10 February 2012, 3:40 am
Journalists Sensitised On Disability IssuesAllAfrica.comShe then expressed hope that the training will enable the journalists to actively support the awareness creations in this regard. Deputising the director of Social Welfare, Sainey Camara underscored the significance of the training, while notin... Read More »
9 February 2012, 9:33 pm
A Tweet, a Like, a Share: Print Finds and Defines Audience Through Social MediaEContent (press release)This article is the first of two, based on research done by Brandi Shaffer, a journalism graduate student at Kent State University. She interviewed a variety of traditional media outlets in northea... Read More »
9 February 2012, 9:08 pm
The Drum39 - Social Media's Fascination with FacebookPew Research CenterIn the realm of social media, Facebook is a major and enduring topic. Since the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism began tracking the conversation on blogs in January 2009 and on Twitter in June 2... Read More »
9 February 2012, 1:50 pm
'Amplifying voices not usually heard'Macalester College The Mac WeeklyGrace Caird '13, who had lunch with him, was impressed by his passionate approach to activist journalism. “I could tell this wasn't just some academic project for him--he really seemed enthusiastic about tracing ... Read More »
9 February 2012, 12:07 pm
Nic Adler to Receive Gravity Summit Social Media Marketer of the Year AwardMarketWatch (press release)Entertainment marketing and sports marketing professionals, C-level executives, brand and product marketers, agency new media specialists, PR professionals, journalism professionals, reputation mana... Read More »
9 February 2012, 9:53 am
Social media policies: to compete or collaborate?editorsweblog.org (blog)As a journalist, your news organization might well have a social media policy which doesn't allow you to do it. On February 7 Sky News sent an email to staff drawing up new social media guidelines. As the Guardian reported,... Read More »
9 February 2012, 9:01 am
Glam Media launches social network for food loversReuters"There's a place for Zagat and Michelin, but they are not solving the real problem which is how do you fuse social networking and journalism," said Arora. (Reporting By Alexei Oreskovic; Editing by Bernard Orr)and more »... Read More »
9 February 2012, 7:12 am
BBC NewsNews Agencies Go Anti-SocialInternet EvolutionFor example, though the Toronto Star's social media policy encourages journalists to "take advantage of social media tools in their daily work," it specifically restricts community engagement, saying that journalists should "refrain from deba... Read More »
8 February 2012, 1:20 pm
Journalism department to offer social media certificateCentral Michigan LifeThe program, which consists of 12 required hours of journalism classes and one three-credit hour elective, will educate students on the benefits and impacts of social media today. The program will inform students on the ethi... Read More »
6 February 2012, 10:40 am
mediabistro.comShould Social Media Be Taught in Journalism or Business School? - 10000 Wordsmediabistro.comEarly on it was more common to hear about communications, public relations and journalism students taking classes. Social media is seen, in this context, as a communications tool. What I'm ... Read More »
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