David Black

“The past decade has seen more change in the craft of journalism than perhaps any other. Some of the changes have erupted into the mainstream; others have nibbled at the edges. Paul Bradshaw counts the ways…”

“Any regional reporter daring to file copy about an event without giving details of where it took place soon becomes aware that ‘geotagging’ news stories is hardly a new phenomenon.”

Kevin Anderson: “As journalists, we should focus on quality content, but our audiences have moved on, too often quite literally. They expect not only quality content but real, social interaction around that content. Wrap your content in a community. “

“In dismissing the idea (perhaps a myth) that the web was simply about breaking news and the paper about analysis, [Telegraph.co.uk's Ed Roussel] said that the strategy for your website was to be about the first and the last word on a story.”

“big breaking news was placed in the hands of individual editors: ’story owners’, who oversee regular updates, broadening of stories to include ‘added value’ multimedia and user-generated content, and analysis and opinion pieces.”

“Should a news website ever seek to be the “last word” on a story? Is a story ever finished online? Are you not risking repeating the mistake of old media of making a definitive statement, of telling the public ‘how it is’?”

A tube map of web 2.0.

Tool showing audience figures for Wikipedia articles. Turns out canine reproduction is the 11th most viewed page on wikipedia…

“Every now and then I spot a design trend that seems to have started on one platform and then converted to another.”

“OPA Forum for the Future brings together thought leaders from around the world to discuss topics of global import to the media business.”

“From Prince Harry in Afghanistan to Tom Cruise ranting about Scientology and footage from the Burmese uprising, blogging has never been bigger… Here are the 50 best reasons to log on”

“You need an editor. Otherwise it’s just a message board with pretty pictures and a cool toolbar.”

“From banks, to grocery stores, to offices and homes, paper objects are losing their status quo as an information medium. Personally, I am happy to see paper go. What about you?”

“Photos have iPhoto. Music has iTunes. But when it comes to PDFs, you’re on your own. That is, until now. Now there is Yep and there’s no looking back.” [Via SimonWaldman.net]

“Print journalists, rather ironically for people in a deadline-driven occupation, are used to having time to reflect on things. That can be fatal in the online age… The next issue is now. This very second. Are you ready?”

“We have now passed the high water mark of this long distance, mass culture; the trend now is towards “re-localization”… as we rely increasingly on the digital grid/cloud.”

“Scott Karp’s Publish2, though still in beta, did some neat work with some wired editors for election night using the social bookmarking tool to enable journalists to compile lists of the best links on election night. “