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New website wages war on churnalism

By Alex Klaushofer. Today sees the launch of Churnalism.com, a website aimed at discouraging the practice of recycling press releases instead of researching original stories. Created by the Media Standards Trust, the site invites churnalism-spotters to paste a press release into a box which is then compared, via a constantly updated database, with news articles [...]
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Jury out on Twitter- consultation about court reporting launched

A consultation on the use of Twitter in court reporting has been launched this week. The consultation is primarily concerned with the risk of prejudice to a case posed by live reporting from court. ‘The use of live, text‐based communications from court may fuel the potential for jurors, whether accidentally or otherwise, to encounter prejudicial [...]
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NeighbourNet reveals key to hyperlocal success

In the first of a series of case studies looking at commercial hyperlocals, NMJ visits NeighbourNet. Started in 2000, NeighbourNet claims to be the only fully commercial hyperlocal operation in the UK. Its network of ten sites – all in London, and bearing the strapline ‘local intelligence for intelligent locals’ – use the same proprietary [...]
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What Cognitive Surplus means for journalism

Clay Shirky’s second book is replete with examples of how community and citizen-produced media are making the world a better place. This kind of optimism is attractive, and goes some way to explain why Cognitive Surplus has been hailed as The Book about the e-revolution. In it, Shirky amplifies his thesis – first made in [...]
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Award-winning hyperlocal ‘not the media’

NMJ is spending some time away at the beach this month, but we’ll still be keeping an eye out for key developments and bringing them to you. Meanwhile, the third of a series of case studies examining hyperlocals, NMJ looks at the Isle of Wight’s award-winning Ventnor Blog It’s easy to see what won Ventnor [...]
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Demand Media’s ‘content factory’ under scrutiny

In the first of a series examining new ways of doing journalism, NMJ examines a computer-based commissioning model from the States Demand Media – based in California – is currently recruiting UK-based freelance writers to supply copy. Described as a ‘content factory’ by the Financial Times, Demand Media commissions original material to fulfil information needs [...]
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National media feed off hyperlocals, claims start-up

In the second of a series of case studies of hyperlocals, NMJ looks at Pits n Pots, the site with a reputation for hard-hitting political coverage of Stoke- on-Trent If the experience of Pits n Pots is anything to go by, the path to successful hyperlocalism never runs smooth. The site was born of a [...]
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Self-help meets journalism: the Next Generation Journalist reviewed

It had to happen. Someone was always going to write a self-help book for journalists in these difficult, interesting times. Adam Westbrook’s e-book ‘Next Generation Journalist: Ten ways to make money in journalism in 2010′, starts out with some big claims: ‘This is a unique book,’ Westbrook writes. ‘It collides disciplines and ideas that have [...]
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Does local journalism still need journalists?

Are journalists still vital to local journalism? That was the question implicitly raised by speakers at the Local Heroes conference on May 14th, run by Press Gazette and Kingston University. Community website guru William Perrin – who describes himself not as a journalist but a community activist – recounted how the website he developed for [...]
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