New media 'have little impact' on journalism in Algeria October 16, 2008
Posted by Jonathan Hewett in : delicious links , add a comment"The new multimedia tools (blogs, Facebook, Dailymotion…) don't seem to have posed much of a threat to traditional media in Algeria. At least not according to Fayçal Métaoui, former editor-in-chief of the El Watan daily and manager of the paper's website. The high cost of computers, electricity, and high speed connections are just some of the reasons for this, says Métaoui."
Turning the newsroom on its head - Interview with Trinity Mirror's Neil Benson - editorsweblog October 5, 2008
Posted by Jonathan Hewett in : delicious links , add a commentThe new workflow system for Trinity Mirror's three Birmingham papers:
1) Reporters - who will now be known as multimedia journalists*, - create the content.
2) Send to the "Multimedia" desk where a newly trained multi-skilled team will not only check the copy but also place it into heavily templated pages. This is the key step in the reinvention; here Trinity have merged the news editing and production function into one.
3) Page finishing, revising and tidying up. […]The training programme undertaken to make this radical change in structure possible has been comprehensive. Benson describes the training as "nuts and bolts" and philosophical, ie, enabling the team to "think" multi-media when they are working. Staffers are all being equipped with laptops for filing on the move and Smartphones (Nokia 95 Smartphones for shooting video, streaming video, and take digital pictures), so there have been practical training sessions for the new kit.