While writing about Norway's recent Facebook Fever, I was reminded of one part the presentation of Norwegian media group Schibsted's 1st quarter results that really stood out for me, which, racing from one job to another as I was, I had no time to blog right
It's been almost impossible to read a paper or news site in Norway without coming across a story about Facebook these last few weeks, so here's a quick look at the key headlines of this recent media obsession: Propaganda reports that Norway is the European country
Blogging
Hans Kullin has generously blogged his notes from a debate on 'citizen journalism – threat or opportunity', hosted by the Swedish journalist union, and once again one of those issues where parts of the Swedish press is seriously confused raised its ugly (or ridiculous) head: the controversy over Sweden&
Media
Food for thought... Californian newspaper outsources covering city hall - to India! (via Editor&Publisher) Newspapers use open-source software to engage readers online (via www.journalism.co.uk) A growing number of newspapers are turning to open-source software Drupal, in the race to build engaging news websites. Craig Newmark:
Acquisitions
The buzz around today's announcement of Mecom's takeover plans for Dutch regional newspaper group Wegener started ticking into my newsreader this morning via Dutch twitters, blogs and newspapers. Monty continues his march across Europe, wrote Charles Pretzlik in his FT business blog around noon. It'
Blogging
Or did they? At least Iain Dale claims trawling blogs helped 18 Doughty Street web-Tv beat the two broadcasting giants by about half an hour to announcing the results of this week's UK elections. It's a wonderful illustration of our (ever-) changing media landscape. I vividly
Blogging
Johan Norberg suggests the Press Freedom Day should be made a Freedom of Speech day. I couldn't agree more. This debate from the Frontline Club in London really illustrates why (thanks to Kevin Anderson for live blogging it). During the debate, Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd-Fatah summed of the
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In Norway, it was the country's relationship to its powerful neighbour Russia that was on the agenda for the World Press Freedom Day. Foreign minister Jonas Gahr Støre and former finance minister Jan Pettersen had been duly invited to discuss this at The Editor Association's spring
Blogging
What happens when you get a team of ardent bloggers to live blog the annual conference of the The Editors' Association, where Norway's editors are gathered to learn more about new developments that challenge and change the role of the editor - such as citizen journalism, blogging
Blogging
Internet consultant Martin Belam reviews the Web 2.0 features and implementation of the online versions of The Daily Express, The Times, The Telegraph, The Mirror, The Daily Mail, The Independent , The Sun and The Guardian. This should be mandatory reading for all editors and execs as most newspapers have
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The court fined him for logging onto the intranet of Sweden's then governing party, but an expert on freedom of expression says the journalist was just doing his journalistic duty and calls the verdict a serious blow for freedom of information. On Friday, former Expressen reporter Niklas Svensson
Freesheets
With four major Danish freesheets left after Dato merged with Urban yesterday, experts still think the market is too crowded and one more freesheet needs to go. Dato is said to have lost at least 100m DKK - setting aside 400m DKK to fight the freesheet war was one of