SLOW JOURNALISM AND THE OUT OF EDEN WALK

SLOW JOURNALISM AND THE OUT OF EDEN WALK

Don Belt and Jeff South

Journalism does not get much slower than National Geographic’s Out of Eden Walk, a seven-year, around-the-world journey being undertaken by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Salopek. This article explains how Salopek’s Walk is a particularly useful and beautiful example of slow journalism that renders the oldest story in human history using innovative digital tools of the twenty-first century. It also offers university educators ideas on using the Out of Eden Walk as a teaching tool, by exposing classrooms to the literary and visual delights of the project while having students design and implement a narrative walk of their own.

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CROWDSOURCING AS A KNOWLEDGESEARCH METHOD IN DIGITAL JOURNALISM

CROWDSOURCING AS A KNOWLEDGESEARCH METHOD IN DIGITAL JOURNALISM Ruptured ideals and blended responsibility

DIGITAL JOURNALISM 

Tanja Aitamurto

This article examines crowdsourcing as a knowledge-search method and an open journalistic practice in digital journalism. The study draws on data from four cases in which professional journalists used crowdsourcing in their investigations. Crowdsourcing resulted in an efficient knowledge discovery and a continuous flow of tips to journalists and thus benefited journalistic investigations. The horizontal and vertical transparency in crowdsourced journalism supported the knowledge-search process. However, the high volume of submissions in some cases made the journalists compromise the journalistic norm of data verification, which resulted in publishing unverified information. Crowdsourcing as an open journalistic practice thus ruptures journalistic norms and creates pressure for new ones to emerge, such as blended responsibility, in which the responsibility for data accuracy is shared by the journalists and the readers. The article extends the examination of open journalistic practices and contributes to the understanding of their impact on digital journalism.

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The Scramble for African Media: The British Government, Reuters, and Thomson in the 1960s

The Scramble for African Media: The British Government, Reuters, and Thomson in the 1960s

By John Jenks

 African Media

With the wave of independence in Africa in the late 1950s and early 1960s,theBritishgovernmentsoughtnotonlytomaintaininfluenceinformer coloniesbutalsotoexpanditintherestofthecontinent.Oneleverofinfluence wasnewsmedia.TheBritishgovernmentencouragedandsubsidizedLondonbased media to expand in Africa to block the Soviets, forestall competitors, and preserve British influence in a classic example of media imperialism. The Reuters news agency used a secret subsidy to greatly expand its Africa coverage and sign up new national governments as clients. Anglo-Canadian newspaper millionaire Roy Thomson, who sought a peerage, cooperated closely with the government as he invested heavily in African newspapers and television systems and journalism training. 

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MAKE EVERY FRAME COUNT

“MAKE EVERY FRAME COUNT” The practice of slow photojournalism and the work of David Burnett

Andrew L. Mendelson and Brian Creech,

MAKE EVERY FRAME COUNT

This paper presents a case study of the possibilities of slow photojournalism. Over the past decade, award-winning photojournalist David Burnett has used a 60-year-old Speed Graphic film camera to document US political events, several Olympic Games, and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, among other projects. His photographs reveal a significantly different aesthetic from contemporary photojournalism and he is celebrated for the perspective his analog photographs offer. This analysis is based on two points of examination: first, a textual analysis of articles and videos discussing the work; and second, a semiotic analysis of the imagery. The examination suggests Burnett’s photo aesthetic signifies a longing for an imagined analog, journalistic utopia of yore, where individual journalists had the time and freedom to put care and attention into their work.

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MULTIMEDIA, SLOW JOURNALISM AS PROCESS, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PROPER TIME

MULTIMEDIA, SLOW JOURNALISM AS PROCESS, AND THE POSSIBILITY OF PROPER TIME

Benjamin Ball

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM

Digital communication is fast and easy; but as a cultural process communication is difficult, especially when it engages with strangers and strangeness. Roger Silverstone describes the space necessary for respectful communication as a “proper distance” vis-a `-vis mediated Others —neither too far away, nor too close to see the Other, and to recognise in her our own inherent Otherness. What Silverstone describes in terms of distance can also be considered in relation to time. This article builds on Silverstone’s ideas to outline a working definition of slow journalism as process, and it is argued that multimedia journalism provides a platform for communication that approximates “proper time”—journalism that is fast enough to engage, surprise and retain our attention, yet slow enough to respect a story’s nuance and complexity. It is argued that the poetics of photography provides a subversive logic of efficiency, capable of both revelation and evocation, and of helping us hear the Other; and that audio can expand our vision beyond the photographic frame, providing us with the necessary context and narrative to properly see. This is a narrative warp and weft. The trajectory of one form crosses and expands the narrative arc of the other, providing colour, depth, and nuance. Multimedia journalism can be quick and profound, fast and slow, short-form and long-form, thus occupying a critical middle ground between the impenetrable overloads and binary simplifications of digital communication, and opening a space and a time for mediated Others.

