http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2006/10/01/bbc-to-start-blogging-network-in-manchester-very-open-newsroom/ Social media, active citizens, podcasting, neighbourhoods and more. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:35:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2006/10/01/bbc-to-start-blogging-network-in-manchester-very-open-newsroom/#comment-128164 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:37:04 +0000 http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2006/10/01/bbc-to-start-blogging-network-in-manchester-very-open-newsroom/#comment-128164 [...] Nick Booth, broadcaster turned blogger, podcaster and (I think) social reporter, says we need a culture shift from  traditional cynical newsroom values that rely on conflict, criticism and celebrity for stories. I agree - and believe social reporting can be most useful where it helps people move from “official” language and cliche to “ordinary” conversation and narrative that helps collaboration. [...] [...] Nick Booth, broadcaster turned blogger, podcaster and (I think) social reporter, says we need a culture shift from  traditional cynical newsroom values that rely on conflict, criticism and celebrity for stories. I agree – and believe social reporting can be most useful where it helps people move from “official” language and cliche to “ordinary” conversation and narrative that helps collaboration. [...]

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]]> http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2006/10/01/bbc-to-start-blogging-network-in-manchester-very-open-newsroom/#comment-189 Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:20:08 +0000 http://www.podnosh.com/blog/2006/10/01/bbc-to-start-blogging-network-in-manchester-very-open-newsroom/#comment-189 How typical of the BBC to open up its webspace in return for training bloggers into their methods of journalism. The variety and volume of news on the web is a testament to the limitations of the BBC way, and opens up the dread possibility that they will only host organisations acceptable to them. Interestingly, my own website The Stirrer requested and was refused a BBC link recently because we werenot deemed to be "authoritative" enough - even though we have broken a number of stories the Beeb has followed. The alternative is for the Beeb to allow all-comers, in which case I trust that like any new service the corporation launches it will be subject to a "public interest" test; there are already providers like mine offering a home to local bloggers, so I don't see why my own BBC poll tax should be allowed to be used in a competitive way to my own (faintly philanthropic) business. How typical of the BBC to open up its webspace in return for training bloggers into their methods of journalism. The variety and volume of news on the web is a testament to the limitations of the BBC way, and opens up the dread possibility that they will only host organisations acceptable to them. Interestingly, my own website The Stirrer requested and was refused a BBC link recently because we werenot deemed to be “authoritative” enough – even though we have broken a number of stories the Beeb has followed. The alternative is for the Beeb to allow all-comers, in which case I trust that like any new service the corporation launches it will be subject to a “public interest” test; there are already providers like mine offering a home to local bloggers, so I don’t see why my own BBC poll tax should be allowed to be used in a competitive way to my own (faintly philanthropic) business.

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