied</a> and said the BBC’s behaviour was "close to bullying of the kind we might expect in a less democratic country". Derek Bateman (until recently one of BBC’s front-line political journalists) then <a href="http://www.newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-opinion/8624-breaking-newsbbc-threatens-academic">waded into the stramash</a> and accused the BBC of first trying to hide the research and then of mounting a campaign of intimidation against the author.<br>
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Last year, in the face of furious complaints, the BBC tried to defend the selection of a Question Time panel hosted in Edinburgh that included Nigel Farage of UKIP and George Galloway of Respect – when neither party has any elected representatives in Scotland. But, not only is the tone and balance of the coverage being attacked, the factual reporting is also under fire. Last month the BBC was <a href="http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/appeals/esc_bulletins/2013/nov.pdf">censured by the BBC Trust</a> for wrongly suggesting that Ireland’s European Affairs Minister believed that an independent Scotland would be forced outside the EU, although the Trust found there was no intention to mislead. The Minister herself said her words had been "misconstrued".<br>
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The respected Herald columnist <a href="http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/columnists/can-beeb-be-unbiased-over-indy.23379151">Ian Bell questions</a> whether it is actually possible for the BBC to be impartial: "Editorial guidelines and declarations of impartiality are poor defences for a state broadcaster faced with mass dissent from the state. The corporation is explicitly British in title and attitude. In its more romantic moments, it likes to regard itself, indeed, as a cornerstone of Britishness, the embodiment of national unity."<br>
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<blockquote class="agile_article_pullquote_2"><div><q>Scotland has transformed itself since devolution, but in many ways Scotland’s traditional media has stagnated</q><cite>Colin Meek</cite></div></blockquote>Woven into the growing concern about BBC bias and London influence is the debate about financial control. Scotland has secured some devolved political power, but the BBC will not cede autonomy to BBC Scotland. All the licence fee revenue raised in Scotland is sent south and a fraction sent back north to pay for local output – an arrangement that is increasingly difficult to defend. As a growing number of public figures slam the BBC for its bias (author and artist Alasdair Gray was the latest) a vocal Campaign for Balanced Broadcasting in Scotland is turning up the heat. BBC Scotland’s credibility is in a tailspin.<br>
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Scotland has transformed itself since devolution, but in many ways Scotland’s traditional media has stagnated. Remarkably, not one of the truly national daily papers sold in Scotland is owned north of the border. Even those based in Scotland are owned in England or the US – including the Scotsman and the Herald. When viewed in that context, there is little surprise that none of them support the Yes campaign. Nobody can argue that is good for democracy.<br>
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Some would argue that much of the Scottish daily coverage of the independence debate has been comically biased. But the dull, predictable and uninformed nature of the content is just as serious. Earlier this month, the <a href="http://www.ft.com/indepth/if-scotland-goes">Financial Times published a series</a> on the Scottish referendum issue called If Scotland Goes. Even though it was aimed primarily at an English business audience, its balance and decisive eye for the key fault-lines in the status quo are striking.<br>
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Two articles in the series stand out. The <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba1b785e-8e49-11e3-98c6-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk">first is the allegation</a> that the Ministry of Defence is putting pressure on defence companies to speak out about potential job losses and disruption if Scotland votes Yes. It is not surprising that there is anxiety about the referendum within the defence industry – clearly expressed in the article. But the FT also quotes one executive describing the "deft use of the dark arts" by the Ministry to put pressure on businesses to go public and the Scottish Government is given space to give a reaction.<br>
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<blockquote class="agile_article_pullquote_1"><div><q>Remarkably, not one of the truly national daily papers sold in Scotland is owned north of the border</q><cite>Colin Meek</cite></div></blockquote>The other is an <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5b5ec2ca-8a67-11e3-ba54-00144feab7de.html#slide0">analysis of the economic case for independence</a>. The piece demolishes (again) the persistent myth that Scotland is somehow subsidised by the UK Treasury. It finds that Scotland would be in the top 20 countries globally in terms of GDP per head, would be one of the world’s top 35 exporters and an independent Scotland could expect to start with healthier state finances that the rest of the UK. But the piece isn’t about painting the grass greener. The analysis also finds that the ageing population and long-term oil output decline would challenge the fiscal health of the country. The analysis is balanced, informative, beautifully presented with infographics and context.<br>
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In short – the FT series does well what the traditional press in Scotland does so badly. The FT is not afraid of printing objective facts and news analysis that may support the case for independence. Those stories are simply part of its own objective approach where there’s still some journalistic effort made to separate news from comment.<br>
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There are, of course, exceptions to the blandness of the coverage in Scotland. Most of the papers still find room for exceptional expert opinion and analysis in the comment pages. The Sundays too, make room for the long-form and innovative. But Poll after poll shows that the Scottish electorate want more objective information and debate, but the Scottish press as a whole, including the BBC, seems incapable of producing the balanced, strong, news-led analysis that the FT finds effortless.<br>
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    <description>The Knight Foundation-funded prototype searches social media for breaking news stories and delivers timely, relevant and popular sources</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-keepr-helps-journalists-search-the-social-web-for-meaning/s2/a555871/</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA["Nothing is really news until the news industry says so," says Hong Qu, the programmer and designer behind <a target="_blank" href="http://www.keepr.com">Keepr</a>. "Someone has to say this is newsworthy and publishable. The New York Times says 'anything that is worth the print'. But <span>Keepr</span> says, lets go back a step, how did something become newsworthy?"<br>
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Qu recently received <a target="_blank" href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/grants/201347767/">a Knight Foundation Prototype grant to develop this idea</a> and the software to explore it – his answer is social media monitoring tool Keepr.<br>
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"Events happen all over the world and there's a lot of noise and chatter of people talking about things," he told Journalism.co.uk. "The news industry cannot cover everything, like the long tail of local events and smaller things, even if you have the internet. You can't make everything the story."<br>
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Keepr lets the user search Twitter for keywords on a specific beat or story to find sources, returning media articles, popular and timely tweets and most active accounts on the topic.<br>
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"At the moment it's solely mining Twitter data as I feel like that's the biggest win, the biggest benefit for the lowest amount of analysis," explained Qu, although in time he hopes to expand the number of social networks that the platform will integrate with.<br>
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"Say I was a crime journalist covering shootings in the US," Qu said. "I can search for shootings and if there's something that's happening you'll find it right away. These are your expert sources. There's eyewitness sources, official sources, expert sources and media sources."<br>
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<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.keepr.com">Keepr.com</a></span><br>
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Searching for the recent eruption of Mount Kelud in Indonesia (above), Keepr displays published pieces "like the Google News feature" on the left; a central column of the developing story with tweets based on interaction and frequency of key words; and the most active twitter accounts on the story displayed on the right.<br>
