Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-27

27 June, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • Three companies answer 6 key questions about their iPad app development http://j.mp/la7fcT #
  • The shot that nearly killed me: War photographers – interactive http://j.mp/ij7l2h – incredibly powerful! #
  • Btw – if you are interested in studying war photography, check out our MA courses: #MAJNM http://j.mp/kM8P6A and #MAIJ http://j.mp/m5UNyc #
  • @arusbridger thanks, incredibly powerful! in reply to arusbridger #
  • 'Shocking' decline seen in oceans – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13796479 #IPSO #
  • Just received The Online Journalism Handbook by @paulbradshaw and @snarkmouth – adopting it for my Web Communication course. #
  • The u-turn coalition, hope edu is next: @iankatz1000 RT: Getting difficult to keep count of this government's u-turns http://t.co/CPJmFBG #
  • @paulbradshaw inspection copy from publisher. I've been leaning on them as I knew it was coming (used to share an office with Liisa). in reply to paulbradshaw #
  • @paulbradshaw btw – nice idea with @OJhandbook for updates and corrections! in reply to paulbradshaw #
  • Resources for #OJhandbook http://onlinejournalismhandbook.wordpress.com, FB page and @OJhandbook #
  • Mobile apps for news: Do something! http://j.mp/ldYQeW – by Michele McLellan #
  • How newspapers, despite decline, still influence the political process http://j.mp/jK4zqs #
  • Iranian nuclear test blogger speaks out http://j.mp/mdhCpp – how imagined nuclear test story went global after link from Revolutionary Guard #
  • Fascinated by how well @AJStream is pulling off a quality politics / current affairs / #socialmedia chat show: http://stream.aljazeera.com/ #
  • @AJStream How does #Belarus uprising compare to Moldova's "Twitter Revolution" in 2009? #
  • Knight News Challenge winners at the MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference http://j.mp/j9yBJd #
  • Google Books and the Nordic Model http://j.mp/kWiHVP #
  • @EthanZ congratulations on taking over as director of MIT Center for Civic Media! #civicmedia #
  • Monarchy in spotlight: tensions that threaten new turmoil in Thailand http://j.mp/inG5Mv #
  • Senior Lecturer in Journalism @BournemouthUni http://j.mp/kM9LD3 – focus: long form journalism, magazine features, online journalism #
  • Lecturer in Communication and Media MED361 @BournemouthUni http://j.mp/irws9K – focus: interpersonal communication, workplace communication #
  • Practitioner in Residence in Entrepreneurial Journalism MED358 @BournemouthUni http://j.mp/kcNi4X – focus: social media, news innovation #
  • UK universities may replace current degree classifications w/ GPA http://j.mp/jPQfOp – not sure GPA is answer, but system needs to change! #
  • Inside LulzSec: Chatroom logs shine a light on the secretive hackers
    http://gu.com/p/3v5aj/ip
    via @guardian #
  • Knight Foundation announces winners of News Challenge http://j.mp/maxYMW #
  • Gay Girl in Damascus hoaxer accused of defending himself with new persona, claims it was friend visiting
    http://gu.com/p/3v67k/ip #
  • Gay Girl in Damascus hoaxer accused of defending himself with new persona, claims it was friend visiting http://gu.com/p/3v67k/ip #
  • Is This The Tipping Point For E-Books & Libraries? http://j.mp/mHKxui #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-20

30 May, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • The War on Sharing [Infographic] http://j.mp/joF9N2 #
  • Dear Journalists, This is The Title Search Engines Care About http://j.mp/mxgHQg #
  • Al Jazeera versus Al Jazeera: two approaches to the news. http://j.mp/mbA7LZ #
  • Nato attacks in Libya: key targets, day by day http://j.mp/mP66Vl #
  • Comments and character counts: Changes to "blogs" at the BBC http://j.mp/jxmhqf #
  • Cheezburger CEO Planning WordPress-Style News 2.0 Software http://j.mp/ilzHcT #
  • Om debatten ikke er en samtale, hva er vitsen? http://j.mp/ijGHsg #
  • The Future Of iPad Publishing – The Indies Are Coming http://j.mp/kvHGfG #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-23

