News from Journalism.co.ukLinks to news and blog stories from Journalism.co.ukSky ramps up ads in online video- July 10, 2008 Sky is to increase advertising on its video content across its sports, news, showbiz, travel, motoring and style sections. The deal with in-video advertising firm Adjustables will see a range of new ad formats featured in the content. Sky Sports has already recorded 14 million video ad impressions online and Sky News 3.5 million, according to a ...http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16cb2b0/story01.htm Spot the difference: AFP withdraws digitally altered missile shot- July 10, 2008 Agence France-Presse (AFP) has retracted a photo of Iranian missile tests published this morning, stating the image had been 'apparently digitally altered' by Iran's state media, the New York Times' Lede section reports. It was too late for the print editions of the LA Times, Financial Times, Chicago Tribune and others, who ran the pic on ...http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16cad26/story01.htm NowPublic buys rumour-based news site Truemors- July 10, 2008 'Crowd-powered' news site NowPublic has bought Truemors, a site which aggregates sources backing up news rumours, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. The acquisition, which was made for an undisclosed sum, will expand NowPublic's news coverage, which already has 100,000 active contributors. Content from Truemors will feature on the NowPublic site to be used as tips for budding contributors, ...http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16ca15e/story01.htm Hellomagazine revamps health and beauty section- July 10, 2008 Hello has relaunched the health and beauty section of its website to include new content and redesign the section in keeping with the rest of the site. Male readers will be targeted through the new section with health tips and style advice, a press release from the magazine said. The website attracts 1.5 million monthly unique users ...http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16c95d8/story01.htm links for 2008-07-10- July 10, 2008 Agora plans to buy news channel Superstacja-paper Industries Technology, Media & Telecommunications Reuters How the Google generation thinks differently - Times Online mediabistro.com: FishbowlLA Lords advisor: Politicians should not listen to print doomsayers - Journalism news and jobs for journalists - Press Gazette Motion "The only future for print media is online" defeated in House of ...http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16c716f/story01.htm MediaGuardian: FT.com stalls after theft of computer equipment- July 10, 2008 The Financial Times' news team was unable to update its website for several hours this morning after thieves stole computer equipment from Cable & Wireless' data centre at Watford. The site's Alphaville blogged ran live updates on the situation and published stories while the main site was out of action.http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16cb2b1/story01.htm Editors Weblog: LA Times: blogs for politics, news for celebrities- July 10, 2008 Analysis of the LA Times' most-read stories and most-viewed multimedia on its website shows a correlation between platforms and the topic of content. For example, blogs on the site attract politcally interested readers while the news channel is increasingly focused on 'soft' and entertainment news.http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16c7171/story01.htm Editors Weblog: LA Times: blogs for politics, news for celebrities- July 10, 2008 Analysis of the LA Times' most-read stories and most-viewed multimedia on its website shows a correlation between platforms and the topic of content. For example, blogs on the site attract politcally interested readers while the news channel is increasingly focused on 'soft' and entertainment news.http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16c6b5c/story01.htm Editor&Publisher: Washington Post to merge print and online newsrooms- July 10, 2008 Having separate newsrooms 'has reached the end', James Brady, WaPo's site editor, has said following the appointment of Marcus Brauchli as executive editor. A final decision is yet to be made, adds Brady, but a merger has been discussed 'conceptually' with Brauchli.http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16c6b5d/story01.htm MediaGuardian: Sky Arts John Cassy to head up Wall Street Journals online video- July 10, 2008 Channel director Cassy will take a six-month secondment to develop the WSJ's online video strategy.http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/367/f/5716/s/16c6b5e/story01.htm |