Monthly Archives: October 2010

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 15, 2010

• Could Badgeville's game mechanics help news publishers? http://bit.ly/a5mk46 »
• Well, it was the best typo EVER: "sex with me" vs "sex with men" http://tbd.ly/a2WCXR – It even beats "public" with the missing L. »
• NPR prohibits journalists from attending the Stewart/Colbert rally. @jeffjarvis responds "Love ya, but you’re wrong" http://bit.ly/dhCQsE »
• http://vjmovement.com @vjmovement is a collaboration between video journalists, cartoonists and the public. #videojournalism »
• Multimedia freelancers should check out @dnzMultimedia for possible jobs. /via @iitweets »
• The Emerging New Frontier: Real-Time News Curation http://j.mp/abczas /via @macloo »
• Data analysis of @GMpolice tweets distinguishes number of crime incidents vs "social work" http://bit.ly/ce7Ar4 »
• Journalism instructor @gmarkham shares a draft version of a rebuilt journalism program http://bit.ly/aahOMG #teaching #journalism »
• TUTORIAL: Using QGIS to Open Census Shapefiles http://bit.ly/d2ExOG by @journgis #opensource #gis #journalism »
• Full archive of #wjchat this week: The Business of Digital Journalism http://bit.ly/aPqMhj »

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 14, 2010

• Reuters To Roll Out Online Video Series; ‘Rocketboom’ Meets ‘Newshour’ http://bit.ly/ckWSPO by @davidaKaplan »
• Public Media Upgrade? 100 Journalists Per City http://bit.ly/afskfn by @kdoctor »
• NPR hires @ICUC to moderate on-site comments http://n.pr/9Ey8VT "Getting A Little Help With NPR Comments" by @acarvin »
• Public TV's @KCET28 goes independent, drops @PBS affiliation http://bit.ly/bGhDrB »
• When should you retweet the competition? Poll http://bit.ly/8Zk812 by @corybe »
• ANDROID: Here are 5 free multimedia apps for journalists http://bit.ly/bXtOYn by @ethanklapper »
• Social media engagement measured for mainstream news http://rww.to/bSdOBF 1) @guardian 2) @Slate 3) @nytimes 4) @BBCNews 5) @TheEconomist »
• Futurist @nickbilton Sees Media’s Destiny: Storytelling http://bit.ly/d0ePt2 by @bxchen »
• How Journalism Can Promote Civic Engagement – Or Undercut It http://bit.ly/ckO8CN by @robertniles »

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 13, 2010

• Multimedia Decisions: Choosing the Right Medium for Your Message http://bit.ly/aI5h9u by @markgould »
• What Is the Future of the Fourth Estate? http://bit.ly/d5eaKj by @arusbridger »
• Following its investigation, @CaliforniaWatch offers free lead screenings to community http://bit.ly/bBp1ya by @megangarber for @NiemanLab »
• Yes, using Twitter can get you a job! @vhernandezcnn found his most recent hires on Twitter http://bit.ly/c2Ct93 »
• 10 portfolio-building websites for your design, photography and video http://bit.ly/95SRkT via @marksluckie »
• Innovative ideas to watch from the Independent Media Mobile Hackathon http://bit.ly/cZ2MNS via @longcreative »
• Want to do more with Google Maps? Read this: "What is KML?" http://bit.ly/dewM30 by @earthtobobby »
• You'll want to bookmark some of the links in @lkirchner's post: Data Visualization for Beginners http://bit.ly/aGGjwI »
• Google maps the U.S. political climate in red and blue http://bit.ly/czREwd »

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 12, 2010

• Journalists on Twitter http://muckrack.com/ »
• The Mean, the Median and the Mistaken http://bit.ly/bu9bDw by @mediaguardian »
• Interviewed via Twitter, @HowardKurtz tells @mediatwit why he's leaving @washingtonpost for @thedailybeast http://to.pbs.org/9DFD1O »
• Google’s Free Election Tools http://bit.ly/aYW3Fs by @lkirchner »
• Boring Old News Media: Still Boring, Still Old http://bit.ly/9F76KK by @macloo »
• One in five journalists feels lacking in "essential" multimedia skills http://bit.ly/avPwlf via @rmcathy »
• Society of Professional Journalists asks "Will SPJ Remain Relevant in the Digital Age?" and posts a PDF in response :/ http://scr.bi/9dtF7n »
• Ken Burns on filmmaking http://bit.ly/c1XQzv [2min video] »
• The importance of words in multimedia storytelling http://bit.ly/b5iea8 by @jacquiemarino »

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 11, 2010

• "An intuitive, rich interface for exploring news" – @kevglobal reviews the @AP Labs Timeline Reader http://j.mp/9O1YKh #HTML5 »
• "I'd like it as a CSV file that contains a header row followed by one million rows of data." @adrianshort's FOI request http://bit.ly/dC239v »
• I love finding "dive" sites like this http://www.jprof.com but when they don't have an RSS feed, it's just sad. »
• "Journalism is starting to look like sports" as media outlets become a "federation of individual brands" http://nyti.ms/aLlnM9 by @carr2n »
• Knight News Challenge focuses on mobile, revenue models, and reputation/credibility http://bit.ly/dydhk by @loisbeckett for @NiemanLab »
• Tips on motivating newsroom staff to learn multimedia http://bit.ly/dwbHvy by @rmcathy #WEFHamburg »
• Tools for becoming a better watchdog http://bit.ly/dc6hDS via @SuziSteffen #spjor10 »
• Reporter's Desktop http://bit.ly/aWcU73 by @duffwilson via @SuziSteffen #spjor10 #tools »
• CompletePlanet: 70,000+ databases and specially search engines http://bit.ly/cXZIhk via @SuziSteffen #spjor10 #tools »

