March 2011
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Adding an eighth to Paul Bradshaw’s seven... →
I liked the pace and imagery of Paul Bradshaw’s lecture “ Is Ice Cream Strawberry?“ at City University last week. But I liked even more his seven challenges to journalists. I would add one more….
December 2010
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Quotes of the Year: 'Don't tell Mum I'm a... →
Adopting the Piers Morgan approach: Kelvin MacKenzie on publishing a picture of himslf and pop sensations Jedward in his Sun column: “I have decided, late in life, that I too wish to adopt the Piers…
August 2010
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Journalism Degrees. A failed experiment? Looking... →
(Image: Prebends Bridge in Durham, by BigBadsWorld on Flickr) Much maligned: media studies. One week and one day before 11 September 2001, Michael Hann, who is now Film and Music Editor at the…
June 2010
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JEEcamp 2010: Interview with Paul Bradshaw of... →
Paul Bradshaw has run a conference ” Journalism, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship” for independent and mainstream journalists interested in “making a living from journalism in the era of free…
May 2010
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Metamedia: JEEcamp thoughts on data journalism →
“Regional journalists work on hundreds of stories that could be made vastly easier or more beautiful or more accessible through a touch of computer work (spreadsheets, maps, things that aren’t quite…
Habla otro oráculo de la industria →
Simon Waldman, hasta hace poco uno de los masterminds de The Guardian Media, es de los que pueden ver la botella medio llena y medio vacía al mismo tiempo. Como conferenciante en el JEEcamp de…
links for 2010-05-27 →
FT.com / Brussels / Business regulation - EU says search engines flout data rules “Privacy chiefs from the EU’s 27 countries are worried that an individual’s search history – the list of all the…
BE BASIC: A digital lesson from business to... →
“We are the news supertanker,” an editor who shall remain nameless recently said. “And these bloggers will be swept aside.” It’s not a view of hyperlocal sites shared by Marc Reeves who quit as…
Future of web design: "Play, Destroy, Create" by... →
Last week, as well as #jeecamp and the Open Platform commercial launch, I spent two days at the ’ Future of web design’ conference in London. I’ve already blogged an overview of the event on the…
My analogue #jeecamp doodle →
On Friday I had a lovely relaxed analogue #jeecamp where I spent the majority of the day making notes on paper and talking to people, instead of having my nose in my laptop. Well not entirely. As I…
Remote hacking - joining in the Open Platform... →
I was spreading myself a little thin at the end of last week, trying to take part in both #jeecamp in Birmingham and The Guardian’s Open Platform commercial launch hack day in London. In the end I…
How Deep In Data Should We Dive? →
Nice summation of data journalism, and how much the average hack should know: Journalism is about asking the right questions. We research stories before we interview subjects so that we can ask…
Apple – iPad – App – Keynote →
Make a big impression with the Keynote app on iPad. Watch this video and see it lets you create incredible animated presentations using just your fingers. And then show it off on the beautiful…
#JEEcamp: What does the election result mean for... →
#JEEcamp: What does the election result mean for publishers and start-ups ? See the article here: #JEEcamp: What does the election result mean for publishers and start-ups? – Journalism.co.uk (blog)
#JEEcamp: What does the election result mean for... →
#JEEcamp: What does the election result mean for publishers and start-ups ? Continued here: #JEEcamp: What does the election result mean for publishers and start-ups? – Journalism.co.uk (blog)
#Jeecamp, Simon Waldman and the Opening Keynote.... →
As Paul states it, the punk-rock ethic stays strong, and “In the spirit of Jeecamp” the internet rebelled. Regardless, I write from beyond the internet barrier in an attempt to update you on the…
#jeecamp part 2; the breakout group and law,... →
There will never be a shortage of discussion when you bundle 10 or so journalists from various different walks of … journalistic life…. and ask them to talk about law. Well, after they’ve introduced…
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JeeCamp: Stuart Kirkpatrick - setting up an online...
Stuart Kirkpatrick is the founder of the Caledonian Mercury.
Stuart brought together a team of experience journalists, who are freelance, to form the Caledonian Mercury, published on WordPress MU, which launched in January as Scotland’s first online-only daily news site.
Its aims are:
To be innovative and inventive
Make money from journalism - he was hoping it could appeal to the many...
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JeeCamp: panel discussion: What does the election...
After lunch there was a panel session titled: What does the election result mean for publishers and startups?
Dave Harte, who chaired the discussion, started off by talking about the change in government.
Sion Simon, the former MP and government minister, said that he expexted the change in government would have a negative impact on journalism. While he said that the broad picture would...
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#JEECamp (fringe group) MA courses at Birmingham...
Dave Harte, Sue Heseltine and Paul Bradshaw hosted the fringe group on MA courses at Birmingham City University; Social Media, Online Journalism and Freelance Journalism and Enterprise. The courses are open to those who have either completed undergraduate courses or those who have worked or have experience in the industry.
The basic structure of the courses was explained. Dave, who leads the...
At Jeecamp →
Made it to a jeecamp at last - and not before time. This is the last one. Expect intermittent live-blogging through the day. Live blogs from journalism.co.uk and Online Journalism Blog…
JEEcamp (Journalism and Enterprise) Twitter Feed →
This is a feed of the Tweets from the JEEcamp Unconference. JEEcamp is an opportunity for a range of people to get together to talk about how on earth journalists and publishers can make a living…
JEECamp 2010: Journalism and Enterprise... →
This is an Event I first went to 2 years ago, and is organised by Paul Bradshaw, the Editor, of the Online Journalism Blog. Approximately 100 people interested in small independent media, working out…
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#JEECamp (fringe group) Inside the M60 - Nigel...
