Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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The app that bridges them all, also a future for journalism?

9 September, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Martin Belam:

Georgi Kobilarov illustrated the difference that aggregated linked data should make in the lives of people. He said that on his smartphone, he can download apps from Qype and Yelp and Foursquare and any number of data providers about listings or venues, using geolocation to tailor the content to where he is. But he doesn't want to have to check a multitude of data sources to find out what to do. He doesn't care about the apps themselves, or the app provider, he cares about the information that will help him plan his evening. He wants an app that bridges them all, and uses information from Facebook and Twitter to say 'There is a pretty lousy bar around the corner, but two of your old high school friends are there, so it is probably your best bet right now'.

The news and journalism version: "Accident has happened in a remote location, you have friends currently on vacation there… send them a message on Facebook to see if they are ok?"

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"Websites that surprise and delight us": The future of web design

24 May, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Martin Belam:

There is a lot of excitement around HTML5's ability to embed video directly in the page without having to use Flash or Silverlight as a wrapper, but personally, as an information architect on a news site, it is new tags like <header>, <nav>,

and <time> which look immediately useful to me.

This is absolutely the case and the significance of improvements like these are being completely ignored. Prospective online and multimedia journalists should take note!

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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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The digital election: 10 things we’ve learned so far – Martin Belam

22 April, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

    The digital election: 10 things we’ve learned so far – Martin Belam

    Brief half-way summary on digital election campaign by Martin Belam. Some great observations.

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Martin Belam: "Journalism in the digital age: trends, tools and technologies"

15 April, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

    Martin Belam: "Journalism in the digital age: trends, tools and technologies"

    Excellent presentation by Guardian.co.uk Information Architect Martin Belam, discussing the impact of technology on journalism, and looking ahead at future trends.

    Too much to cite here, go read full article.

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