Most recent journal entries
Journalism in the modern age
Posted 14 April 2008
A worrying/challenging/exciting time depending on how you look at it.Making money from online news
Posted 29 January 2008
Paul Bradshaw's excellent series on the 21st century newsroom concluded with a round-up of how money can be made in the current online news climate.Web editor: Tips and tools
Posted 22 November 2007
The following sites and applications have made my life easier producing and managing web content:
Writing (upside down) for the web
Posted 9 October 2007
Print journalism has its own established method of drawing readers into stories with cunning, witty headlines, leading to longer in-depth articles and reports, but online the method is turned on its head.
Successful newspapers online, the quest continues
Posted 8 October 2007
Online newspapers are gradually finding their way to more successful times, as publishers unveil redesigns across the globe tap into best practises for design and usability, and the key areas of multimedia and interaction with the audience.
What if the reader prints the paper
Posted 9 August 2007
I've often thought one day readers would select subjects/content channels they were interested in via computer or terminals in retailers shops, and then print THEIR own version of the paper with just articles they are more likely to read, obviously alongside related advertising content.Ultimate question for the survival of newspapers
Posted 25 April 2007
Newspaper websites are picking up the pace, attracting more and more visitors as their print brethren are struggling to keep slip behind. The key is that web content is largely free, thus relying on online advertising and/or support from print revenues.
Online news news, April 17
Posted 18 April 2007
Web audience measurement discussion just got more difficult... The future for news organisations? Inputting reader reaction into the online news structure...Keeping online news fresh
Posted 14 April 2007
What do people want to read about? Newspapers can tell when their front page leads return big sales spikes, or particular issues or campaigns elicit a lot of letters and feedback. Newspaper websites have far more understanding and hard figures backing up their decisions.EyeTrack07 backs up news reading theories
Posted 4 April 2007
The Poynter EyeTrack07 project tested 600 newspaper readers (online and print) and some of the initial results give good insights into what readers prefer.