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 8, 2010

• Google News Testing Twitter "Friends" Integration http://bit.ly/cClX9s by @corybe for @lostremote »
• Entertaining Twitter Exchange Between Competing TV Stations http://bit.ly/cvhpaX by @corybe for @lostremote »
• Your copy editor will thank you for reading this: 24 Things You Might Be Saying Wrong http://slate.me/bzpVms via @marksluckie »
• Top 50 RSS feeds in online journalism in easy-to-follow Google Reader bundles http://bit.ly/anz6R0 by @paulbradshaw »
• MediaStorm's Gear Guide http://bit.ly/9JRfD9 #dSLR #audio #video »
• Who's a Journalist? @TerryHeaton responds to @LeonardPittsJr about @JamesOKeefeIII being called a journalist http://bit.ly/cPnpsv »
• Behind the scenes of the @latdatadesk crime map http://bit.ly/8Yg5Lu »
• Radio "suits an age of multi-tasking, multi-platform, mobile, instant, citizen-generated news" http://bit.ly/c4VvrZ by @CharlieBeckett »
• Step 4: "Don’t panic, adding code isn’t difficult or scary as we will see, take a deep breath and move on to step 5" http://bit.ly/dkD8fm »

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 7, 2010

• Twitter Tip – If a tweet starts with someone's @ name, only some of your followers see it: those following both of you. /cc @NABJDigital »
• Social media policy at work? @fagstein says La Presse’s approach is flawed but still a step in the right direction http://bit.ly/c7vr48 »
• Top news sites ranked by social media engagement http://bit.ly/aaRU2o by @adamsherk – 1:@nytimes 2:@cnn 3:@bbcnews 4:@yahoonews 5:@guardian »
• "If your company isn't focused on mobile, either convince it to change or leave for a better opportunity" http://bit.ly/dBMGFp »
• Reuters updates comment moderation to assign "VIP status on people who have had comments approved previously" http://reut.rs/9FVVRs »
• RE: Reuters comment policy, @currybet doesn't think forcing people to use real names increases the value of comments http://bit.ly/bYaWFA »
• Short clips with something visually compelling "show the story" better than reporters "telling the story" http://bit.ly/aq2f7m via @Hermida »

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 6, 2010

• Sold! @10000Words Acquired By @WebMediaBrands (@MediaBistro) http://bit.ly/akltbU »
• Knight Digital Media Center looks at Protovis JavaScript charts instead of Google gadgets http://bit.ly/cPaClx »
• Video editing tips from @ShawnMontano http://bit.ly/d7X9C9 via @TVNewsLab »
• Six Stunning Projects That Show the Power of Data Visualization http://to.pbs.org/dp7jzJ by @2mrw for @PBSMediaShift »
• Prominent voices @jayrosen_nyu @VikkiPorter @mathewi @SeamusCondron question the @10000Words sale http://bit.ly/akltbU »
• Knight News Challenge Winner @LocalWiki to Create Collaborative, Community-Owned Local Media http://to.pbs.org/aSOZo8 via @PBSIdeaLab »
• Important insight on how employers review applications for online journalism jobs http://bit.ly/9UcjGU by @tgdavidson »
• Two new social media tools to watch for use in Web journalism http://bit.ly/d4hWVk by @webjournalist »
• Recommended reading from @suzanneyada on how diversity turns into conformity in online news http://bit.ly/a7oUaS by @Chanders for @NiemanLab »

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Sold! @10000Words Acquired by @WebMediaBrands (@MediaBistro)

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@ModernJourno Tweets for Oct. 5, 2010

• Where Should an Aspiring Data Journalist Start? http://bit.ly/bmp6c1 @paulbradshaw answers with recommended resources (via @michelleminkoff) »
• Journalist’s Toolbox Updated for #spj10 http://bit.ly/aLLb26 – Thanks @journtoolbox for the great list! »
• Processing.org http://bit.ly/dCTklx #visualization #programming #graphics #opensource »
• Please apply the same rigor to visual data & graphics that you apply to clear writing. #kthxbye http://bit.ly/cG3YnF by @hbillings »
• NPR Twitter followers get most or all of their news online http://n.pr/cUBwjZ »
• Free Creative Commons audio sample library http://bit.ly/9A43c2 »
• 10 Tips for Dramatically Improving Your Videojournalism Stories http://bit.ly/d23Tv4 »
• Social news sharing peaks: Facebook mornings http://bit.ly/cl1Kqc & Twitter afternoons http://bit.ly/aDCk78 (via @NiemanLab) »
• Public media is higher quality than commercial media, according to Spot.us users http://to.pbs.org/bD8tDC by @Digidave for @PBSIdeaLab »

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