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The same can be seen for yesterday's Brighton bomb scare, below.<br>
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"My hope is that by making it easier for journalists to use they will turn to it as one of their tools, in addition to Tweetdeck and other social media monitoring software," he said. "Keepr is another resource for them to follow a fast moving news story and maybe as a starting point."<br>
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Finding the 'signal in the noise' of social media is a recurring theme for&nbsp; finding sources. Qu identifies the process as "<a target="_blank" href="https://hackpad.com/About-Keepr-9Ns5vU6e8V7#:h=Brainstorm">noise =&gt; chatter =&gt; rumours =&gt; sources =&gt; developing stories =&gt; news</a>" and hopes that Keepr will be able to streamline the process by highlighting the most relevant and popular tweets around a story.<br>
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The homepage is populated by selected breaking news accounts with trending topics displayed below the search bar, but the search functionality is the focus, said Qu, in helping journalists to quickly assess a story, understand what they need to know and who may be relevant to contact.<br>
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"By utilising the high frequency and topics that everyone is talking about, you don't really have to know what to look for," said Qu, "but you will gain situational awareness pretty quickly using Keepr for a story that you just jumped into and you may want to get updates on."<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&x=430&assetID=37549&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="UK flood keepr"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.keepr.com">Keepr.com</a></span><br>
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"It's really a news notification service," he said, pointing out the automated email alert service at the bottom of the page. "In the future we hope besides email we can enable the functionality of sending a text message or to your Facebook feed or any way you feel compelled to consume that update."<br>
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Qu recognises that Keepr is still in a very early stage, hence the prototype grant, and welcomes journalists to test the platform and offer feedback. With a career history involving prominent roles at YouTube, Google and Upworthy interspersed with stints at Berkeley, CUNY and Harvard, he hopes that Keepr will be able to join the journalist's toolbox in an increasingly open digital landscape.<br>
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"I think news has already gone open source," he said. "Not the act of writing software for news but that it's like Wikipedia. If someone sees something mistaken then someone can overwrite it or contest it. This liberal atmosphere of open dialogue, open opinions and open conversations.<br>
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    <title>9 ways to hone a headline to perfection</title>
    <description>Writing for the web, print and social media can all be very different, but what should journalists bear in mind when writing headlines?</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/9-ways-to-hone-the-perfect-headline/s2/a555848/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[Headline writing has always been an elusive art and the nature of the web and social media in particular – in that the headline is not necessarily contextualised by surrounding stories or images, as in print – has changed the game. Choose around ten words from over a million to accurately, succinctly and attractively portray a story. Go.<br>
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Here are some guidelines for headline writing – both on the web and in print – but if you have more tips and pointers to share then feel free to do so in the comments.<br>
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<strong>1. Remember the basics</strong><br>
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Grammar can take a bit of a back seat in headlines; the aim here is to quickly convey the key information in the article while giving the reader a reason to read on.<br>
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With that in mind, auxiliary verbs and articles can often be cut out and many words can be replaced with punctuation – a comma instead of 'and', a colon instead of 'said' – to make the headline tighter or more active.<br>
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Also: single quote marks for quotes in a headline and only capitalise the first word or after a colon. Here at Journalism.co.uk (and elsewhere) we write numbers as figures, not words. Numbers are important, as we will discuss later, but a figure is quicker to read than a word in a headline.<br>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/02/18/the-grammar-of-newspaper-headlines/">This guide from Allan Metcalf of the Chronicle of higher Education</a> covers the bases. And <a target="_blank" href="http://www.oddee.com/item_97261.aspx">always make 100 per cent sure the spelling is correct.</a><br>
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<strong>2. Be concise</strong><br>
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This should be a given considering what we are trying to achieve, but it can be difficult to get across a complex idea in a few, key words. Tough. That's the job.<br>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/journalismnews">@journalismnews</a> keep it tight, fit for a quick reader scan, cut out - is, has, etc. but read through, check it still makes sense! <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23weblines&src=hash">#weblines</a></p>
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The BBC is often credited with having consistently tight headlines, as Jakob Nielsen, co-founder of the user-experience research company the Nielsen Norman Group, <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nngroup.com/articles/worlds-best-headlines-bbc-news/">explains in this blog post</a>.<br>
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Nielsen puts the BBC's experience in radio and Ceefax as the main cause for their journalists' consistently accurate brevity. Headlines across the news section of the website average out at six words each, seeing through the finer details of a story to deliver its core to the reader.<br>
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Nielsen recommends visiting "the site daily for a week and try to apply some of the BBC editors' discipline to your own headlines".<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&x=400&assetID=37471&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="BBC headlines"><br>
Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/">BBC News</a><br>
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There is a little more leeway online than the stringent, physical restrictions of print headlines, but it always helps to keep things short. This <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ironicsans.com/thsrs/">online thesaurus offers up shorter synonyms</a> for headlines, should the need arise.<br>
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<strong>3. Verbs</strong><br>
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Copywriters everywhere will recognise the mantra to "let the verbs do the work"; a good verb can transform the meaning of a sentence and bring it to life. This can be particularly true for sports stories but are equally applicable to any field where a bit of descriptive variation can elevate a headline.<br>
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Sorry Arsenal fans, but the following are increasingly vivid examples of a headline after a recent English Premier League match:<br>
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"Liverpool beat Arsenal"<br>
"Liverpool demolish Arsenal"<br>
"Liverpool dominate Arsenal"<br>
"Liverpool destroy Arsenal"<br>
"Liverpool crush Arsenal"<br>
"Liverpool humiliate Arsenal"<br>
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The choice of verb will depend on the editorial voice, but the idea remains the same, backed up by self-proclaimed "social media scientist" Dan Zarella, who <a target="_blank" href="http://danzarrella.com/infographic-how-to-get-more-clicks-on-twitter.html#">investigated the science of Twitter</a>.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&x=400&assetID=37472&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="verbs over nouns"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #a2a2a2;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://danzarrella.com/infographic-how-to-get-more-clicks-on-twitter.html#">DanZarella.com</a></span><a target="_blank" href="http://danzarrella.com/infographic-how-to-get-more-clicks-on-twitter.html#"><br></a><br>
Some recent studies have looked at the most read, shared and clicked on headlines and found not only that <a href="http://danzarrella.com/infographic-how-to-get-more-clicks-on-twitter.html#">the statistics lean heavily towards verbs over nouns</a> in a headline, but <span>'darker' words may be more effective as well</span>.<br>
