Making a Documentary

Making a Documentary

When it comes to making a documentary, many filmmakers have similar questions. And when it comes to getting answers to those questions, very few people are more qualified than Faith Fuller. She is a seasoned documentary producer and she stopped by filmmaking stuff to answer some frequent documentary questions.

http://www.filmmakingstuff.com/making-documentary/

Regional Bloggers Targeted for “Extremism” by Russian Police

Regional Bloggers Targeted for "Extremism" by Russian Police

Exploding logo of the United Russia party. A still from the video that got a Siberian blogger in trouble with the law. YouTube screenshot.

Regional authorities in Russia are cracking down on local opposition bloggers, persecuting them for alleged "extremism." On November 6, 2013 Andrey Teslenko, a blogger from the Siberian town of Novoaltaisk,announced on his LiveJournal blog [ru] that he was approached by police who questioned him about a video called "Let's remind the crooks and thieves about their 2002-Manifesto," which appears on his page [ru] on the social network VKontakte.

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/11/10/regional-bloggers-targeted-for-extremism-by-russian-police/

Designing a mobile-first newsroom

Designing a mobile-first newsroom

The Multimedia Education Center is a mobile-first newsroom designed for mobile-first journalism. Everything within the lab is mobile, with walls on wheels and furniture that can be easily moved.

Too often newsrooms consist of "wooden desks with a computer, mouse and keyboard, and a printer in the corner," Robb Montgomery, a journalist who worked on developing the lab, told Journalism.co.uk.

http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/designing-a-mobile-first-newsroom/s2/a554706/

Why journalists must use social media to promote their work

Why journalists must use social media to promote their work

A young acquaintance was applying for an online reporting job at an internationally renowned news organization.

But the interviewer did not focus on the job candidate's articles. He wanted to know more about the metrics of audience engagement with the candidate's stories -- time spent, social sharing, search traffic.

http://ijnet.org/blog/why-journalists-must-use-social-media-promote-their-work

How the Syrian War Subreddit Scoops Mainstream Media

How the Syrian War Subreddit Scoops Mainstream Media

On the afternoon of October 31, U.S. newspapers began reporting evidence of an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah-bound missiles in Syria that occurred the night before. It was a big story—indicating that Israel was continuing to flout international law to prevent Hezbollah from getting weapons.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/11/07/how-the-syrian-war-subreddit-scoops-mainstream-media.html

Study: 96% of UK journalists use social media each day

Study: 96% of UK journalists use social media each day

Almost all of the UK journalists who responded to a study into social media and journalism have said they use such platforms every day.

The related report, published today, states that out of the 589 journalists from the UK who took part in its worldwide 2013 Social Journalism Study – carried out by Cision and Canterbury Christ Church University – 96 per cent interact on social media "on a daily basis", and 92 per cent do so on Twitter in particular.

http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/study-96-of-uk-journalists-use-social-media-each-day/s2/a554687/

Three young journalists shortlisted for the UK Foreign Press Association Awards

Three young journalists shortlisted for the UK Foreign Press Association Awards

Three young journalists from developing countries have been shortlisted for a prestigious press award.

The reporters, two from Africa and one from India will be flown to London for the UK Foreign Press Association Award

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/content/three-young-journalists-shortlisted-uk-foreign-press-association-awards

Journalism in Syria, impossible job?

Journalism in Syria, impossible job?

Syria is now the world's most dangerous country for journalists. According to a Reporters Without Borders tally, more than 110 news providers have been killed in the course of their work in Syria since March 2011 and more than 60 are currently detained, held hostage or missing.

http://en.rsf.org/syria-journalism-in-syria-impossible-job-06-11-2013,45424.html

Differentiating a Blogger from a Journalist

Differentiating a Blogger from a Journalist

Blogging has become one of the most popular online activities in recent years. Just about everyone has learned how to establish a blog, from housewives to professional SEO company owners to Internet marketers. And one of the debates that have arisen from the activity's popularity concerns the similarities and differences between a blogger and a journalist. Some people say they are irked by bloggers trying to pass themselves off as journalists. Some people say it's no big deal and still others just can't see the difference between the two. So, what is the real score? How do you distinguish a blogger from a journalist and vice versa?

http://www.steamfeed.com/differentiating-blogger-journalist/

Why is the media so quiet on protecting journalists and other civilians in warzones?

Why is the media so quiet on protecting journalists and other civilians in warzones?

The news coming out of the ongoing conflict in Syria is tragic and, for many, too horrible to look at for long. While the reportage is appreciated, one can't help but wonder whether it would be different if foreign correspondent Marie Colvin and the other 32 journalists killed there in 2012 were still alive and reporting on it.

http://theconversation.com/why-is-the-media-so-quiet-on-protecting-journalists-and-other-civilians-in-warzones-18481