Last week was a good one for news:rewired speakers past and present with an AOP award for FlightGlobal and an EDF Energy South West Media Award for SoGlos.com
Q&A with Paul Bradshaw: crowdsourcing investigative journalism
In our latest Q&A we talk to journalism trainer Paul Bradshaw about HelpMeInvestigate.com, the benefits of crowdsourcing for investigative journalism, and where the money’s coming from
‘Journalists are owed a living by nobody’: Marc Reeves on the business of journalism
Business Desk West Midlands editor claims the newspapers are ‘incapable of adopting the entrepreneurial approach’ to online journalism and are ‘wrong-headed’ on paywalls
‘A loyal audience is where the pot of gold lies’ Q&A with MSN UK’s Alastair Bruce
In our latest speaker Q&A we talk to Alastair Bruce, senior product manager for MSN UK, about building audiences around niches, building paywalls around content, and what local means to an organisation like MSN UK
Q&A: Marc Reeves, editor, the Business Desk West Midlands
In our latest Q&A we talk to Marc Reeves about the Business Desk business model, why advertisers like specialist audiences, and why social media is important but not the be all and end all
Q&A: Vikki Chowney, editor, Reputation Online
In our latest Q&A we talk to Vikki Chowney about her brand management site Reputation Online, about her move from PR into blogging and journalism, and about journalists creating brands and online buzz
Q&A: Matthew Eltringham, assistant interactivity editor, BBC News
In our latest Q&A we talk to Matthew Eltringham about the BBC’s UGC Hub, the Have Your Say messageboards, and the future of user-generated content at the broadcaster
Win a Livescribe Pulse smartpen: here’s how!
To spread the word even further about our forthcoming digital journalism event news:rewired – the nouveau niche, we are offering you the chance to win a Livescribe Pulse smartpen.
#ge2010: Four online resources for reporting politics
As the election fever dies down, the Not on the Wires team share and explain four online resources for reporting politics
Q&A: Samantha Shepherd, digital projects co-ordinator, Bournemouth Daily Echo
In our latest speaker Q&A we talk to Samantha Shepherd, online journalist and digital projects co-ordinator at the Bournemouth Daily Echo, about building online communities around local newspaper sites