Sky News launches breaking news Twitter channel

Following the deal between breaking news Twitter channel @BreakingNews and MSNBC.com, Sky News has launched a new Twitter account for its own breaking news tweets – @SkyNewsBreak. “The latest breaking news, as we get it, direct from the Sky News studio,” says the account’s tagline. According to various tweets from the team involved, the account will tweet [...]

Staff strike at Le Parisien and Aujourd?hui as cuts announced

Thanks to some crowdsourced translating (hat tip @malkinbister, @jwatson1 and others) French media reports suggest that Paris daily newspaper Le Parisien and its national sister title Aujourd?hui en France did not make it to the newsstands this morning as staff went on strike last night. In one report from NouvelObs.com the group’s director Marie-Odile Amaury says [...]

Networking group for writers spreads to London

WriteClub, a friendly networking group for all kinds of writers, is planning its first London meet-up after some successful get-togethers in Brighton. “So far (in our Brighton meetings) we’ve had journalists, copywriters, editors, authors, fiction writers and poets get together for gentle networking,” says Leif Kendall, one of the founders. “The main purpose is to help working [...]

#FollowJourn: @davanac/editor and developer

#FollowJourn: Damien Van Achter Who? Editor, developer and social media manager. What? Works for Belgian broadcaster RTBF.be with a penchant for multimedia experimentation – see Rory Cellan-Jones’ recent article on Van Achter. Where? Writes French-language blog ‘Blogging the News’. Contact? On Twitter he’s @davanac. Just as we like to supply you with fresh and innovative tips every day, we’re [...]

Independent.co.uk: Quick-thinking newsreader uses iPhone for radio headlines

Something lighthearted for a Friday: BBC newsreader Alison Rooper used her iPhone earlier today to avoid dead air after the corporation’s telephone and computer system crashed. Rooper had the script for the 7am bulletin sent to her iPhone where she deftly scrolled through creating her own autocue. Full story at this link… Similar Posts: Guardian.co.uk: Barclays obtain court order [...]

#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk ? tax advice for freelancers

If you are a journalist and have any questions about tax, you can get some free advice at this link. Tipster: Judith Townend.

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Headlines and Deadlines: Public service reporting, court coverage and charging online

Alison Gow brings together two current areas of debate for local media groups: charging for online content and their supposed role in local democracy by scrutinising local authorities in their coverage. Gow, who is involved in Trinity Mirror’s work with the Press Association regarding a potential ‘public service reporting’ initiative in Merseyside, has audited the TM [...]

Media Guardian: Charging for online news won?t work, says Future?s Spring

Introducing a pay wall around general news content hasn’t got ‘a cat in hell’s chance’ of working, Stevie Spring, chief executive of magazine group Future, said yesterday. Spring discussed Future’s approach to paid content online and said the group is experimenting with a mixture of business models. Full story at this link… Similar Posts: Silicon Alley Insider: Time Inc [...]

Media Release: Tyne Tees and Borders picked for regional news consortia pilots

The Tyne Tees and Borders television region has been selected as the English pilot region for the Independently Funded News Consortia (IFNC) proposed by the government’s Digital Britain report. Additional trials in Scotland and Wales will also take place and the tender process for all three pilots was opened yesterday. Full release at this link… Several local media [...]

Northcliffe launches topic pages for regional news sites

Bristol site is first of network to trial new 'inline links'

Freelancer of the fortnight: Bob Chaundy, UK

Journalism.co.uk catches up with a member of its freelance community. Bob Chaundy is a writer currently based in the UK

New Statesman: Seymour Hersh on scoops and sources

World-renowned investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has been interviewed by the News Statesman. A few highlights: Do you ever worry that your phone is bugged? Some people I only talk to in their home or their office, but I arrange the calls here. To bug me legally they’d have to get a warrant; once you have something illegally [...]