23 May, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • RT @bournemouthuni: Well done to BU students and staff for all their hard work in achieving the Gold EcoCampus Award! http://cot.ag/kOhnCx #
  • @sdjholmes thanks 🙂 #
  • Social media and democratic governance: the next decade (Wilton Park paper) http://j.mp/kNt7FS #
  • Map of online newspapers around the world by @newspapermap http://j.mp/jFe39f – useful resource and clever integration with Google Translate #
  • Another good visualisation from @newspapermap people: Press Freedom 2011 http://j.mp/jJVpT3 #
  • @cward1e more than happy to, but looks like @andytedd has beaten me to it. Would have liked to be there on Friday, but diary packed. #
  • JRG Seminar 3pm today: Going “Unplugged”: Exploring Students’ Relationship with the Media and its Pedagogic Implications http://j.mp/k5imqu #
  • ‘Violent extremisms: media roles and responsibilities’, Friday 15 July @bournemouthuni @mediabmth http://j.mp/jCk4Af #
  • @Flygirltwo excellent, hope to see you there! 🙂 #
  • Australian journalist arrested for technology conference report http://j.mp/kFfrUH #
  • Handy UCU pensions loss calculator, if you joined TPS before / after 2007 http://j.mp/lkp2YW / http://j.mp/kiNiCo – warning: depressing! #
  • @cward1e I'll follow up his email and suggest people respond. Have you considered the AJE list too? #
  • How citizen journalism can break a story http://j.mp/kK8sb6 #
  • Cuts? I smell a rat. Let's start denying this deficit properly, by Zoe Williams
    http://gu.com/p/2p77m/ip
    via @guardian #
  • Encyclo: an encyclopedia of the future of news, courtesy of @NiemanLab http://j.mp/k9GlEU / http://j.mp/kBh572 – US centric, but good start. #
  • Will be following #bbcsms over the next couple of days and contributing to discussions on journalism and social media. #
  • Open weather data servers unable to deal with requests, NRK asks how to manage bad use http://j.mp/mDJTwW (no) / http://j.mp/lEuFI3 (eng) #
  • @julieposetti ouch – doesn't sound very inclusive or helpful in fostering civic engagement… what next, pay to vote? #
  • @paulbradshaw BBC World Service experimented with Google Translate to overcome language barriers – some way to go though! http://j.mp/isAvSk #
  • @jeffjarvis it is still a leader… but as all leaders in this field, could do better. #
  • Prolific "spokesman" for Anonymous leaves the hacker group http://j.mp/jdaqnN #
  • That Was Fast: Amazon’s Kindle Ebook Sales Surpass Print (It Only Took Four Years) http://j.mp/mtLXeE #
  • Spending most of today in #REF meetings discussing how to measure research impact, rather than at #bbcsms actually delivering it! #hefail #
  • @Trushar depends on what you view those comments as, paying for the right to engage in public debate is a dodgy precedent to set! #
  • @Trushar makes me wonder though about ownership of moderation too – what happens to journo / audience engagement when it is outsourced? #
  • Journalism students take note: RT: @BBCCollege: "All journalism students need to tweet" says @megpickard at BBC SMS #bbcsms #
  • @trippenbach @AmyZQuinn @horrocks not necessarily contradictory though – you can be forced to tweet, but that doesn't mean you embrace it! #
  • @WIHarrison yes, see also my prev RT which pointed that out. Limitation of tweets to get that msg across? LOL! #
  • @SarahHDean they started in late 1990s with live football blogging, but it depends on what you define as live blogging… pretty bold claim! #
  • Google ditches newspaper archive plan
    http://gu.com/p/2p8cf/ip
    via @guardian #
  • His calamity cabinet must be the despair of David Cameron, by Andrew Rawnsley
    http://gu.com/p/2p922/ip
    via @guardian #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-16

