Community updates

Chronological news digests

2012-05-16

Flipboard, the popular “social magazine” for the iPad and iPhone, gets a big addition: audio content from NPR etc.

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2012/05 ... |

United States of America

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Northern North America

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Magazines
Mobile Ereader Platforms / Devices / Applications - Tablet / Phablet / HTML5 / Ebook / Esingle / Epub
Mobile Telephony / VOIP (Skype) & Newspaper Editions / News Campaigns / Smart Phones / Applications
Social Media Generally - Social Websites / Networking - Social Journalism
Video Packages / Footage / YouTube - Vodcasting - Animation
Web Content Syndication - Rich Site Summary - Really Simple Syndication (RSS) - News Aggregators
Audio Packages / Footage - Podcasting - Audio Newspapers - Music Sites - Voice Portals

2012-05-16

Lessons from Afghanistan: Let’s get back to real foreign reporting

Tatiana Repkova | kristof.blogs.nytimes.com ... |

Afghanistan, United States of America

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Northern North America, South Asia

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America North, Asia

Covering / Reporting International / Foreign Affairs / Diplomacy

2012-05-16

Fairfax digital CEO role scrapped; a new role, chief product officer, to oversee product development across print, tablet, mobile and digital

Tatiana Repkova | panpa.org.au/2012/05/16/f ... |

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Australia & Oceania

Web Strategist / Chief Technology Officer / Chief Internet Officer / Chief Digital Officer / Chief Measurement Officer / Vice President

2012-05-16

Fairfax media accidentally overstated monthly page views to its phone apps and has released amended figures

Tatiana Repkova | panpa.org.au/2012/05/16/f ... |

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Australia & Oceania

Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience

2012-05-16

Overnight printing ‘won’t kill newspapers’ – David Higgerson, Trinity Mirror’s director of digital publishing

Tatiana Repkova | www.holdthefrontpage.co.u ... |

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European Union (=28), European Union - old (=15), Western Europe

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Regional Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content
Printing / Production Technology / Equipment / Investment - Spending - Cost Optimization - Results
News Media Markets - Printing

2012-05-16

The Gulf News, published in Dubai, will convert to the Berliner format on June 1

Tatiana Repkova | www.garciamedia.com/blog/ ... |

United Arab Emirates

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Newspaper / Magazine Format: Broadsheet / Tabloid / Compact / Others

2012-05-16

Foreign journalists in Beirut: utility of freedom of expression dictated by editorial line, audience, and subject?

Tatiana Repkova | www.skeyesmedia.org/en/a/ ... |

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Arab World, Middle East

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Africa / Asia, Asia

Freedom of Expression / Information / Press - Access to Information - Press Credentials - Accreditation
Foreign Journalists - Visa - Registration

2012-05-16

MTV and a group of news organisations launch a news game to interest young people in the upcoming US presidential elections

Tatiana Repkova | www.niemanlab.org/2012/05 ... |

United States of America

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Northern North America

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Targeting / Engaging Children / Young Reader / Audience
Covering / Reporting Politics / Elections / Campaigns / Government / Public Events

2012-05-16

The Media Audit issued a revised version of its annual ranking of top local media websites

Tatiana Repkova | www.netnewscheck.com/arti ... |

United States of America

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Northern North America

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Online / Digital / Integrated Readership / Traffic / Audience - Marketing Research / Surveys - Internet Users - End-User Behavior / Experience
Local / Hyperlocal / Community Newspapers / Publications / Titles / Editions / Sections / Supplements / Websites / Webpages / Media / News / Content

2012-05-16

The newsroom of the future: “Cute cats”, robots and “numbers people” will play key roles

Tatiana Repkova | www.irishtimes.com/newspa ... |

Role of ICT - Old / Traditional Media vs New / Social Media - Future of the News / Journalism
Social Media Marketing / Advertising / Management / Optimization (SMO) - Social Reader
Specifics of Creating Online Content - Multimedia / Transmedia Reporting / Storytelling - Mobile Journalism (Mojo) - Real-Time / Instantaneous / Live Blogging - Live Streaming - Robots - Algorithms
Newsroom / Editorial Management / Workflow
Data / Database Journalism