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Thursday 22 July 2010

Conference - Journalism and History: Dialogues


Date: 15 September 2010


This interdisciplinary one-day conference, organized by the Department of Journalism Studies and the Department of History at the University of Sheffield, will explore dialogues between journalism and history.
The conference will signal the launch of the Centre for the Study of Journalism and History at the University of Sheffield: http://www.journalism-history.dept.shef.ac.uk/

It will address questions such as: how do historians and a wide range of scholars from other disciplines engage with journalism as a source?
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Blog Link - Using news stories on Facebook: what the BBC found


July 20th, 2010

by Paul Bradshaw

Great post by Claire Wardle and Matthew Eltringham on some research they conducted into how social network users use news. Here are the highlights.

Firstly, news as a social object:“They all saw comment and discussion as a key component of enjoying news on Facebook. They shared and posted stories they were interested in, sure, but also so they could make a point or start a conversation. But the vast majority really only wanted to have that conversation within their own group of friends, partly because that was where they felt comfortable.”

And secondly, it’s all about the niche:“They were ‘only interested in the news they were interested in’ – not what they thought they ought to be interested in, or what news organisations thought they should be interested in."

to read more: http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2010/07/20/using-news-stories-on-facebook-what-the-bbc-found/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+onlinejournalismblog+%28Online+Journalism+Blog%29
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Wednesday 21 July 2010

Blog link: Editor accuses academic of 'one-eyed hyperbole'

21 July 2010

By Dominic Ponsford

The editor of the Western Mail Alan Edmunds has accused a Cardiff University research fellow of publishing "one-eyed, inadequately-researched hyperbole" about his paper.

His response follows the publication of a piece by Dr Andy Williams called Unholy Trinity: The decline of Welsh news media. In the study, Williams notes how the circulation of the Trinity Mirror-published Western Mail dropped from more than 94,000 in 1979 to around 33,000 in 2009.

Press Gazette understands that the Williams piece was a feature based on his research written for the Open Democracy website, rather than a new piece of academic research in itself.to read more: http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=45735&c=1
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Lecture - CNN International event to look at rise of mobile journalism

Posted: 20/07/10 By: Laura OliverThe rise of the "mobile journalist" will be the subject of a free event this Thursday (22 July) hosted by CNN International at the Frontline club.

Speakers at the Frontline Club, led by CNNi's own vice-president of mobile Louis Gump, will debate the role of mobile phones in newsgathering and reporting, as well as offering practical advice for journalists on mobile technologies.
to read more: http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/539705.php
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Tuesday 20 July 2010

News - Gunmen murder Greek investigative journalist Socratis Giolas


Sect of Revolutionaries terror group blamed for killing of radio chief, who was shot 16 times on doorstep as pregnant wife looked on

The murder of a prominent investigative reporter on the doorstep of his home in Athens sent shockwaves through Greece tonight as it emerged that a terrorist group was behind the assassination.
Socratis Giolas died almost instantly as masked gunmen shot him 16 times in front of his wife, who is expecting their second child.She said her husband had been lured to the front door by an anonymous telephone call. After spraying him with bullets the assailants sped off in a stolen car that was later found burned.
 
The 37-year-old radio chief is the first journalist to be killed in the country since newspaper publisher Nikos Monferatos was gunned down by the infamous 17 November terror group in 1985.to read more:ttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/19/gunmen-murder-greek-investigative-journalist
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