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"‘Google shuts down Google Reader’? Or ‘Google kills Google Reader’?" wrote Iris Shoor, co-founder and vice president of tech firm Takipi, after <a target="_blank" href="http://www.startupmoon.com/the-dark-science-of-naming-your-post-based-on-studying-100-blogs/">analysing headines through a specifically designed software script</a>. "The second version is much more likely to get more shares."<br>
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Other words that apparently drew a lot of interaction were 'fear', 'dark', 'bleeding' and 'war', and while taking such a darker tone in a headline will not always be relevant to a story, a more negative angle can be more effective when it comes to shares, she said.<br>
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"'Why Facebook is not a social company' or 'Why Facebook is an enterprise company?'," continued Shoor. "Go with the first one. The words 'no', 'without' and 'stop' lead to many more shares."<br>
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And in the age of social media dominance, shares are just as important as clicks. So...<br>
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<strong>4. Social media optimisation</strong><br>
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Finding effective patterns or strategies in social media is the subject of entire conferences but the basic aim is to make it noticeable and shareable.<br>
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The first factor should be the physical length of a tweet, leaving enough space for comments, retweets or shares. Around 100 characters should be a maximum in that respect, although Zarella's research suggests that slightly longer tweets may be better in terms of click-through rate, with links placed earlier.<br>
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<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #a2a2a2;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://danzarrella.com/infographic-how-to-get-more-clicks-on-twitter.html#">DanZarella.com</a></span><br>
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On Facebook and other social media sites with more flexibility for length the issue becomes more complex, however.<br>
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Content marketing consultant Barry Feldman put together a neat mnemonic acronym for what he believes is important for effective headline writing:<br>
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<strong>H</strong>elpful<br>
<strong>E</strong>motion<br>
<strong>A</strong>sk<br>
<strong>D</strong>os and Donts<br>
<strong>L</strong>ist<br>
<strong>I</strong>nspire<br>
<strong>N</strong>ightmare<br>
<strong>E</strong>mpathy<br>
<strong>S</strong>uccess<br>
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He goes into <a href="http://socialmediatoday.com/feldmancreative/1981661/headlines-9-letter-cheat-sheet-writing-winner-every-time">more detail on each area in his blog</a> but the key points are to make the reader feel something and give them a reason to both read and share the story.<br>
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<strong>5. People like numbers and lists</strong><br>
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"Whenever we encounter new information, our brains immediately try to make sense of it," wrote Maria Konnikova in The New Yorker last year, giving one of a number of reasons "<a target="_blank" href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/a-list-of-reasons-that-our-brains-love-lists.html">why our brains love lists</a>".<br>
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The phenomenon of 'listicles' may be infuriating to some, but when done well it helps the reader to quickly order and understand new information. Headlines work in a similar way.<br>
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<strong>6. Make it surprising</strong><br>
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The basic human traits of surprise and curiosity rule our behaviour in more ways than we are aware of and despite the wonders of modern technology we are still essentially monkeys looking for the next banana.<br>
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<a target="_blank" href="http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=116829">In a 2001 study</a>, scientists squirted either fruit juice or water into the mouths of willing participants in a predictable or unpredictable pattern, finding that the surprise factor lit up more "pleasure centres" in the brain than the participants preference for juice.<br>
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Backing up that science with more science, or at least stats, Shoor found that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.startupmoon.com/the-dark-science-of-naming-your-post-based-on-studying-100-blogs/">the word "surprising" featured in some of the most viral posts</a> crawled by her software.<br>
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The creation of a "curiosity gap" has been a consistent feature of posts from sites like Upworthy, specialising in making articles shareable and viral on social media.<br>
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<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.upworthy.com/how-to-make-that-one-thing-go-viral-just-kidding?c=slideshare">Upworthy's slideshare presentation</a> on viral articles<br></span><br>
News organisations should refrain from over gilding the lily, such as ending headlines with "YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT", when the reader could easily do so. This sort of 'build up' should probably be avoided altogether for serious news reports, but the 'curiosity gap' theory is a useful idea to bear in mind for lighter content.<br>
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Pique the reader's interest and give them a (real) reason to read on.<br>
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<strong>7. Search engine optimisation (SEO)</strong><br>
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Headlines in print have a visual context, either in their placement near other relevant stories or by a picture. Search engines have no idea about context, so you need to spell it out for them, making the keywords glaringly obvious.<br>
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Susan Steade, online news producer for San Francisco's Bay Area News Group, likes to go by the "mullet model" of headline writing for SEO: "business up front, party in the back".<br>
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"[It] can be broken down to three best practices," she told Steve Buttry, digital transformation editor at Digital First Media, <a href="http://stevebuttry.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/susan-steades-seo-headline-tips-business-up-front-party-in-the-back/">for a post on his blog in November</a>. "Know what people are searching for, get those search terms up front, play up the hot angle."<br>
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<a target="_blank" href="/skills/how-to-write-headlines-that-work-for-seo/s7/a545817/">This guide from Trinity Mirror's Malcolm Coles</a> goes into detail on what people search for and how to get picked up by Google, and the video below gives some key insight into the topic.<br>
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<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">&nbsp;Tip of the hat to <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/computerklaus">@computerklaus</a> for this video</span><br>
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Steade's final point, to "play up the hot angle", is specific to each publication so it is important to...<br>
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<strong>8. Tailor it to your audience</strong><br>
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When a large story breaks, all major news organisations will report on it and follow up with comment pieces and op-eds specifically suited to what their audience like and expect. The same should apply for every story – the tone, angle and content should all be targeted at your readers.<br>
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The cherry on top of your deliciously-moulded, audience-specific story cake is the headline, not just for SEO, but for social media and general browsing. Know what tickles your audience's tastebuds and give them what they want, how they want it.<br>
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<strong>9. Test, test, test</strong><br>
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At Upworthy, the editorial strategy dictates that a writer must come up with 25 headlines for every article.<br>
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<img src="?cmd=ShowAsset&x=400&assetID=37482&nosurround=true&fakeExtension=.jpg" alt="upworthy headline"><br>
<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.upworthy.com/how-to-make-that-one-thing-go-viral-just-kidding?c=slideshare">Upworthy's slideshare presentation</a> on viral articles</span><br>
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Not everyone has the time or desire to write so many but a process of trial and error should be built in to finding out what kind of headlines work for your audience.<br>
