Nick Reynolds highlights and links to:
The BBC Trust published the conclusions of its review of the BBC's on-demand services, including the BBC iPlayer.
The BBC Trust also began a consultation about the BBC Executive's proposed approach to on demand and syndication.
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Alexandra Jaffe on comments associated with online news:
"But most website editors agree: comment boards have too much potential to get rid of them entirely. The comments on an article offer journalists a valuable link to their readers, where readers can guide coverage, point out mistakes, and sometimes offer valuable tips and sources.
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Interactivity is key because news media is a business; newspapers must listen to their readers if they are to keep them as consumers.
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But how can editors ensure that the comments add rather than detract value from the article? News sites and blogs across the web have tried a number of different strategies, but the rules and regulations for online commenting are still in their formative stages. Across the comment boards, there seem to be four overarching themes in comment moderation that will likely shape the future of online commenting: Timing, trust, identity and incentives."
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Jon Snow on journalism and 'the ash cloud':
"As a journalist, as a parent, as a human, I felt hopelessly unprepared for this.
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And now we wonder whether the right decisions are being made. Does the ash damage, as the most recent Met Office flights suggests? Or is it exaggerated, as KLM, Lufthansa, and BA test flights suggest?
In short, does anyone know anything of which they speak? Or should we trust “them” when they say the safest option is to ban flights from Stockholm to Athens? And if we do trust “them”, should we trust them when they eventually tell us that flight does not prejudice our collective futures?
Amid this collective ignorance, we journalists must impart facts to a fact hungry populace. I can remember no “natural event” to rival it. Far more is understood of earthquakes, tsunamis and the rest. Think of the money we spent on the “terror threat”. How much have we spent on the “volcanic ash” threat?"
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