Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Do journalists need to learn to be programmers? Yes. And no. – Martin Belam

10 May, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

    Martin Belam hits the nail on the head:

    "I've yet to see a software developer stand up and say that "citizen coders" will inevitably devalue the work that they do, and lead to job losses and a lack of quality in the sector.

    […]

    The second thing is the whole premise itself – do journalists need to be able to program?

    I think the ability to mark-up some HTML and understand why <span>, <div>, classes and IDs are important for CSS and Javascript is essential for anyone publishing in the web.

    But my answer is that no, journalists don't all need to be able to write program, but the ability to think like a programmer is an invaluable skill."

    Question remains, which is the best way to teach someone to think like a programmer?

    Whilst I was at Teesside University we ditched Dreamweaver for CMS/template based design, and we're about to enter the same discussions at Bournemouth University over the summer. Looking forward to it 😉

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Debate the debate here – BBC College of Journalism

16 April, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

    Debate the debate here – BBC College of Journalism

    "What did last night's election debate mean for British journalism and media?"

    Thoughts and comments from regular BBC College of Journalism bloggers.

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A very good day for burying bad news – Snowblog

7 April, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

    A very good day for burying bad news – Snowblog

    Jon Snow on journalists during election time:

    "Once an election is called, journalists go into overdrive. It’s a genuinely exciting time – a voyage into the unknown whose ending will affect all our lives."

    This gem otherwise buried in a blog post about Lords' expenses.

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Collateral Murder

5 April, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

    Collateral Murder

    "5th April 2010 10:44 EST WikiLeaks has released a classified US military video depicting the indiscriminate slaying of over a dozen people in the Iraqi suburb of New Baghdad — including two Reuters news staff.

    Reuters has been trying to obtain the video through the Freedom of Information Act, without success since the time of the attack. The video, shot from an Apache helicopter gun-site, clearly shows the unprovoked slaying of a wounded Reuters employee and his rescuers. Two young children involved in the rescue were also seriously wounded.

    […]

    WikiLeaks has released both the original 38 minutes video and a shorter version with an initial analysis. Subtitles have been added to both versions from the radio transmissions."

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