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That may mean writing a number of different headlines for one story and seeing which gets the most reaction online. Tweeting a story at the same time on different days with different headlines may give you an idea of what elements work better in the headline and what people respond to.<br>
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At Buffer, Leo Widrich has put together a <a target="_blank" href="http://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-writing-great-headlines-on-twitter-facebook-and-your-blog">"scientific" guide to headline writing on the web</a> with tests for Twitter, Facebook and blog posts, but without a cure-all solution it is a matter of seeing what works best for you.<br>
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    <title>How digital weighs up against print for UK magazine circulations</title>
    <description>New data from the Audit Bureau of Circulation reports combined digital and print sales for the first time with print still dominating, for now</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-digital-weighs-up-against-print-for-uk-magazine-circulations/s2/a555858/</link>
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 15:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Audit Bureau for Circulation (ABC) has released the first ever combined print and digital figures for UK consumer magazines in 2013, based on the average number of sales for a digital edition of each issue.<br>
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The IPC Media title What's On TV ranked highest with a combined total circulation of 1,051,129, of which 1,571 were digital editions. Slimming World Magazine placed second with a combined circulation of 458,517 with 7,739 digital editions, while Glamour magazine placed third with a combined total of just over 415,000, supported by 4,778 digital editions.<br>
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In a press release accompanying the announcement, managing director of IPC advertising, Charlie Meredith, said: "We continue to expand and look for new ways to engage with our audiences and ensure that our brands are everywhere our consumers need and want them to be."<br>
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In terms of purely digital editions, ABC confirmed tech title T3 as the most widely read consumer magazine in terms of UK digital editions in 2013, with a reported figure of 22,319 average digital editions sold per issue, a year-on-year increase of exactly 100 per cent.<br>
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In previous reports, ABC had recorded the separate interactive editions and PDF 'page-turner' editions <a target="_blank" href="/news/abc-future-t3-tablet-edition-digital-circulation-17k/s2/a550107/">of each T3 issue under different metrics</a>. This is the first report in which the figures have been combined.<br>
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The continental Europe edition of the Economist recorded the second highest number of digital edition sales, with just over 17,000, an increase of 47 percent from December 2012.<br>
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The new figures mean the Economist has slipped from the top spot <a target="_blank" href="/news/abc-economist-top-for-digital-edition-circulation/s2/a553831/">recorded in August 2013</a>, the last time consumer magazine circulation figures were reported.<br>
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Stuff, the technology and gadget magazine from Haymarket Consumer Media, came third with average sales per issue of just under 15,000, a year-on-year increase of 194 per cent.<br>
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ABC still reported a significantly higher print circulation than digital for most audited titles, although a number of brands are starting to see the gap close.<br>
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Future Music magazine's average digital sales represented 44 per cent of its average circulation in 2013, just under 5,000 digital compared to 6,200 print editions.<br>
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T3's digital circulation is also closing in on print, as 42 per cent of sales came from digital in 2013, while US/Canadian digital sales of the New Scientist comprised 37 per cent of the reported average – 10,567 digital compared to 17,865 print.<br>
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Total Film, which placed just outside the top five, saw a dramatic increase in digital edition figures of 644 per cent year-on-year recording an average of just over 12,000 digital editions sold per issue.<br>
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Men's Health recorded the highest average digital edition sales for the report at the end of 2012, but saw a 18 per cent drop over 2013 to 10,340.<br>
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The two titles to see the biggest year-on-year increase were motoring magazines from Haymarket Consumer Media.<br>
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Classic &amp; Sports Car, which had seen its average digital sales drop to just 50 at the end of 2012, saw a year-on-year increase of over 2,000 per cent to 1,213.<br>
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Autosport, which had previously reported an average of only 134 digital sales per issue, recorded an average of 2,150 for 2013, an increase of 1,500 per cent.<br>
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    <title>#Tip: Here’s how you can password protect a Google form</title>
    <description>A how-to guide for password protecting Google forms</description>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Google&#8217;s range of document formats in Drive have a lot of use for journalists, as the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism&#8217;s director of education, Jeremy Caplan, <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xiw-CSGsGYZ89YQkfg9_4fD9IgqM9hpdRS7VRbGRxfQ/preview" target="_blank">describes in this Google doc</a>.</p>
<p>Google forms are particularly useful in crowdsourcing information and automatically organising it into a spreadsheet, so have been used by Pro Publica, for example, to <a href="http://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/item/how-to-use-google-docs-to-help-power-your-reporting" target="_blank">gather information and sources around stories</a> or by Digital First Media to <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/how-digital-first-media-plan-to-unbolt-local-newsrooms/s2/a555737/" target="_blank">canvas opinion within organisation about future plans</a>.</p>
<p>Google forms are public by default, so if the questions or topics are sensitive for any reason the platform is a bit of a non-starter.</p>
<p>On his Digital Inspiration blog, Amit Agarwal has posted a simple <a href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/password-protect-google-forms/28397/" target="_blank">how-to guide on password protecting Google forms</a> from within the form itself. It is not 100 per cent secure, as Agarwal explains, but will deter any passing visitors.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/06/10/tip-install-these-twitter-add-ons-for-easily-quoting-and-bookmarking-articles/" rel="bookmark" title="June 10, 2013">#Tip: Install these Twitter add-ons for easily quoting and bookmarking articles</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/05/29/tip-auto-save-image-attachments-from-gmail-to-google-drive/" rel="bookmark" title="May 29, 2013">#Tip: Auto-save image attachments from Gmail to Google Drive</a></li>
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    <title>App for journalists: StillShot, for creating photos from iOS video</title>
    <description>Use this iPhone app for capturing full resolution photos from video files</description>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<strong>What is it:</strong> Mobile multimedia app for creating still photos from iOS videos.<br>
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<strong>Devices:</strong> iPhone<br>
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<strong>Cost:</strong> £0.69<br>
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<strong>How is it of use to journalists?</strong> It can be tricky to capture high-quality photos from moving images. With StillShot, built by <a href="http://www.macadamia-apps.com/">Macadamia Apps</a>, users can create full resolution photos from any video on their iPhone.<br>
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Simply load the video into the app and <a target="_blank" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stillshot/id520436425?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4">StillShot</a> will breakdown the frames one-by-one, allowing you to save the most suitable one.<br>
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<span class="agilestyle" style="color: #b9b9b9;">Screenshot from macadamia.me</span><br>
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You can use it to get photos from any video in your iOS camera roll. You can also tweet photos and post to Facebook straight from the app.<br>
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The best thing about this app is that it does exactly what it says on the tin – it's quick to use and you don't need to know anything about photo or video editing to get a good picture.<br>
