Every so often newspapers find out what we already know – that human beings take their main course of facts with a side dish of irony, humour and irreverency. The renaming of the concert “The Big Chill” from “The Wanky Balls Festival” should probably have set off warning bells in the mind of the editor if not the journalist. Ah well. Live and Learn.
Aug 122010
Posted by Laurel Papworth at 7:14 am Tagged with: big chill, humor, journalism, Online Communities, social media, social networks, the independent, wanky balls, Wikipedia
Sep 242009
Barack Obama says blogs have no serious fact checking, no context – also noted is that an undercover Huffington Post blogger got damaging information by sneaking into a “no-Press” event.
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 12:42 am Tagged with: America, barack obama, bloggers, fundraiser, huffington post, journalism, newspapers, obama, Pennsylvania, President, Presidential candidate, SAN FRANCISCO, Senator, social media, United States, USA
Aug 062009
Journalists are starting to receive grants to learn social media technologies like SEO. Should we hold a Media and Career Expo where bloggers donate knowledge and expertise to help Journalists adjust?
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 1:10 pm Tagged with: Amy Gahran, blog, blogging, career, Digital Media, Head, Jose Zamora, journalism, journalist, Julie Poisetti, Media, media landscape, media tools, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, paid-for online news, print media, Puerto Rico, S. and James L. Knight Foundation, San Juan, search engine, search engine optimization, social media, Social Media Australia, social networks, USD
Jun 092009
Comments in blogs keep the blogger honest. The world becomes the Editor – a scary brute indeed!
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Posted by Laurel Papworth at 9:22 am Tagged with: As Editor, blog, Christmas, editor, Is Our Editor, jeff jarvis, journalism, mainstream media, NEC PUBLIC DISPLAY 65" LCD PORTRAIT LCD TV, new york times, NYT, online community, readers, the New York Times, Twitter, users, writer
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