Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Real-time Web + journalism = Real-time reporting

21 September, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Robert Hernandez:

For the record, real-time reporting is more than just using social media.

A reporter can be sending out images or live video (UStream, Qik, Twitcasting, etc.) from his or her cell phone. A photographer or reporter could be automatically uploading images from his or her camera using technology like the Eye-Fi.

It's journalism without a safety net… it's hyperlocal AND global journalism… it's working under the deadline of now, 15 minutes from now and 15 minutes ago.

The journalism game has changed — again. And this won't be the last time. While technology evolves, what are constant and never-changing are our core journalistic values.

Hold them close as you harness the power of real-time reporting.

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Filed Under: Links Tagged With: futureofjournalism, liveblogging, livereporting, realtime, roberthernandez

Google Wave Finds Purpose as Live Blogging Platform – Read Write Web

3 May, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

    Frederic Lardinois:

    "At first glance, this looks like a minor update, but for the first time, you can now easily embed waves on your own site. Google notes that you could use Wave for real-time RSVPs with the Yes/No/Maybe gadget and to publish documentation via embedded waves. For us, however, the real potential here is live blogging with Wave.

    The interesting thing about using Wave as a live blogging platform, of course, is that readers can see what a blogger is writing in real time. Live blogging doesn't get more real time than that.

    Wave allows users to easily style text and embed images and videos. Adding additional writers to a wave is also as easy as adding another contact to the wave."

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Filed Under: Links Tagged With: blogging, collaboration, Google, googlewave, liveblogging