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Another plus is that StillShot holds the original resolution of the video, which on the iPhone 5 is 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels). This is large enough for most websites, with scope to zoom in to an area of the photograph without without it becoming pixelated.<br>
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Journalists could find this app useful to capture the most important part of a video in a photo or series of screenshots, for example, when dealing with user-generated content or sports footage.<br>
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It would be particularly useful when a full-size photo is needed to illustrate a story online, or where a video is being cross-referenced in print.<br>
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<strong>Tipster:</strong> Via <a href="https://twitter.com/GlenBMulcahy">Glen Mulcahy</a> on Twitter<br>
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<em><span>Have you got a favourite app that you use as a journalist? <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dE5WLThVU09jQWx0c1laM1dfRWxiSVE6MQ">Fill in this form</a> to nominate it for our app of the week for journalists.</span></em>]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Student launches blogging contest for young teens</title>
    <description>Nicholas Fearn, currently studying at college, is working in partnership with The South Wales Evening Post to run the first Battle of the Blogs</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/student-launches-blogging-contest-for-young-teens/s2/a555834/</link>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[A student blogger has teamed up with a local newspaper to launch a <a href="http://battleoftheblogs.co.uk/">blogging contest</a> aimed at young teenagers.<br>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/botbcymru">Battle of the Blogs</a> 2014 was sparked by 17-year-old Nicholas Fearn, who likes to <a href="http://nicholasfearn.co.uk/portfolio">blog about technology</a>, and is being run in partnership with the South Wales Evening Post.<br>
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Fearn, who has Asperger's Sydrome, told Journalism.co.uk over email that his experience of running a blog "has made me a very strong-minded person", and he added that pursuing a blog can also help young people when it comes to entering employment.<br>
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"Blogging is such a great skill to have as it shows employers that you have an understanding of how digital media works," he said. "Also, it’s creative and will help you with your literacy."<br>
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And, for him, he added, it "is a way to express my inner feelings and opinions, though it has generally taught me more about the English language and how the internet’s social side works".<br>
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The contest is open to secondary school children aged 11 to 16. Those who wish to enter can do so by sending a link to their blog, along with the name of their school, their form class information and their email address to <a href="mailto:enter@battleoftheblogs.co.uk">enter@battleoftheblogs.co.uk</a>. The contest deadline is Saturday 8th&nbsp;March.<br>
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The winner will secure a £1,000 prize for their school, and their work will be published on the newspaper's own online blogging section.<br>
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Managing director of SWW Media Tony Dowling, who is part of the judging panel, described Fearn as "very driven and single-minded, particularly when it comes to his aims".<br>
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In addition to already having worked with Fearn in the past to help support his media ambitions, including a social media-focused work experience placement with the newspaper, Dowling also enjoys blogging himself, and just like Fearn, considers it "an essential life skill".<br>
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Therefore, it "was another perfect match for us to support him in this undertaking", he said, adding that it is also a "lovely thing for the Evening Post to be involved in supporting the local schools".<br>
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Sharing some advice for his peers, Fearn, who hopes to "one day enter the world of professional journalism", encouraged others interested in blogging to "stick at it".<br>
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"Success isn’t going to happen overnight. But most importantly (when it comes to thinking about content), you need to do what’s best for you and enjoy the process – and don’t treat it like a chore!"]]></content:encoded>
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    <title>Why Zeit Online created team to lead investigative and data stories</title>
    <description>The German outlet has established a senior editorial team to drive big stories, partnering with the rest of the newsroom and acting as a hub for investigations</description>
    <link>http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/why-zeit-online-created-team-to-lead-investigative-and-data-stories/s2/a555835/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2014 11:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[The German news organisation <a href="http://www.zeit.de/index">Zeit Online</a>, website for weekly newspaper Die Zeit, announced last week that it has established a new, senior editorial team for investigative and data journalism.<br>
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The new team will be led by Karsten Polke Majewski, previously deputy editor; business editor Philip Faigle; digital and data protection expert Kai Biermann; and Sascha Venohr, who will remain in his post as head of data journalism alongside his new role.<br>
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"For us, the main point is that we have four people doing the big stories from the whole perspective of doing investigations based on data," Venohr told Journalism.co.uk, "and on the other side doing telephone investigations still. It's not only a data-driven team."<br>
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Zeit Online has been producing data journalism stories for the best part of three years, but the new team will give Zeit "the structure and the time" to work on in-depth stories on a regular basis, as well as daily reports, said Venohr.<br>
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Rather than a separate and specific team for investigations and data stories, the investigative team will partner with the rest of the outlet and take the lead on specific areas and big stories when necessary.<br>
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<blockquote class="agile_article_pullquote_1"><div><q>The important thing is the team are the centre for the stories and ideas and we still have people around to pursue the stories and do great jobs with interactives</q><cite>Sascha Venohr, Zeit Online</cite></div></blockquote>"We have a lot of sources for our stories but what we see is if you do investigative journalism you need the capability to dig into data," he said. "So, for example, if we looked at the activities for German members of parliament then the main source for our investigations would be the logs and protocols from the daily work of the parliament."<br>
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With the new team leading investigations into such documents, they are able to decide how other news desks will pick up elements of the story and where, or how, those journalists should be digging.<br>
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"Something that is very important," Venohr continued, "is our team will have the opportunity to tell the story in the best way".<br>
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"It could be an interactive or a normal article for text-based storytelling. That's where I come in, making the bridge between the typical journalism research and investigation, to another storytelling idea if we make the decision to jump out from the article."<br>
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Recent examples have included <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zeit.de/sport/olympia-medaillen-deutschland?zeige=sportarten">an interactive visualisation of Germany's Winter Olympics</a> medals since 1952; an article and interactive map looking at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zeit.de/2014/04/waffen-deutschland">where the most legally-owned firearms are in Germany</a>; and an <a target="_blank" href="http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/abgeordnetenbilanz/?partei=-&ansicht=ml&kategorie=5">interactive database detailing MP activity</a> in Parliament for the last legislative period.<br>
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"It's very important that we want to tell the stories in the best way," Venohr said, "and sometimes we will use a lot of time to make the polish, to make it very reader-friendly."<br>
