NYT: Saddam Hussein ordered killing of Observer journalist, records show
Transcripts of recordings published by the New York Times reveal that Saddam Hussein personally ordered the execution of Observer journalist Farzad Bazoft, who was hanged in Iraq in 1990. The...
View ArticlePoynter: NY Times introduces unmoderated comments for ‘trusted commenters’
Poynter has an interesting post highlighting the overhaul of the New York Times’ commenting system. The news outlet has introduced “trusted commenters“, which the Times describes as an “invitation-only...
View ArticleBeet.tv: Why readers watch video on the NY Times and WSJ
Beet.tv has an interview with Ann Derry, editorial director for video and television for the New York Times and Shawn Bender, editorial director for video for the Wall Street Journal online. They...
View Article#jpod: Lessons from the NY Times and Guardian in managing reader comments
The New York Times last week introduced a new category of “trusted commenter”, which it describes as an “invitation-only programme designed for our most valued commenters”. In this podcast...
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Tool of the week for journalists – Pinterest
Tool of the week: Pinterest What is it? A bookmarking and sharing tool How is it of use to journalists? Pinterest has been growing in popularity recently. It is a virtual bookmarking system that can...
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#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – building user responses into stories
Over on the 10,000 Words blog Lauren Rabaino gives an interesting overview of the different ways the New York Times has used responses from its online users in relation to news into their own stories,...
View ArticleThe top 10 most-read stories on Journalism.co.uk, 11-17 February
1. Seven ways the New York Times is using social media for deeper engagement 2. Times web app brings tablet newspaper experience to browser 3. BBC World Service to broadcast morning news conference 4....
View ArticleNew York Times takes two wins at George Polk Awards
The George Polk Awards, run by Long Island University, announced the winners of its 63rd event today. According to a release the New York Times won two of the 15 categories. The first, for military...
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#Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk – experiment with ‘hashtag science’
When Liz Heron, social media editor of the New York Times, told the news:rewired conference for journalists about the seven ways the New York Times is using social media for ‘deeper’ engagement, she...
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New York Times gets new-look Facebook page with timeline of 160-year history
The New York Times is among several US media outlets to adopt a new-style Facebook page. The page makes the most of the timeline feature, adding photos and anecdotes from the Grey Lady’s 160-year...
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New York Times readers become beta testers
The New York Times has released a new set of browser extensions that will allow eager readers to try out experimental features on the NYTimes.com website. The project, dubbed Test Drive, is from the...
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#wef12: 5 steps from New York Times Company on building digital subs model
The latest results reported by the New York Times Company showed a total of more than 500,ooo paid digital subscribers. This was an increase on the 454,000 paying subscribers recorded a year after...
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#Podcast – A look at the new Windows 8 apps from the New York Times,...
Image by Kiwi Flickr on Flickr. Creative commons licence. Some rights reserved. Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system launched last night and today the Windows Store opened for business. This podcast...
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Beet.TV: The New York Times, real-time advertising and Twitter trending data
Image by petesimon on Flickr. Some rights reserved Beet.TV has an interesting video with Michael Zimbalist, vice president for research & development, and operations at the New York Times, in which...
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#Podcast – Then and now: Two years of the New York Times paywall
By Michael Clarke Stuff on Flickr. Some rights reserved. Just two days ago in the UK the Telegraph launched a metered paywall, which would require subscription once users exceed a 10 article allowance,...
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#Podcast – Snow Fall and beyond: A look at long-form online storytelling
Thinkstock Following last month’s the Pulitzer prize for New York Times sports reporter John Branch, the author of Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek, and this week’s Webby Awards which also...
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#Podcast: Building a better comment experience on news sites
By Melissa Marques on Flickr. Some rights reserved. Just this week the New York Times experimented with a new way to add value to the way comments feature on article pages, with specially selected...
View Article‘I heard the mechanic click. I knew this is not good': Joao Silva’s speech
The New York Times blog today published in full a speech given by photojournalist Joao Silva at the Bronx Documentary Center earlier this month. Silva was severely injured after stepping on a landmine...
View ArticleNieman: The New York Times and the kitchen table of the future
The New York Times’ top-floor Research and Development Lab has released a demo video of its latest innovation: a kitchen table. No ordinary kitchen table obviously, it uses Microsoft’s Surface...
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New York Times: No Justice for Anna Politkovskaya
Image by openDemocracy on Flickr. Some rights reserved. Yesterday’s New York Times editorial was devoted to the case of murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Politkovskaya, who became known...
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