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Associated Press journalists balloted for industrial action

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:39:01 +0000

The NUJ and Bectu are said to be balloting UK journalists working for AP over the closure of a defined benefits program, which the news agency says will affect around 200 people

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Warren Buffett not yet done buying newspapers after purchasing 63 from Media General

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:58 +0000

Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway is buying 63 Media General newspapers , told the Omaha World-Herald, which he also owns, he’s not planning any future newspaper purchases, but he’d consider them : “There aren’t a lot of buyers in … Read more

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Hugh Grant: Leveson inquiry has shone ‘disinfectant sunlight’ into ‘infected corners’

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:55 +0000

Tweet Hugh Grant, Tom Watson MP and president of the National Union of Journalists Donnacha Delong were among a number of speakers at a rally calling for media reform last night. The Livestream video embedded below shows the speeches, with Hugh Grant praising the “progress made since last July”.

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#jpod – News industry approaches to curation and aggregation

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:51 +0000

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SPJ regional director in Oklahoma resigns after chapter funds go missing

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:48 +0000

This Land Press | The Oklahoman Scott Cooper, the treasurer-secretary for the Society for Professional Journalists’ Oklahoma chapter and director of its Region 8, resigned Wednesday after an inquiry into $40,000 that was missing from the organization’s checking account.… Read more

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Facebook IPO may force journalists to consider their role in the social network’s growth

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:47 +0000

CNN | GigaOm | BuzzFeed | The Atlantic Facebook’s IPO just created a lot of billionaires . Probably not that many of them work in journalism. But journalists, Kristie Lu Stout argues, create part of … Read more

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – improving use of audio in multimedia reporting

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:44 +0000

Tweet On Poynter there’s a detailed ‘how-to’ by Casey Frechette which runs through 10 tips on improving the way audio is produced and presented in multimedia output. He writes that “sound can make or break a multimedia production”, and as a result offers a collection of tips on getting it right, from understanding and using four different types of audio in projects to introducing “layers to create richer sound”.

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The best questions from Jeopardy’s journalism ‘Power Players’ this week

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:38:39 +0000

It’s Jeopardy’s “Power Players” week , and J! Archive (which is the type of site that will make you believe in the Internet all over again) has clever interactive recaps of Monday through Wednesday’s shows. Chris Matthews correctly identified… Read more

Journalists at Associated Press to be balloted for industrial action

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:21 +0000

The NUJ and Bectu are said to be balloting UK journalists working for AP over the closure of a defined benefits program, which the news agency says will affect around 200 people

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Where journalism and technology meet: Inspiring projects springing up across the Arab world

getanewsjob.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:32:18 +0000

Hacks/Hackers chapters have launched in Jordan and Tunisia, and another meet-up group in Amman is creating a citizen reporting tool

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