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Not everyone will have the skills and knowledge of "complex tools" to create the visualisations, he said, but the important factor is that everyone is aware of what is possible from a data set, story lead or storytelling platform. Then, if everyone is involved in and aware of the ideas process, different journalists can offer their best skills and abilities to the story from start to finish.<br>
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"The important thing is the team are the centre for the stories and ideas and we still have people around to pursue the stories and do great jobs with interactives," Venohr said. "This won't change."<br>
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    <title>#Tip: How to cover breaking news</title>
    <description>A new e-book from Poynter highlights tips from award-winning journalists for covering breaking news stories. The Denver Post&amp;#8217;s new director Kevin Dale offers advice following lessons learned from the Post&amp;#8217;s coverage of the Aurora cinema shootings – a story that broke around 1am when only the night digital producer was left in the newsroom. Dale&amp;#8217;s [&amp;#8230;]</description>
    <link>http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/02/07/tip-how-to-cover-breaking-news/</link>
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A new e-book from Poynter highlights tips from award-winning journalists for <a href="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/newsgathering-storytelling/234291/learning-from-prize-winning-journalism-how-to-cover-a-breaking-news-story/" target="_blank">covering breaking news stories</a>.</p>
<p>The Denver Post&#8217;s new director Kevin Dale offers advice following lessons learned from the Post&#8217;s coverage of the <a href="www.denverpost.com/theatershooting" target="_blank">Aurora cinema shootings</a> – a story that broke around 1am when only the night digital producer was left in the newsroom.</p>
<p>Dale&#8217;s tips include verifying information – even when its developing fast, listening to social media and having a pre-prepared plan to help with difficult decisions, in this case, whether or not the Post should name the shooter.</p>
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    <title>#Tip: How journalists can run a successful blog</title>
    <description>Blogging can be a good way for journalists to showcase their knowledge and skills. But how can you make it a success? Political blogger Susie Boniface (@fleetstreetfox), food blogger Claire Macdonald and Mumsnet editor Kate Williams were among the panellists at a recent Women in Journalism event where speakers discussed how journalists can benefit from [&amp;#8230;]</description>
    <link>http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/02/06/tip-how-journalists-can-run-a-successful-blog/</link>
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<p>Blogging can be a good way for journalists to showcase their knowledge and skills. But how can you make it a success?</p>
<p>Political blogger Susie Boniface (<a href="https://twitter.com/fleetstreetfox">@fleetstreetfox</a>), food blogger Claire Macdonald and Mumsnet editor Kate Williams were among the panellists <a href="http://womeninjournalism.co.uk/top-tips-from-wijs-to-blog-or-not-to-blog-seminar/">at a recent Women in Journalism event</a> where speakers discussed how journalists can benefit from running a blog.</p>
<p>Their advice includes tips on targeting your audience, writing a killer headline, platforms to use and how to make the most of social media.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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    <description>If your Facebook news feed is a muddle of cat pictures, news stories, and yawn-inducing posts from that girl at school you haven&amp;#8217;t spoken to in 10 years, you might want some help getting organised. Luckily Mashable has some great tips for curating a Facebook news feed, including ways to see more (or less) from [&amp;#8230;]</description>
    <link>http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/02/05/tip-how-to-organise-your-facebook-news-feed/</link>
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<p>If your Facebook news feed is a muddle of cat pictures, news stories, and yawn-inducing posts from that girl at school you haven&#8217;t spoken to in 10 years, you might want some help getting organised.</p>
<p>Luckily Mashable has some great tips for <a href="http://mashable.com/2014/01/19/facebook-news-feed-curation/">curating a Facebook news feed</a>, including ways to see more (or less) from certain friends and creating personalised news lists – a great way to track news around certain areas and topics.</p>
<p>And even though it&#8217;s not possible to eliminate advertisements entirely from the platform, Mashable shows you how to let Facebook know whether those ads for facial hair removal are really relevant for you.</p>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/08/13/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-adding-interest-lists-on-facebook/" rel="bookmark" title="August 13, 2012">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; adding interest lists on Facebook</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/01/24/tool-of-the-week-for-journalists-formulists-use-it-before-it-disappears/" rel="bookmark" title="January 24, 2012">Tool of the week for journalists &#8211; Formulists (use it before it disappears)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/12/08/tigerlogic-launches-personalised-facebook-newspaper-postpost/" rel="bookmark" title="December 8, 2010">TigerLogic launches personalised Facebook newspaper PostPost</a></li>
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    <description>&amp;#160; Watch this Google+ Hangout featuring tips for community engagement, moderation and building loyal relationships with your audience. The Hangout, which marked the 2014 Community Manager Appreciation Day, includes advice from Ed Walker, digital development editor at Trinity Mirror, Hannah Waldram, community manager, EMEA, at Instagram, and magazine publisher Marc Thomas. Ed, who worked with Hannah [&amp;#8230;]</description>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Watch this Google+ Hangout featuring tips for community engagement, moderation and building loyal relationships with your audience.</p>
<p>The Hangout, which marked the 2014 <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/community-manager-appreciation-day-tips-for-engaging-audiences-/s2/a555697/">Community Manager Appreciation Day</a>, includes advice from Ed Walker, digital development editor at Trinity Mirror, Hannah Waldram, community manager, EMEA, at Instagram, and magazine publisher Marc Thomas.</p>
<p>Ed, who worked with Hannah and Marc on the eBook <a href="http://guardianshorts.co.uk/connected/">Connected</a>, wrote on his <a href="http://www.edwalker.net/blog/2014/01/27/video-appearance-on-the-power-of-modern-community/">blog</a> that the three key things he took away from the Hangout were:</p>
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<li>Keep calls to action simple</li>
<li>Offline engagement is just as important as online</li>
<li>Give more attention to those readers who are providing positive input, rather than trolls and &#8220;drag-me-downs&#8221;</li>
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<p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rme32TAdcnQ#t=43">You can catch up on the full Hangout here.</a></p>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/07/11/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-how-to-host-a-google-hangout-on-air/" rel="bookmark" title="July 11, 2012">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; how to host a Google+ Hangout On Air</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/04/13/jpod-how-to-engage-a-subscriber-community-lessons-from-the-times-and-financial-times/" rel="bookmark" title="April 13, 2012">#jpod &#8211; How to engage a subscriber community: Lessons from the Times and Financial Times</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/07/24/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-hosting-google-hangouts-on-air/" rel="bookmark" title="July 24, 2012">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; hosting Google+ Hangouts On Air</a></li>
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    <title>#Tip: Practical tips and tech for launching a data blog</title>
    <description>From organisations like the World Bank to news outlets such as the Guardian, data blogs offer a dedicated place for the sharing of statistic-led stories and visualisations around certain subjects. For news outlets and journalists interesting in establishing a data blog, this recent post by Tableau is worth a look for advice on the first [&amp;#8230;]</description>
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<p>From organisations like <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/opendata/">the World Bank</a> to news outlets such as <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog">the Guardian</a>, data blogs offer a dedicated place for the sharing of statistic-led stories and visualisations around certain subjects.</p>
<p>For news outlets and journalists interesting in establishing a data blog, <a href="http://www.tableausoftware.com/public/blog/2014/01/bloggingmini-guide?utm_content=buffer929b7&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer">this recent post by Tableau</a> is worth a look for advice on the first steps, with a focus on actually getting a blog up and running, covering possible platforms to use, hosting options and what to call the blog.</p>