Hyperlocal blog, Inside the M60 has been up and running for a month now and uploads 4/5 articles everyday focussed on local news and issues across Manchester.
Founder, Nigel Barlow was a qualified accountant before recently going to university to study a degree in journalism. He set up the site as a response to the lack of indepth news coverage in the city.
At the moment, Nigel is spending time...
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#JEECamp 2010 (breakout) Community Management
The group started with formalities of introductions - a variety of individuals with different interests in community either through hyperlocal publishing, regional press or student projects.
Lots of people were interested in how to get users to interact instead of just publishing content that nobody comments on. ‘If the conversation is going on elsewhere then you need to go there and...
#Jeecamp Breakout group: Newsgathering and...
The Newsgathering and Production Breakout group at Jeecamp very quickly came round to the use of ultra-modern technology. The initial question, from a student journalist, into how best to find news and approach people brought an interesting array of answers (including visiting the Tourist Office in an area, and making contacts) but the one that sparked the lengthiest debase was Twitter. Is...
JeeCamp Breakout; Law, Ethics and Regulation
Our discussion group included: Sue Heseltine of Birmingham City University; Judith Townend of Journalism.co.uk, James Hatts of London SE1, Martin Moore of Journalism Standards Trust, Martin Belam, an information architect at The Guardian, Andrew Mackenzie and David Hayward of the BBC College of Journalism.
We started talking about privacy, which many on the panel felt was an issue of...
JeeCamp Keynote speech: Simon Waldman
Simon started off at Shoe and leather News, before ending up at Media Week and later joined the Guardian, where he was the launch editor of the Guardian Unlimited in 1999 and eventually director of digital strategy and development. Now he’s the product director of Love Film. In the meantime he’s been writing a book called Creative Disruption.
He spoke about what led him to write his...
jeecamp: RT @peteblakemore: Can't wait for... →
jeecamp: RT @peteblakemore: Can’t wait for #jeecamp tomorrow - it’s going to be a blast for myself, @petren @popeandswift @nedmurray. Sleep might …
jeecamp: RT @johncthompson: I will be joining the... →
jeecamp: RT @johncthompson: I will be joining the Virgin train at Watford junction at 7.37 for B’ham. Say hi if you are on it and going to #jeecamp
jeecamp: RT @KarlSchneider: Looking forward to... →
jeecamp: RT @KarlSchneider: Looking forward to JEECamp: http://bit.ly/9fXyNa and meeting some of you tweeps in the flesh
jeecamp: RT @louisebolotin: Any Manchester journos... →
jeecamp: RT @louisebolotin: Any Manchester journos going to @jeecamp, I’ll be in coach C on the 8.07 on Friday
jeecamp: RT @Andbwell: Old joint stock before... →
jeecamp: RT @Andbwell: Old joint stock before #fong brum. Always the best.
jeecamp: RT @JTownend: looking forward to... →
jeecamp: RT @JTownend: looking forward to tomorrow’s trip to birmingham and meeting familiar twitter faces at #jeecamp. then I’m off on holiday f …
jeecamp: RT @CountCulture: Thinking of coming up... →
jeecamp: RT @CountCulture: Thinking of coming up to jeecamp day early to catch @philipjohn pre-event. Anyone local recommend OK hotel in area?
jeecamp: Correction: for the JEEcamp ticket email... →
jeecamp: Correction: for the JEEcamp ticket email Rebecca.Cannon at bcu.ac.uk
jeecamp: Another @jeecamp ticket is up for grabs!... →
jeecamp: Another @jeecamp ticket is up for grabs! Email kelly.oneil@bcu.ac.uk to snatch it!
jeecamp: @Blogowitz looking forward to seeing you! →
jeecamp: @Blogowitz looking forward to seeing you!
jeecamp: Correction: for the JEEcamp ticket email... →
jeecamp: Correction: for the JEEcamp ticket email Rebecca.Cannon@bcu.ac.uk
jeecamp: JEEcamp ticket snapped up by... →
jeecamp: JEEcamp ticket snapped up by @KristineLowe - thanks
jeecamp: RT @thestirrer: Wither The Stirrer? ... →
jeecamp: RT @thestirrer: Wither The Stirrer? http://bit.ly/a2galL
jeecamp: A ticket has become available for... →
jeecamp: A ticket has become available for @jeecamp this Friday - email kelly.oneil@bcu.ac.uk if you want to snatch it up!
#dendatameet notes - Olga Pierce and Jeff Larson... →
Last week I attended #dendatameet in Manchester, and I’ve already blogged my notes from talks by Oscar Westlund, Julian Tait and Paul Bradshaw. Laura Oliver has a good round-up of the day over at…
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jeecamp: http://bit.ly/aviw7x →
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jeecamp: RT @petren: (for those that missed it) My... →
jeecamp: RT @petren: (for those that missed it) My thoughts on the upcoming #jeecamp http://bit.ly/aq8mYx @popeandswift @stan89 @jeecamp
jeecamp: Thanks to the NUJ New Media Industrial... →
jeecamp: Thanks to the NUJ New Media Industrial Council, who have become JEEcamp sponsors
jeecamp: RT @paulbradshaw: JEEcamp is full – but... →
jeecamp: RT @paulbradshaw: JEEcamp is full – but the fringe event still has places http://bit.ly/abd2jI
jeecamp: @waldo all the best in the new job →
jeecamp: @waldo all the best in the new job
jeecamp: RT @paulbradshaw: 'Twas the night before... →
jeecamp: RT @paulbradshaw: ‘Twas the night before @jeecamp… Special #fonwm fringe event May 20 w/ @marcreeves http://bit.ly/a43nlu