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SLOWING DOWN MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE US–MEXICO BORDE

SLOWING DOWN MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE US–MEXICO BORDER

 News as sociological critique in Borderland

Stuart Davis

MEDIA COVERAGE

This article argues that though loosely configured and encapsulating a variety of approaches, the “slow journalism” movement offers a useful set of techniques and tools for critiquing the way print and television news currently represents the US–Mexico border. Working against the sensationalism and lack of introspection in contemporary news media, slow journalism advocates champion projects that focus on developing innovative techniques for providing deeper coverage of social issues. Drawing on Borderland: Dispatches from the US–Mexico Border,a multimedia collaboration launched by National Public Radio’s (NPR) Morning Edition staff and the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) in 2014, I will address the interaction between two complementary “slow” strategies: an ethnographic strategy that draws heavily on extensive interviews with individuals whose everyday lives are affected by border issues and an analytical strategy featuring visualizations created by processing large datasets related to annual seizure figures, ownership information, and demographics of border crossers Drawing on content analyses of newspapers and television programs on the US–Mexico border, in-depth interviews with staff members from NPR and the CIR, and a visual/textual analysis of the Borderland website, I hope to advance a strategy that incorporates multiple genres of journalistic coverage together in order to deepen and sharpen news’ investigative potential.

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NETWORKED NEWS TIME How slow—or fast—do publics need news to be

NETWORKED NEWS TIME

 How slow—or fast—do publics need news to be

What kind of news time does a public need? The production, circulation, and interpretation of news have always followed timelines and rhythms, but these have largely been seen as artifacts of press sociology, not central aspects of journalism’s public mission linked to the design and deployment of journalism infrastructure. Since different types of news time make possible different kinds of publics, any critique of the press’s material cultures of time-keeping is a critique of the press’s power to convene particular people and issues, at particular times. Motivated by the temporal needs of one type of public (a pragmatic public that ensures a public right to hear), this paper proposes a unit for studying news time (the temporal assemblage), and traces it across four intertwined sites in the contemporary, networked press: labor routines, platform rhythms, computational algorithms, and legal regulations. Beyond this article’s investigation of this public in relation to these dynamics, my aim is to contribute to the emerging “slow journalism” movement by asking: how slow—or fast—do different publics need news to be? And how are networked press paces set?

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WORD COUNTS AND TOPIC MODELS Automated text analysis methods for digital journalism research

WORD COUNTS AND TOPIC MODELS Automated text analysis methods for digital journalism 

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News on the Move: Predictors of Mobile News Consumption and Engagement Among Chinese Mobile Phone Users

News on the Move: Predictors of Mobile News Consumption and Engagement Among Chinese 

Mobile Phone Users

Abstract

 This study examines smartphones as a platform for mobile news consumption by identifying key antecedents and consequential behavioral patterns. A causal model was proposed for empirically testing the interrelationships. A sample of 719 randomly selected young adults in China, which boasts the world’s largest mobile phone population, was used in the testing the model. Findings suggest that respondents who owned a smartphone with a higher level of surveillance gratification were more likely to read mobile news and further be engaged in mobile news. That is, reading mobile news was positively related to involvement in mobile news by following a variety of digital news sources such as tweets, blogs, and bloggers. The study concludes that mobile news consumption is an engaging and participative behavior. The theoretical and social implications of the results are discussed in relation to China’s current predicament of being media-rich but information-poor.

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The iPhone Effect: The Quality of In-Person Social Interactions in the Presence of Mobile Devices

The iPhone Effect: The Quality of In-Person Social Interactions in the Presence of Mobile Devices

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between the presence of mobile devices and the quality of real-life in-person social interactions. In a naturalistic field experiment, 100 dyads were randomly assigned to discuss either a casual or meaningful topic together. A trained research assistant observed the participants unobtrusively from a distance during the course of a 10-min conversation noting whether either participant placed a mobile device on the table or held it in his or her hand. Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling, it was found that conversations in the absence of mobile communication technologies were rated as significantly superior compared with those in the presence of a mobile device, above and beyond the effects of age, gender, ethnicity, and mood. People who had conversations in the absence of mobile devices reported higher levels of empathetic concern. Participants conversing in the presence of a mobile device who also had a close relationship with each other reported lower levels of empathy compared with dyads who 

