Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Open door: The Guardian’s football correspondent on … the World Cup and technology

28 June, 2010 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

Kevin McCarra:

Access to the internet, I am glad to say, has done away entirely with the silly assumption that journalists have access to a higher knowledge.

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For good or ill, the internet, provoking disagreement and speculation as well as listing facts, is a factor in presenting the game with an ever larger status. As the ruling body for football globally, Fifa have little option but to be staid, but they could still trumpet the impact of their website, with almost 53 million people accessing a total of 1.6 billion pages in the first two weeks of June.

Websites, whether statistical, solemn, esoteric or comic, disseminate limitless quantities of information about even the most obscure footballers and managers. The press fool themselves if they suppose for an instant that they can be a priesthood who own a sacred knowledge.

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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.

    Del.ici.us tags: martinbelam futureofjournalism digital guardian journalism onlinejournalism technology trends

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