Sat in a hotel in Turin. Tomorrow I’ve a short walk to the UNICRI HQ where I’ll be leading a workshop for journalists and reporters. Preparing them for the various cyber threats they are now facing. Be those threats from governments or individuals. My workshop covers a lot of ground over the two days, including some serious, intimidating questions, ones that are not always easy to find good … [Read more...] about Journalism and the Discipline of Verification
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Interview Techniques
I'm currently preparing slide decks for both the Milton Keynes International Festival and the Digital Wine Communicators Conference. In both instances I've been asked if I can talk on Networked Storymaking with a focus on interview techniques. This is interesting as if I'm honest it's not something I've thought about in depth. Until now that is. I have over one and a half thousand … [Read more...] about Interview Techniques
Working in Digital Journalism (Case Studies)
When I first started working at a daily newspaper there was a darkroom alongside a bank of neg scanners. It was 2001 and thankfully I had arrived armed with a digital SLR. I learned that to deliver what the news desk demanded within 12 hours or less, I had to move fast, get the shot in a few frames and get to the next job as quick as possible.After a while I discarded the map book for my PDA with … [Read more...] about Working in Digital Journalism (Case Studies)
A Multimedia Storymaking Walk in Cambridge
Despite the weather warnings, cancelled trains and chaotic roads the first Multimedia Storymaking Walk was a great success. Kudos to those who made it into Cambridge and spent time with me as we discussed digital story making techniques and had a look at some of the hardware, apps and methodology. It was a lot of fun. Here is a storify with a few captured moments. Don't forget to click the … [Read more...] about A Multimedia Storymaking Walk in Cambridge
Disclosure and the Scottevest Experiment
I'm not a Journalist and have never trained as such. You only have to look at my grammar to see that. That doesn't stop me practicing journalism once in a while. As a blogger I feel I get to have fun experimenting with all forms of story making, reporting, documenting. I'm pretty sure first personal contact for me with Scottevest was back on the 23rd of June 2008. I received an email … [Read more...] about Disclosure and the Scottevest Experiment