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Happy New Year!
Here's wishing you all a wonderful 2013! I think I made this card for new year 2009, as the world economy was in a complete mess after the 2008 bank crisis etc, then I didn't post it as I thought it would come across as a
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Montgomery praises Norwegian media
"You don't often hear the chairman of a new British newspaper publisher begin his launch press conference by saying how inspirational things are in Norway," Peter Preston writes in today's Observer. He's writing about former Mecom-boss David Montgomery's newest media
Journalism
How to make the newsroom embrace data journalism
Struggling to get your entire news organisation enthusiastic about the possibilities inherent in big data sets? Texas Tribune has the answer. I can’t recall just how many times the terms "data journalism" or "computer assisted reporting (CAR)" have elicited big yawns from other journalists. It
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Twitter promises better curation tools for journalists
Emily Bell interviewing Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was one of the highlights of ONA12 – and the session also revealed some good news in store. Twitter is working to create better event curation tools for journalists; Costolo promised we will be able to download all our tweets within the end of
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EU funds European platform for media accountability
Given all the different European press codes and national challenges, what should a European website for recording media transgressions focus on to be most useful? That was the question at a media bloggers’ seminar in Bristol, organised by the EU-funded Media Act project, I was privileged to attend some weeks
Journalism
Food for thought: networked individuality, Wikipedia, doctors of doom and roadblocks
Here's a few links I've been thinking about recently (and had open in my web browser for ages). Obviously I need to find a new bookmarking site to my liking, after Delicious got all pearshaped I've been unable to make up my mind about
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The modern newsagent
Modern newsagents are diversifying as quickly as they can it seems. I just came across this fascinating photo I snapped last year because I was stunned by how many different services and goods this London newsagent sold. Is there a parallel here to the media industry? Should there be more
Current Affairs
22/7: The frontpages commemorating last year's twin terror attacks on Oslo and Utøya
Last year Norway experienced the worst peacetime massacre in modern Norwegian history, these are some of the frontpages the country woke up to today - one year later to the day. I kind of think the more minimalistic ones are the strongest ones, I especially like Aftenposten and VG'
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Norway's first constitution day celebrations after 22/7
I must admit celebrating 17 May has at times felt as too much hassle due to all the preparations involved. But against the backdrop of the devastating twin terror attacks on 22 July last year, and the current, painful trial against mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik, I found this week&
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Norwegian farmers take action against regional for "insufficient" coverage
Dismayed with the local coverage of their recent bread blockade, Norwegian farmers tried to block regional Sunnmörsposten from distributing today's newspaper. Around 3am this morning farmers tried to block the entrances to Sunnmörsposten's printing plant with their tractors. "We are blocking the newspaper distribution to
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Regional goes digital first behind paywall
As of next week you have to subscribe to the print version of Schibsted Norway's regional Faedrelandsvennen if you want to read the full online version. The good news is that print subscribers get full access to all content regardless of the platform, and all content will be
Journalism
Controversy over covering Anders Behring Breivk trial divides Norway
The Breivik-trial has taken live-coverage to a new level, but Norwegians are divided on whether it is a scandal or a blessing the testimony and examination of the mass mass murderer cannot be broadcasted. In the internet age, don’t we have a right to go to directly to the