The golden hour for digital journalists: Verification to find Wisdom in the Crowd

The process of verification in journalism is more and more related to social media platforms. With potential sources eager to send a message on Twitter or on Facebook to journalists, it is important to understand what is truth or intentionally fake.  Sterns and Kille highlight the importance of verification in the era of collaborative journalism with the following idea:

The speed of social media and the sheer volume of user-generated content make fact-checking by reporters even more important now.

This was the main subject of the article made by Mark Little, that uses the example of the golden hour to explain the role of journalists in this new reality:

When I was a young TV journalist, the phrase “golden hour” meant the early evening light that bathed faces and landscapes in a warm forgiving glow. As a social journalist, I’ve started to use the term in a different way. I now think of the golden hour as the time it takes social media to create either an empowering truth or an unstoppable lie, when a celebrity death trends on Twitter or an explosive video surfaces on YouTube. In other words, when journalism can matter most.

The development of social media as informative tools raised the development of new softwares to help journalists in the process of verification. This important task is the main topic of this video, where David Cuen, who worked as Social Media Editor at BBC, presents some important tools:

 

 

FIFA World Cup 2014 on Facebook and Twitter: Less from more or more from less?

During the last FIFA World Cup, I have analysed the media coverage of 32 matches through web sites, mobile apps and social media. I had the opportunity to present part of this work in the Global Fusion Conference, that took place at the University of Texas at Austin, in October. The presentation “FIFA World Cup 2014 on Facebook and Twitter: Less from more or more from less?” shows the results of more than 700 posts on Facebook and 3000 on Twitter, from 13 media outlets representing 7 different countries.

My main intentions was to understand how media companies used both platforms to report this global competition and the strategies created for engagement. This is still a work in progress and I intend to develop it in the next months in order to publish a paper with more detailed results. Meanwhile, fell free to take a look using the link in the previous paragraph.

Copa and #WorldCup

Twitter is ready to give us a lot of information about World Cup 2014. The ultimate guide shows us all the strategy to follow every minute of this competition in a new platform.

CNN iReport joins Google Glass Project

iReport has led the way with citizen journalism for years, and this is no exception. CNN is the first major news network to allow its audience to contribute stories directly via Google Glass.

Source: CNN

Neil Harbisson: the world’s first cyborg artist

He believes we humans have a duty to use technology to transcend our senses. “Becoming a cyborg isn’t just a life decision,” he explains. “It’s an artistic statement – I’m treating my own body and brain as a sculpture.”

 

Source: The Guardian

40 Years of Cellphone

Why does mobile matter?

Why does mobile matter? How does it impact our world? At MWC 2014, Firefox asked attendees about their observations and insights on this topic.

Vimeo and journalism

Project 2×1: Google Glass

 

Shot in part with Google Glass, Project 2×1 is a short documentary film exploring the distinct cultures of the Hasidic and West Indian communities living side by side in the 2 mile x 1 mile radius of Crown Heights.

Fox exec: Platform proliferation a challenge because of unique content needs

“Fox Broadcasting has an active role in mobile, including offering the Fox Now mobile app, which enables users to watch full episodes of its programs and has Twitter and Facebook integrated into the app. Users can also sync the app with their TV to view bonus content”.

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