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Mobile Journalism in the Arab World

Mandy — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 08:56:46 +0000

I gave the following presentation on mobile journalism at the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) bootcamp in Cairo, Egypt. Following is a link to a document detailing the specific apps discussed in class, plus others to try out.

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Link to the full slideshow [...]

ESPN goes back in time, bans breaking news on Twitter

Mandy — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:12:20 +0000

ESPN's reporters have a reputation of breaking sports news on Twitter, but the company's new social media policy has banned it. [...]

The Bin Laden story and real-time engagement

Mandy — Mon, 02 May 2011 21:13:51 +0000

Please allow me to think aloud on the past 15 hours.

We all acknowledge that the news of Osama bin Laden’s death broke on social media. We’ve all got stories about Twitter’s impact, roundups of Twitter reactions, tweet timelines and Storification galore – but did anyone in the heat of the developing news last night start engaging readers on [...]

Channeling the news brand on Twitter and Facebook

Mandy — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:32:55 +0000

Tips for using Twitter and Facebook as a news brand for everyday interaction and breaking news. [...]

TBD’s big moment and a view from behind the coverage

Mandy — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:37:32 +0000

Sept. 1 was a big day for TBD - and for me personally. When a gunman burst into the Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring and took three hostages, we sprang into action and, in turn, were propelled into the spotlight for the first time since our launch. [...]

TBD experiments in community engagement: Week 1

Mandy — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:18:36 +0000

TBD.com came out of the gates with a few community engagement experiments you might find helpful at your own news orgs. [...]

Today’s news now or yesterday’s news today?

Mandy — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:30:38 +0000

I've seen a lot of newsroom culture shifts in my admittedly young career, but the online deadline of now seems to be the biggest gap to cross. Many editors and reporters don't think there even IS competition anymore. [...]