Journalist’s Trade

Words and photographs by Julie Jacobson.

‘… what appears on Web sites and on blogs is not generally regarded as adhering to standards that govern legacy news organizations.’

In demonstrating how he uses these digital devices to report, a journalist argues that it's time to replace pen and paper with voice, video and photos.

From blogs to vlogs, Facebook to MySpace, Twitter to Flickr, Delicious to reddit, words and images bounce around the globe, spreading wide and fast. Journalists are adapting to the ever-shifting…

Over the years, creating community on the Telegraph’s Web site has come to mean a lot more than someone leaving a comment at the bottom of an article.

A research project creates experimental applications for Facebook to learn whether the news habit can be fostered online and lead to civic engagement.

‘With accuracy as the foundation of media credibility, setting the record straight is essential to restoring trust that is eroded by errors.’

Scott Rosenberg’s book, “Say Everything: How Blogging Began, What It’s Becoming, and Why It Matters,” looks at the history of blogging and offers his opinions on what, after 10 years…

Web users have developed a set of tools for deciding what to trust online, and now journalists can learn from them.

‘Only the savviest of journalists are using the networks for the real value they provide in today’s culture—as ways to establish relationships and listen to others.’