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From newsroom to blogosphere – the sexism goes on
Report by Alex Klaushofer. Where are all the women? That was the question behind an NUJ fringe meeting at last week’s TUC women’s conference. A wide range of women gathered from all sections of the media. Shadow media minister Helen Goodman, citing the coalition government’s plans to relieve Ofcom of the duty to promote equal [...] -
Come the revolution, Sister – if we can afford it
Report by Alex Klaushofer. My last blog reported on the curious absence of women among the pioneers of digital journalism – a regressive trend seen by some as symptomatic as an emerging form of e-patriarchy. But hang on, isn’t the beauty of the digital age the new opportunities it opens up, the way it affords [...] -
New model journalism, old model sexism – do we need a new e-feminism?
Report by Alex Klaushofer. Over the two and a half years I’ve been researching emerging forms of media for New Model Journalism and the NUJ conference which preceded it, a question has been slowly pushing itself to the forefront of my mind. It feels a bit like that story about the emperor having no clothes, [...] -
New media manners – the case against digital rudeness
Comment by Alex Klaushofer. In keeping with the back-to-school feel of the week, today’s post is about a little-discussed aspect of journalism in the digital age – the rise of a new form of rudeness, and the concomitant importance of good manners. I’m not talking about the negative effects of new technology on everyday behaviour, [...] -
Back to the future with Huffington Post UK
Comment by Alex Klaushofer. The much-heralded Huffington Post UK last week appeared amid a fanfare as quiet as, well, the one that greets a New Model Journalism launch. Even before the announcement of the death of the News of the World stole its thunder, the response on Twitter (#Huffpouk) consisted of a few cheerfully self-promoting [...] -
Want to profit from internet journalism? Here are three golden rules
In Practice by Tim Dawson. For the past six months, I have been teaching a course entitled Making Internet Journalism Pay. After the last session that I delivered, I received some of the most complimentary notes of thanks of my professional career – and they came from over half the people taking the course. It [...] -
Is it payback time for the free culture?
By Alex Klaushofer. Signs of a growing backlash against the journalism-for-free culture come from – yes, you’ve guessed it – the States. Like many others who have been supplying the Huffington Post with free material, Visual Art Source is disaffected with the translation of their goodwill into the $315 million that the sale of the [...] -
Ad server goes hyperlocal
Rvolve, which serves location-specific ads to a site, launched in beta this week. Created by West Midland’s based developer Peter Abrahamson, it claims to allow advertisers to control where their ads appear to post code level. It is targeted at publishers of hyperlocal news sites. Its structure is similar to Google’s Adsense, with advertisers paying [...] -
Sheridan Trial Blog is a ratings hit for court reporting
The trial and jailing of the former leader of the Scottish Socialist Party for perjury has provided some of the most dramatic legal scenes in recent history. It has also spawned a new form of journalism that has generated an unprecedented level of interest for a short-lived publishing phenomenon. Started by former SSP activist, James Doleman, [...]