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FAQ: Big data and journalism
The latest in the series of Frequently Asked Questions comes from a UK student, who has questions about big data. How can data journalists make sense of such quantities of data and filter out what’s...
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The Mastercard Brit Awards journalists should have quoted the ASA
I’ve been told to tweet this tomorrow: ‘Really excited to be heading down to @BRITAwards tonight with [sponsors names here]‘. No, no, no. — Tim Walker (@ThatTimWalker) February 18, 2014 Last week’s...
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FAQ: Do you need new ethics for computational journalism?
This latest post in the FAQ series answers questions posed by a student in Belgium regarding ethics and data journalism. Q: Do ethical issues in the practice of computational journalism differ from...
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Serial: all good journalism is voyeurism – and bad journalism too (but it’s...
After reporting on online journalism for some time you tire quickly of people saying “this is not journalism“. On Tuesday Brian C. Jones leveled this accusation at the podcast sensation Serial: “Sarah...
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HuffPost editor Stephen Hull triggers furious reaction over being ‘proud’ not...
The Huffington Post’s UK editor-in-chief Stephen Hull has provoked a curious backlash on Twitter following an appearance on Radio 4’s Media Show where he was asked why he doesn’t pay writers, writes...
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Sometimes we talk to bad people, and they have to trust us – a podcast...
Image: zeevveez Radiolab’s recent podcast The Buried Bodies Case is a brilliant piece of storytelling. The producers’ newsgathering; the choices of elements and how they are arranged; the tight editing...
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FAQ: The changing ethics of 21st century journalism
Image: Alexander Henning Drachmann The latest frequently asked questions post focuses on questions from a Masters student interested in the effect of the rise of online news on journalism ethics. Do...
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