<p><em>Disclaimer: Tableau is a sponsor of Journalism.co.uk&#8217;s digital journalism conference <a href="www.newsrewired.com">news:rewired</a>.</em><strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/10/05/podcast-the-visual-story-ideas-for-making-the-most-of-the-digital-image/" rel="bookmark" title="October 5, 2012">#Podcast &#8211; The visual story: Ideas for making the most of the digital image</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/05/23/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-%e2%80%93-open-data-in-local-journalism/" rel="bookmark" title="May 23, 2011">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – open data in local journalism</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/02/06/tip-how-journalists-can-run-a-successful-blog/" rel="bookmark" title="February 6, 2014">#Tip: How journalists can run a successful blog</a></li>
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    <title>#Tip: Ideas for digital journalism trainers</title>
    <description>Ideas for digital journalism trainers, based on a Knight Foundation 'digital teaching tool'</description>
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<p>Earlier this month the <a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog">Knight Foundation&#8217;s blog</a> published a post by Cathy Collins which outlines <a href="http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2014/1/15/teachers-view-4-digital-lesson-plans-journalism-educators-can-use-classroom-toda/">four different ideas for digital journalism trainers</a> to consider, which may inspire subjects and angles to tackle with students. This includes ideas covering the power of social media and the issue of press freedom.</p>
<p>The ideas were taken from the Knight Foundation&#8217;s &#8220;digital teaching tool, &#8216;<a href="http://searchlightsandsunglasses.org/index">Searchlights and Sunglasses</a>&#8216;&#8221;.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/02/18/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-teaching-journalism-ethics/" rel="bookmark" title="February 18, 2011">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; teaching journalism ethics</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/01/31/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-teaching-multimedia/" rel="bookmark" title="January 31, 2011">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; teaching multimedia</a></li>
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    <title>#Tip: Remember these social media tools for reporters</title>
    <description>Social media tips from the Wall Street Journal</description>
    <link>http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/01/24/tip-remember-these-social-media-tools-for-reporters/</link>
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<p>The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s DJ@DJ (digital journalism at Dow Jones) event runs several times a year, bringing members of the organisation together to share their knowledge and experience in different fields in a four-day training session in New York.</p>
<p>Among many sessions covering tips and tools for digital innovation, social media editors Elana Zak, Rubina Fillion and Allison Lichter <a href="http://sarahmarshall3.tumblr.com/post/73982090752/social-media-at-wsj-8-tools-for-reporters" target="_blank">explained how a number of different platforms can be used to engage with the publication&#8217;s community and find new stories</a>, helpfully written up for a blog post by WSJ.com&#8217;s new social media editor EMEA, Sarah Marshall.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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    <title>#Tip: Learn how to turn TV archive footage into interactive videos</title>
    <description>Use KettleCorn and the TV News Archive for interactive videos</description>
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<p>Brian Williamson of the Office of Digital and Design Innovation (ODDI) recently <a href="http://www.innovation-series.com/2014/01/22/creating-jon-stewart-moments-with-tv-news-archive-and-kettlecorn/?utm_source=brian&amp;utm_medium=oddi-staff&amp;utm_campaign=oddi-promo-contest" target="_blank">posted a video explainer</a> on how to access archive footage from &#8217;500,000 broadcasts&#8217;, largely from US-based outlets, and extract key segments.</p>
<p>From there, Williamson takes different clips and makes &#8216;Jon Stewart moments&#8221;, highlighting politicians&#8217; chameleonic views on certain subjects.</p>
<p>With the TV News Archive, ODDI&#8217;s free <a href="http://www.innovation-series.com/2013/10/25/kettlecorn-a-journalists-tool-for-enhancing-interactive-audio-and-video-stories/" target="_blank">KettleCorn video software</a> and a little sardonic humour, Williamson shows how easy it can be to make quick video segments from archive footage to tell new stories.</p>
<p>KettleCorn also gives the option to add layers of interactivity – including embedded maps, links, wikipedia pages.</p>
<p>Williamson will be running Journalism.co.uk&#8217;s intensive <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/vocational-skills-study/web-native-video/s43/a554755/" target="_blank">3-hour workshop on KettleCorn&#8217;s additional features and the tenets of web-native video</a> on 21 February.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<p>Finding information quickly is imperative for journalists. Here at Journalism.co.uk, we regularly use site search tool <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/alfred/id405843582?mt=12" target="_blank">Alfred</a>, the subject of <a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/02/21/tip-of-the-day-for-journalists-set-up-a-custom-site-search-in-alfred/" target="_blank">a previous tip</a>, to quickly search computers, websites, and the wider internet with a few keystrokes.</p>
<p>On his Digital Inspiration, Amit Argawal has put together <a href="http://www.labnol.org/internet/mobile-search-shortcuts/28381/" target="_blank">a guide on creating shortcuts for your smartphone </a>that will sit on your home screen like apps. Shortcuts for Twitter, YouTube, Google, Wolfram Alpha, Wikipedia and others are included among others, as well as a guide to making your own shortcuts for any other site.</p>
<p><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/search-shortcuts.jpg"><img class="alignnone  wp-image-49049" alt="search shortcuts" src="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/search-shortcuts.jpg" width="410" height="639" /></a></p>
<p>From there you can collect your new search shortcuts together to make regular searches just two taps away when using mobile. It may not seem like much, but sometimes the little things can make all the difference.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/07/21/new-file-format-allows-journalists-to-create-interactive-infographics/" rel="bookmark" title="July 21, 2011">New file format allows journalists to create interactive infographics</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/02/20/tip-of-the-day-for-journalists-add-twitter-search-to-your-browser/" rel="bookmark" title="February 20, 2013">#Tip of the day for journalists: Add Twitter search to your browser</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/07/05/google-launches-what-do-you-love-search/" rel="bookmark" title="July 5, 2011">Google launches What Do You Love search</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/03/30/hitwise-google-news-dominated-by-celebrity-search/" rel="bookmark" title="March 30, 2009">Hitwise: Google News dominated by celebrity search</a></li>
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    <title>#Tip: Bookmark these resources for data journalism</title>
    <description>A list of resources for data journalism</description>
    <link>http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/01/21/tip-bookmark-these-resources-for-data-journalism/</link>
    <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The good people over at the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) are <a href="http://gijn.org/resources/data-journalism/" target="_blank">collating a list of resources for data journalism that is well worth keeping an eye on</a>.</p>
<p>The list includes resources for beginners; tips and tools for data-mining; platforms for data analysis; programmes for data visualisation; guides for statistics; data and technology blogs; books and conferences listings; as well as the option to help keep the guide up-to-date by submitting more to the GIJN&#8217;s <a href="http://gijc2013.org/author/willsonkb/" target="_blank">Kate Willson</a>.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/08/16/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-data-journalism-checklist/" rel="bookmark" title="August 16, 2011">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; data journalism checklist</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/08/11/news-numeracy-online-tools-for-reporting-numbers/" rel="bookmark" title="August 11, 2009">News numeracy: online tools for reporting numbers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/04/29/tip-bookmark-this-list-of-resources-on-statistics-and-data-analysis/" rel="bookmark" title="April 29, 2013">#Tip: Bookmark this list of resources on statistics and data analysis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/10/10/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-tools-for-beginner-data-journalists/" rel="bookmark" title="October 10, 2011">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; tools for beginner data journalists</a></li>