16 May, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • What's the ideal length for an online news article? http://j.mp/iALrdr #
  • Civic Disobedience and the Arab Spring http://j.mp/kGcZhw #
  • Breaking Bin Laden: visualizing the power of a single tweet http://j.mp/mwYoc5 via @SocialFlow #
  • All-female lizard species created in the lab http://j.mp/l9pT8N – now go read excellent book: "War With the Newts" http://j.mp/iLtYto #
  • And so it begins: Richest students to pay for extra places to attend Britain's best universities http://gu.com/p/2px27/ip #
  • @BBCPhilippaT wow! Could you post link to picture, or ask Zhanna if it is available online? #
  • @BBCPhilippaT Perfect, thanks!! #
  • Microsoft's move for Skype: a gamble unlikely to pay off http://j.mp/jq4Diw – great analysis by @charlesarthur #
  • Why Microsoft is Buying Skype for $8.5 Billion http://j.mp/lvSzT8 – slightly more positive take by @om #
  • @martinstabe too true, you hit save and your work is instantly out of date! Frustrating and exhilarating at the same time. #
  • The Drudge Report Drives More Top News Traffic than Twitter or Facebook http://j.mp/l0iCzn – Pew findings from US #
  • @Loumat33 checking it out on iPlayer later 🙂 #
  • @jonhickman "Off-Peak Day" ticket can be used on any return train, provided you arrived into London at 10:00 or later. #
  • @jonhickman at least that is what I use for day trips to London from Bournemouth, with no return restrictions. #
  • @jonhickman oops, sorry, no idea then. #
  • BBC announces "a pretty fundamental reinvention of how our blogs operate" http://j.mp/lXm4Jb – nice, but what will it do to writing style? #
  • @chrishams I've watched The Stream a couple of times and it worked for me… though content / approach to global issues helped! #
  • @Dan_10v11 thanks for sharing – I fear this will eventually change the narrative from "blogging" to trad "opinion column", which is a shame. #
  • Do Russian Blogs Represent an Alternative Public Sphere? Early Results from Russian Media Cloud http://j.mp/iQGfZb #
  • Unpaid journalist intern wins £1,000 back pay http://j.mp/kDQJH7 #
  • @keritweet awesome 🙂 #
  • Fun With Charts: Making the Rich Look Collectively Poor http://j.mp/k6afVO #
  • Red-top comes bottom in report looking at usability of papers on web and mobile platforms http://j.mp/kGLUoN full report: http://j.mp/k79GRV #
  • Vadim Lavrusik: How journalists can make use of Facebook Pages http://j.mp/jXus3W – must read for #MAMMJ students doing online news projects #
  • You Think Hollywood Is Rough? Welcome to the Chaos, Excitement and Danger of Nollywood http://j.mp/iAJ9Zr #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-05-09

9 May, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • Bin Laden’s Compound Gets A Bum Review On Google Maps http://j.mp/kNj6rS #
  • Timeline: How News of Osama Bin Laden’s Death Unfolded on Twitter http://j.mp/iqa87m #
  • Tweeting Osama bin Laden's Death Announcement [NetworkEffect] http://j.mp/jQSBY2 #
  • Osama Bin Laden killed by US. forces: how the news spread http://j.mp/kgBvr1 #
  • Real time, All the time: Why every news organisation has to be live http://j.mp/iTLnF3 #
  • Long-Form Journalism on Post-Disaster Japan Published by Startup http://j.mp/ld9ViV #
  • How the Social Web Reflected on Bin Laden’s Death http://j.mp/jjYvqy #
  • OnSwipe: an appless solution for tablet publishing http://j.mp/l0cngA #
  • Chuffed my Student Wiki Notes won the Educational Innovation of the Year Award @bournemouthuni yesterday! Thanks to students who took part! #
  • @amberjburton Thanks! 🙂 #
  • @dhirajmurthy Thanks!! 🙂 #
  • Observing interesting experimentation with format: RT: @AJStream The Stream We're online now! Watch #AJStream at http://stream.aljazeera.com #
  • Another election where (most) politicians failed to lead or connect http://j.mp/mdbJSL #
  • What if a general election were held today under AV? http://j.mp/lJTz1z – excellent interactive map from @telegraph #
  • Memo to the @Telegraph: it's not just Tories who deserve to vote, by Stephen Moss
    http://gu.com/p/2zqfe/ip
    via @guardian #
  • Conde Nast rethinks its iPad strategy http://j.mp/iI6Leo #

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