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links for 2009-01-08Yesterday

• Nieman Reports Article: When Journalists Blog: How It Changes What They Do
  Paul Bradshaw on how blogging is changing journalism and what journalists do
  (tags: blog blogging journalism web online internet innovation)
• Dan Froomkin: What Google Can Do for Journalism
  "There's plenty Google can do to help the news industry, which is terrified about the loss of print circulation."
  (tags: journalism internet google ideas)

      

links for 2009-01-07January 7

• Washington Post needs to do some structural work on its shaky new strategy
  Questions about the Washington Post's strategy to engage the community
  (tags: journalism newspapers news citizen community web washingtonpost)
• Recovering Journalist: Stage Five: Acceptance
  Lessons for journalists from the five stages of grief - time to accept that journalism has changed, forever
  (tags: journalism blog newspapers news media web)

      

Advice on how to land a job in journalismJanuary 6

There is no doubt that this is going to be a tough year for the media in Canada and beyond.

Journalism students graduating this year have the talent and the skills that the industry needs, but the question is whether news organisations will invest in them.

Even student journalism award winners are finding it tough. Azeem Ahmad, the winner of Birmingham University Student Journalist of the Year award sponsored by media group, Trinity Mirror, has talked about his struggle to find a suitable opening:

It’s not that there is a lack of job opportunities, but there is definitely a lot of competition for the more interesting roles, naturally. I believed that achieving my award would set me apart from the competition and make potential employers take more notice of me, but I’m still finding myself just as unsuccessful in getting my foot on the ladder as I did before I won the award.

His advice to budding journalists reflects how landing for a job has changed:

Blog as often as possible; subscribe to and read the key influencers/speakers in your chosen field - and comment too Let the author know you’ve read what they’ve written and agreed or disagreed with it; start and get involved in the discussions, engage with the community online and create one around yourself; join Twitter and becom

links for 2009-01-05January 5

• Google Product Ideas: In 2009, You Could Be Working with Google R&D - ReadWriteWeb
  Google Product Ideas is currently focused on mobile development
  (tags: innovation google mobile ideas product_development product trends)
• Roy Greenslade: Online is the future and the future is now | Media | The Guardian
  "The fight that counts in 2009 is the one for online eyeballs seeking news and informed comment, not for the passive audience handed a freesheet with the minimum of journalistic merit or public benefit."
  (tags: newspapers internet journalism news media)

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Top 10 blog posts for 2008December 31 2008

As 2008 draws to a close and a near year begins, I would like to thank all of you who read this blog for your time and support.

Here are the top 10 stories on Reportr.net for 2008. It is an eclectic mix, dominated by the Spitzer scandal:

1. How to follow the US election results online
2. The mystery of Ashley Alexandra Dupre’s MySpace page
3. The rights and wrongs of Ashley Alexandra Dupre’s MySpace photos
4. How did the BBC lose a million US readers
5. 31 essential online tools for journalist
6. Creating a student journalism website on a budget
7. BBCNews.com readers criticise ’stuck on’ ads