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Beyond “connected presence”: Multimedia mobile instant messaging in close relationship management

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Despite its worldwide popularity, mobile instant messaging (MIM) as a new mode of interpersonal communication has received scant scholarly attention by far. Drawing upon the notion of “connected presence,” this study extends related discussions by exploring the patterns of MIM interaction in the management of close relationships. Focusing on WeChat, the most popular MIM in China, this study presents findings based on interviews with young Chinese as WeChat users. This study finds that WeChat’s wide functionality enabled multimodal communication in varying situations. Four modes of WeChat interaction were identified: General information exchange, experience articulation, technical support, and sympathetic companionship. The study also analyzes how user construction attaches social meaning to certain communicative practices on WeChat.

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Social network service use on mobile devices: An examination of gratifications, civic attitudes and civic engagement in China

Social network service use on mobile devices: An examination of gratifications, civic attitudes and civic engagement in China

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As mobile social network services have been integrated in many people’s daily lives, this study investigated the relationships between gratifications-sought, social network service use on mobile devices, civic attitudes and civic engagement in Mainland China. Data were gathered in a survey of 760 university students. Results showed that gratifications for technological convenience (accessibility), information exchange (cognition needs), and social interaction (recognition needs) significantly predicted civic engagement. The results also demonstrated that civic attitudes and social network service use on mobile devices are positively related to civic engagement. These findings well demonstrated the important role of mobile-based communication in connecting citizens to civil society.

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JOURNALISM, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS 2016

JOURNALISM, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY PREDICTIONS 2016
CONTENTS
About the Author 1 Acknowledgements 1 Executive Summary 2
 1.   Looking Back at 2015: Distributed Content, Autoplay  Videos and Animated Gifs 4 2.  Trends and Predictions for 2016 9 2.1   Mobile: Glanceable Content, Bendy Phones and  Personal Assistants 9 2.2  Video: Vertical, Immersive, Mobile and Social  15 2.3  The Disruption of Television 20 2.4  Podcasting and the Audio Boom 24 2.5  What Next for Social Media and Messaging Apps 24 2.6   Online Advertising: The Year of the Ad-Apocalypse? 29 2.7  Publishing and Journalism Predictions 31 2.8  Ten Start-Ups to Watch 36 2.9  Five Technologies that May Shake our World 40
Postscript, Reading List  44 Survey Methodology

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خلال يوم دراسي بعنوان : دور القنوات الفضائية في تغطية أحداث العدوان الإسرائيلي وآثاره على غزة نظمه قسم الفنون التطبيقية بكلية فلسطين التقنية

Course in the production of Photo story presented by the Italian delegation at the Palestine Technical College in Gaza

Course in the production of Photo story presented by the Italian delegation at the Palestine Technical College in Gaza

SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY IN EGYPT: CASE STUDIES OF THREE MINISTRIES

 SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY IN EGYPT:  CASE STUDIES OF THREE MINISTRIES

ABSTRACT

The use of social media tools in Egyptian government, while still relatively new, is gaining acceptance at all levels of government which is widely reflected in the number of social media pages for Egyptian ministries. By logging on Facebook or Twitter you can follow most of Egyptian ministries updated releases and news. Yet, it is still not clear how Egyptian government is regulating public employees’ use of such interactive platforms. The purpose of this study is to answer the main research questions: What are the key elements of a social media policy? How Egyptian ministries are using social media? How Egyptian ministries are managing their social media pages? What challenges are Egyptian ministries encountering as they use social media? To achieve this purpose, the methodology adopted in this study include a review of literature, analysis of existing social media policies in different countries, and interviews with social media officials in a purposive non- random sample of Egyptian Ministries to examine their policies regarding social media use. The sample includes the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Reform, and the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade, as they represent Egyptian ministries from different levels; sovereign, economic and service ministries. The study findings indicate that the Egyptian government lacks having social media policies that regulate the use of social media. After interviewing social media officials in different Egyptian ministries, it has been concluded that there are no concrete written policies that monitor and regulate public employees' usage of social media. Finally, this thesis recommends a social media policy guide for Egyptian government that will assist in setting guidelines that regulate their use of social media.

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  مدى استخدام مدرسي الثانوية الشبكات الاجتماعية لخدمة الطلبة ، دراسة علمية قدمت لمؤتمر (الإعلام والتربية .. نحو تفاعل خلاّق) الذي عقدته وزارة التربية والتعليم، بالتعاون مع مركز تطوير الإعلام في جامعة بيرزيت في 22 مايو 2013 .

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