@ Ramaa Multimedia
This blog is my digital notebook. You'll find lots on journalism, social media, interesting accessible tech, creative web tools and a maybe a bit of photography too.
Currently, I work for BBC College of Journalism where I produce & train fellow journalists in Social Media & Multimedia storytelling.
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InvestigateNet: Microcollaboration for journalists1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]
Enable journalists to surmount structural barriers to...
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So, we’ve seen an uptick in smaller newspapers jumping on the Tumblr...
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danah boyd (@zephoria on Twitter) is a Senior Researcher at Microsoft Research in Boston, Massachusetts and a visiting researcher at Harvard Law...
In Media City, Salford for BBC College of Journalism Connecting Communities conference (Taken with instagram)
Sound advice on Innovation from book by Harvard Business Review (Taken with instagram)
My SXSW recommendations for journalists
My SXSW March 2012 Findings & Lessons
Focused specifically on how Social Media and Innovation can better drive traffic to news sites.
The Internet’s Population Doubled Over the Last Five Years
Royal Pingdom susses out some interesting trends about the world’s 2.27 billion Internet users:
- Africa has gone from 34 million to 140 million, a 317% increase.
- Asia has gone from 418 million to over 1 billion, a 143% increase.
- Europe has gone from 322 million to 501 million, a 56% increase.
- The Middle East has gone from 20 to 77 million, a 294% increase.
- North America has gone from 233 to 273 million, a 17% increase.
- Latin America (South & Central America) has gone from 110 to 236 million, a 114% increase.
- Oceania (including Australia) has gone from 19 to 24 million, a 27% increase.
They also note that Asia’s Internet population is almost double the entire Internet population was in 2007.
More on journalists collaborating ….
I’ve been working with a grassroots group called Hacks/Hackers, which brings journalists, designers and developers together to push what’s possible in online news. Our motto is talking is good; making is better.
There are now dozens of groups internationally, and we’re seeking funding from…
Great idea by Saleem Khan. I do wonder whether there needs to be some sort of reward/recognition for collaborating. Not monetary necessarily - just to motivate and ensure journalists get involved.
My Knight News Challenge 2012 proposal, InvestigateNet, would ease common, pervasive barriers to newsgathering, through what I call microcollaboration.
Please vote and comment.
1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]
Enable journalists to surmount structural barriers to newsgathering, through microcollaboration, by linking them with social tools and technologies.
Presentation for BBC Media Action exploring :-
“What role can social media play in rural and remote communities.”
The pres I’m currently working on. Also happens to be one of the most interesting bits of research I’ve had to carry out in a while. Hope it’s useful to delegates will share related links here.
