Dirty stories for a prototype
The NewsCubed project has moved into a new phase: journalism. It is digging around the issue of soil security; a potentially serious, but so far fairly under-reported topic.
Will the geeks inherit the newsroom?
Journalists need to learn the language of technology or they risk further eroding their own economic value. Article published in the International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society
Digital journalism resources
Links to a range of materials for anyone interested in producing news for new platforms, including multimedia and data stories, free tools, games and resources.
Investigative journalism resources
Links to a range of materials including investigative stories, search tools, interviews and organisations — will be updated
‘We’re not better off with citizen journalists’
Amalia Buckerfield, Sean Rintel and myself were on the negative team for UQ’s inagural Great Debate. The topic was “We are better off with citizen journalists”. We put in a solid effort, complete with props and a dance by Sean, but lost out to Carl Smith, John Cook and Liam Pomfret on the affirmative team.
Letter to the Editor
Here is the full text of my letter to The Australian in response to Cameron Stewart’s piece, Media’s Great Divide.
Lords’ insights into investigative journalism
The House of Lords report on The Future of Investigative Journalism is probably one of the few real insights into the business of reporting and publishing journalism that is in the public interest
Games will be part of journalism’s future
Using games to tell news stories forces journalists to think and work in radically different ways. But, these rich, non-linear narratives have the potential to push storytelling in new directions and engage audiences more deeply.
A model for more interactive journalism
A system that allows journalists to control fact-gathering while allowing users to become involved in story creation, might achieve the higher levels of interaction
Pearson shows digital can pay
Pearson’s half-year results last week show that premium content and mobile platforms mean publishers can make money from digital and rely less on advertising.
Three books on games for journalists
Here’s the guff on three books that take different views on gaming but which all have a message for the media industry.
Articles or not, we need new story formats
There has been a spat about whether journalism still needs articles.
No excuses: editiors must experiment
Editors need to experiment and be willing to fail if they are going reap the benefits of digital platforms
Games-based news a ‘long way’ off
Paul Egglestone gives his insights into the use of games in journalism and the challenges of incorporating games into newsroom workflows
On the flood round for Demotix
Citizen journalism is liberating, but I haven’t yet managed to make it pay.
Five trends that will shape journalism
Journalism needs some new ideas. Here are five trends that could help shape how news is told in the future
Data journalism needs a story
Narrative is vital when using data as a storytelling device and the lack of a story can render the most elaborate data visualisation pointless.
News wrap: The big Wiki Leak
The plight of Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks site is important for journalism and digital publishing.
Funding Journalism in the Digital Age
Jeff Kaye and Stephen Quinn’s book is nothing we don’t already know, but it puts it all in one place
Tough times in show business
There could only be another decade left in the Australian country show circuit. As financial pressures mount and people become time poor, communities are less able to support the agricultural events that roll through town each year.
Multimedia production reaches beyond journalism
Advertising, interactive narratives, social media, citizen journalism and gaming are all part of the mix in the third-year Convergent Production course at the University of Queensland this semester.
How the NYT makes graphics
publisher Gestalten delves into how The New York Times creates its visualisations.
10 ways to make money
Talk of free content and failing business models is overshadowing a key aspect of digital publishing: opportunity