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    <title>#Tip: Remember these digital newsroom tools for 2014</title>
    <description>A list of digital tools for journalists</description>
    <link>http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/01/20/tip-remember-these-digital-newsroom-tools-for-2014/</link>
    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Apparently inspired by our <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/10-key-skills-for-digital-journalists-to-hone-in-2014/s2/a555503/" target="_blank">recent article on key digital skills for journalists in 2014</a>, the Newswhip team put together <a href="http://blog.newswhip.com/index.php/2014/01/10-tools-digital-newsroom-2014" target="_blank">a list of tools that can help &#8220;put those skills into action&#8221;</a>.</p>
<p>Verification, newsgathering, data visualisation and productivity all feature among the free tools and are well worth getting to grips with.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/01/13/tip-useful-tools-for-digital-newsrooms-in-2014/" rel="bookmark" title="January 13, 2014">#Tip: Useful tools for digital newsrooms in 2014</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/12/06/tip-bookmark-emergency-journalism-for-a-wealth-of-tools-and-resources/" rel="bookmark" title="December 6, 2013">#Tip: Bookmark Emergency Journalism for a wealth of tools and resources</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/10/26/tip-of-the-day-for-journalists-save-this-list-of-verification-tools/" rel="bookmark" title="October 26, 2012">#Tip of the day for journalists: Save this list of verification tools</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/12/04/tip-of-the-day-for-journalists-learn-how-to-find-hidden-web-content/" rel="bookmark" title="December 4, 2012">#Tip of the day for journalists: Learn how to find &#8216;hidden&#8217; web content</a></li>
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    <description>&amp;#160; Attending a press conference can be daunting even for an experienced journalist. How do you ensure you&amp;#8217;re picked to ask your killer question when you&amp;#8217;re jostling for attention in a room full of other reporters? And if you do get picked, how do you make sure you don&amp;#8217;t blow the opportunity with nerves? The latest [&amp;#8230;]</description>
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<p>Attending a press conference can be daunting even for an experienced journalist.</p>
<p>How do you ensure you&#8217;re picked to ask your killer question when you&#8217;re jostling for attention in a room full of other reporters? And if you do get picked, how do you make sure you don&#8217;t blow the opportunity with nerves?</p>
<p>The latest blog from the BBC College of Journalism includes <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/blogcollegeofjournalism/posts/How-to-attend-a-press-conference-wear-red-watch-the-body-language">advice for covering press conferences</a> from seasoned journalists Mark Mardell, editor of BBC North America, and Lindsey Hilsum, international editor of Channel 4 News.</p>
<p>Some of their nuggets of advice include:</p>
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<li>Wear red</li>
<li>Sit in the front row – or as near as you can get</li>
<li>Take note of body language</li>
<li>Make eye contact with &#8220;the person calling the shots&#8221;</li>
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<p>&nbsp;<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/07/23/the-latin-america-news-gap-what-do-you-think/" rel="bookmark" title="July 23, 2009">The Latin America news gap: what do you think?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/08/13/pagemasters-editorial-outsourcing-spreads-to-the-us-and-canada/" rel="bookmark" title="August 13, 2009">Pagemasters editorial outsourcing spreads to the US and Canada</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/07/29/followjourn-markogier-online-editorgame-reviewer/" rel="bookmark" title="July 29, 2010">#followjourn: @MarkOgier &#8211; online editor/game reviewer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2009/09/25/followjourn-danowenonline-editor/" rel="bookmark" title="September 25, 2009">#FollowJourn: @danowen/online editor</a></li>
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    <title>#Tip: How to build your own personal brand</title>
    <description>Robert Hernandez reveals how he has built a successful personal brand on Twitter in this Poynter video</description>
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<p>This video on Poynter shows <a href="http://www.poynter.org/how-tos/videos-with-visionaries-who-visit-poynter/235552/poyntervision-webjournalist-on-how-he-builds-his-personal-brand/">how journalist Robert Hernandez has built a successful personal brand</a> on Twitter under his <a href="https://twitter.com/webjournalist">@webjournalist </a>person, which has more more than 11,500 followers.</p>
<p>Hernandez, digital journalism professor at USC Annenberg, reveals he doesn&#8217;t &#8220;do branding&#8221; and that he had decided &#8220;I&#8217;m going to be who I am&#8221; – even if that includes making nerd jokes.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a journalist,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;Your credibility determines what you are known for.&#8221;</p>
<p>You can also check out Journalism.co.uk&#8217;s <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/5-tips-for-personal-branding-on-national-freelancers-day/s2/a555177/">tips on personal branding</a> as well as our <a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/11/22/podcast-telling-your-own-story-personal-branding-advice-for-journalists/">podcast</a> on the subject.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/10/13/tip-of-the-day-from-journalism-co-uk-advice-on-verifying-news-tips-on-twitter/" rel="bookmark" title="October 13, 2011">#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk &#8211; advice on verifying news tips on Twitter</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2012/10/10/tip-of-the-day-for-journalists-online-branding-pointers/" rel="bookmark" title="October 10, 2012">#Tip of the day for journalists &#8211; online branding pointers</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/08/31/10000-words-it-helps-to-remember-the-person-in-personal-branding/" rel="bookmark" title="August 31, 2010">10,000 Words: It helps to remember the &#8216;person&#8217; in &#8216;personal branding&#8217;</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2013/05/15/tip-become-a-better-smartphone-photographer/" rel="bookmark" title="May 15, 2013">#Tip: Become a better smartphone photographer</a></li>
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    <title>#Tip: Social media guidelines for journalists</title>
    <description>Curated list of news outlets' social media guidelines from around the world</description>
    <link>http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2014/01/15/tip-social-media-guidelines-for-journalists/</link>
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<p>How much of a say should news outlets have over what their journalists post on social media?</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re in the process of putting together a set of social media guidelines for your company or are simply curious, take a look at this a <a href="http://kellyfincham.com/international-social-media-guidelines-for-journalists/123/123">list of social media guidelines</a> from international news organisations including the BBC, Associated Press and Reuters.</p>
<p>The list was curated by <a href="https://twitter.com/kellyfincham">Kelly Fincham</a>, a journalism professor at Hofstra University in New York, who has also annotated each set of guidelines with a brief comment: &#8220;Exhaustive and excellent – particularly on retweets&#8221; (AP), &#8220;Must for aspiring sports journos&#8221; (ESPN), and, &#8220;In a nutshell: Don&#8217;t be stupid (BBC).</p>
<p>Hat tip to <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcSettle">Marc Settle</a>, project producer at the BBC College of Journalism, who tweeted about this list.<strong>Similar Posts:</strong>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/10/22/journalistconf-best-practice-examples-of-social-media-use-in-journalism/" rel="bookmark" title="October 22, 2010">#journalistconf: Best practice examples of social media use in journalism</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2011/09/12/guardian-student-media-awards-2011-shortlist-announced/" rel="bookmark" title="September 12, 2011">Guardian Student Media Awards 2011: shortlist announced</a></li>
<li><a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/11/24/facethefuture-coventry-university-to-discuss-challenges-facing-digital-journalists/" rel="bookmark" title="November 24, 2010">#facethefuture: Coventry University to discuss challenges facing digital journalists</a></li>
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