From hyperlocal paper to Syria’s frontline – a snapshot of a photographer’s career

From hyperlocal paper to Syria's frontline – a snapshot of a photographer's career.

For photographer Sam Tarling, it all began with a prison newsletter.

"I was writing about some of the projects at Erlestoke Prison [where he worked in the admin department] and taking some photos, so I decided to send around a newsletter," explains the 28-year-old from Wiltshire. "It was very amateur, but it was a start."

From these humble beginnings, Tarling has taught himself how to become a professional photographer. Based in Lebanon, he now completes assignments for big name clients such as The Telegraph, Oxfam and Save The Children. "I learnt on the job," he explains.

http://wannabehacks.co.uk/2014/04/11/from-hyperlocal-paper-to-syrias-frontline-a-snapshot-of-a-photographers-career/

Turkey is a case study in the value of citizen journalists, thanks to the ones behind @140journos — Tech News and Analysis

The value that social-media tools like Twitter bring to journalism becomes even more obvious when they are used in countries where the traditional media is failing to do its job, and Turkey's @140journos group is a fascinating example of that at work

gigaom.com/2014/04/10/turkey-is-a-case-study-in-the-value-of-citizen-journalism-thanks-to-the-ones-behind-140journos

Grow Your Own Stories

Grow Your Own Stories.

It doesn't take the sharpest of trend spotters to work out that the ancient art of storytelling has been receiving some fresh appreciation. We've always valued a good yarn, but now more than ever it seems they're regarded as a precious commodity. Business leaders are leading by anecdote and allegory, and their employees are busily crafting their own career narratives. Meanwhile, social media has generated a myriad of story-sharing opportunities and an insatiable appetite for content. Big brands and TED-inspired keynote speakers know that the best stories have a special way of holding our attention, affecting us personally and making us more receptive to ideas. They're seizing their chance to turn these intimate moments of connection into moments of global recognition, magnifying the impact of a good story and extending its emotional reach.

http://www.scriberia.co.uk/journal/grow-your-own-stories.html

In the unverified digital world, are journalists and bloggers equal?

In the unverified digital world, are journalists and bloggers equal?

Teaching journalism in the 21st century is a little like packing a wardrobe for a month-long trip into a carry-on suitcase: You keep trying to squeeze one more thing into the bulging bag while praying that the zipper won't burst.

When I studied journalism in the 1980s at San Francisco State University, where I now teach, the curriculum was limited to print journalism. We learned how to report and write; we studied media law, history and ethics; and by the end of senior year, we felt reasonably well-equipped to work as reporters. Ah, those days!

http://theconversation.com/in-the-unverified-digital-world-are-journalists-and-bloggers-equal-24702

Course Remix: Meshing Reporting Skills and Multimedia Storytelling

Course Remix: Meshing Reporting Skills and Multimedia Storytelling.

Teaching journalism in the 21st century is a little like packing a wardrobe for a month-long trip into a carry-on suitcase: You keep trying to squeeze one more thing into the bulging bag while praying that the zipper won't burst.

When I studied journalism in the 1980s at San Francisco State University, where I now teach, the curriculum was limited to print journalism. We learned how to report and write; we studied media law, history and ethics; and by the end of senior year, we felt reasonably well-equipped to work as reporters. Ah, those days!

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/03/course-remix-meshing-reporting-skills-and-multimedia-storytelling/

Ten Principles That Power Social Journalism | Storyful Blog

Does anybody else feel like the business of journalism just reached a tipping point?

I've absolutely no hard stats to back this up, but my hunch is that the number of established media brands making big, bold bets on social, mobile and video just recently exceeded those who are not.

Every day brings news of a fresh partnership between a pioneering start-up and a traditional media brand. Disruptive concepts and companies are being funded, acquired or partnered with at an exponential rate. The distinction between new and old is blurring at an equally rapid clip.

blog.storyful.com/2014/03/12/ten-principles-that-power-social-journalism#.UyF6ZawgHCQ

Relay introduces new features for mobile-first liveblogging | Media news

Relay, the mobile-first liveblogging platform, has announced upgrades including a function allowing reporters to add photos to an event via email, which has since been used in tests with Google Glass and NASA.

The US-government supported Broadcasting Board of Governors' (BBG) Office of Digital Design & Innovation (ODDI) released Relay as open-source software in December with the intent of recreating the liveblog for mobile.

"We know how powerful getting a great photo can be in journalism so we're excited to have that feature," Randy Abramson, director of audio and video products at the ODDI, told Journalism.co.uk. "The photograph is the most basic type of communication you can offer your audience; it's fast and you don't need a lot of bandwidth to transmit."

www.journalism.co.uk/news/relay-introduces-new-features-for-mobile-first-liveblogging/s2/a556071

Finding a journalistic niche to survive in - One Man and His Blog

There's something in me that loves working with really good journalists who have drilled down into a reporting specialisation and can ride the wave of their readers' enthusiasm for a subject. It doesn't matter how dull some of these subjects might seem at first glance; if you really roll up your neuro-sleeves and get stuck in, you can find what's fascinating and exciting in any subject at all - and that's an incredibly valuable skill to have right now.

http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2014/03/finding_a_journalistic_niche_to_survive.html


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42% of Journalists and Bloggers Report Using More Multimedia

42% of Journalists and Bloggers Report Using More Multimedia.

As we prepared for the changes to PR Newswire for Journalists this week, we asked media professionals via LinkedIn and Twitter how their news content has evolved.

Half of the poll's respondents indicated the biggest change has been an increased focus on a story's popularity over news value. The second largest shift was in the importance of visual storytelling.

Forty-two percent of respondents indicated their outlets are using more images, videos, and other multimedia formats.

http://prnewswiremedia.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/journalists-and-bloggers-using-more-visual-storytelling/

Multimedia narrative and how to interview, structure, choose your medium, edit for sound, identify the story arc and more

Multimedia narrative and how to interview, structure, choose your medium, edit for sound, identify the story arc and more.

The new student of multimedia narrative may want to bookmark an archive on digital storytelling by Mark Berkey-Gerard, who teaches online journalism at Rowan University, in New Jersey. A Columbia Graduate School of Journalism alum who has won awards for innovative teaching, Berkey-Gerard logged resources and learning tools on a site called Campfire Journalism: Notes on Digital Storytelling. He wrote:

http://www.niemanstoryboard.org/2014/02/25/multimedia-narrative-and-how-to-interview-structure-choose-your-medium-edit-for-sound-identify-the-story-arc-and-more/