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BBC Makes Concession To ‘Unfair Advantage’ Gripes With New Links Push | paidContent:UK
“There will be another push to put Newstracker on those stories,” he said. “We haven’t really integrated it as seamlessly as we’d like in to our CMS. Sometimes, the journalists are in a hurry and just don’t do it.
(tags: BBC news innovation internet)

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Big Daily’s ‘Hyperlocal’ Flop - WSJ.com
“It’s too early for us to put any kind of stamp on it as a success or failure,” said Jim Brady, executive editor of Washingtonpost.com, a unit of Washington Post Co. “We’re just going to keep experimenting,” he added.
(tags: citizenjournalism journalism media news washingtonpost)

Social Media: Sarah Lacy on her new [...]

BBC drops subscription plan for international news website | Media | guardian.co.uk
Sian Kevill, the BBC World News editorial director, said opposition to ads among bbc.com users had subsided.
(tags: BBC internet journalism)

Journalism.co.uk :: Public wants guidelines on use of personal info online, says PCC survey
78 per cent of adults web users said they would change information [...]

2008 EPpy Award Winners Announced in Las Vegas
Awards for New York Times, El Pais and CNN
(tags: newspapers newmedia innovation internet)

Boating glory: BBC NEWS | The Editors
The Bangladesh Boat Project was amongst the BBC World Service prizewinners at the Sony awards
(tags: BBC multiplatform blog internet innovation journalism)

How Little Do Users Read? (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox)
Less is more: “On average, users will have time to read 28% of the words if they devote all of their time to reading. More realistically, users will read about 20% of the text on the average page.”
(tags: online metrics media internet reference research stats usability)

Journalism.co.uk :: Dutch citizen journalism site Skoeps closes
Dutch citizen journalism site Skoeps is closing after failing to find a viable financial model for the site.

Old media needs to wake up, or die
Traditional media companies that refuse to invest in the Internet and withdraw into old business models are destined to fade away, opening the door [...]

Social Media » SlideShare
The hows and whys of social media
(tags: 2.0 newmedia online socialmedia social_media)

Journalism.co.uk :: How to: master Twitter, if you’re a journalist
Valuable tips from Paul Bradshaw
(tags: blogging internet journalism reference resources training)

MediaShift . D.I.Y. Nation::Cheap Editing Tools a Boon for Media Makers | PBS
Everything you need as a budding digital journalist
(tags: journalism media online tools multimedia)

The Internet? What channel is that on? - mathewingram.com/media
How to annoy fans of Gossip Girl
(tags: internet online)

37signals Blog: [Case Study] Chi-Town Daily News uses Highrise to manage newsroom
Using an online contact [...]

Bob Eggington on BBC online | Media | The Guardian
“BBC Online needs a new content strategy. If there is an existing content strategy, it is impossible to discern it. The current offering is a massive, rambling construction - with hundreds of separate sites of hugely varying quality.”
(tags: BBC technology internet)