Zombie Journalism » mashable http://zombiejournalism.com Dispatches from the walking dead in today's "old" media Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:51:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Recommended reading: Investigative social media, new ideas and tools http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/11/recommended-reading-investigative-social-media-new-ideas-and-tools/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/11/recommended-reading-investigative-social-media-new-ideas-and-tools/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 21:13:14 +0000 Mandy http://zombiejournalism.com/?p=950 Sorry it’s been so long, but it’s been crazy busy as TBD’s preparing for the holidays and other events. This’ll be a quick one, just a few links I’ve been reading of late. Have a happy Thanksgiving, folks.

Social media roundup How Investigative Journalism Is Prospering in the Age of Social Media – Great ideas from several resources [...]]]> http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/11/recommended-reading-investigative-social-media-new-ideas-and-tools/feed/ 2 Uses for Foursquare in news reporting http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/07/uses-for-foursquare-in-news-reporting/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/07/uses-for-foursquare-in-news-reporting/#comments Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:19:34 +0000 Mandy http://manjamedia.com/?p=589 Aside from all the fun marketing options, Foursquare can be very valuable for reporters, bloggers and other news organizations. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Find a source with ties to a specific location

When you go to a venue’s page on Foursquare, you can see who has recently checked in there and who is there the [...]]]> http://zombiejournalism.com/2010/07/uses-for-foursquare-in-news-reporting/feed/ 8 Recommended links: Freemium models, ideas and more http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/11/recommnded-links-freemium-models-ideas-and-more/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/11/recommnded-links-freemium-models-ideas-and-more/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:06:37 +0000 Mandy http://manjamedia.com/?p=531 News Corp’s Murdoch says he’ll hide his content from Google very soon. I’ll believe it when I see it. And if he does do it, how long will it take for regret to set in?

Pay Models

Alan Mutter points to the indicators and recent comments from newspaper execs that all point to a continuation of free [...]]]> http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/11/recommnded-links-freemium-models-ideas-and-more/feed/ 1 It’s time to cut off support for Digg http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/07/its-time-to-cut-off-support-for-digg/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/07/its-time-to-cut-off-support-for-digg/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:43:26 +0000 Mandy http://manjamedia.com/?p=153 http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/07/its-time-to-cut-off-support-for-digg/feed/ 5 Recommended reading for April 24th http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/recommended-reading-for-april-24th/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/recommended-reading-for-april-24th/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:56:11 +0000 Mandy http://manjamedia.com/?p=87 These are my recommended links for April 24th:

Colonel Tribune: Chicago’s Unlikely Social Media Pioneer – The story behind Colonel Tribune and the Trib’s successes int he social media sphere using such an unconventional idea. Journalists on Twitter – Muck Rack – A listing of journalists currently on Twitter (and no, I haven’t added [...]]]> http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/recommended-reading-for-april-24th/feed/ 0 Recommended reading for April 20th http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/recommended-reading-for-april-20th/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/recommended-reading-for-april-20th/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:52:00 +0000 Mandy http://manjamedia.com/?p=83 http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/recommended-reading-for-april-20th/feed/ 0 The Diggbar: Friend or foe to news sites? http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/the-diggbar-friend-or-foe-to-news-sites/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/the-diggbar-friend-or-foe-to-news-sites/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:36:45 +0000 Mandy http://manjamedia.com/?p=60 http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/04/the-diggbar-friend-or-foe-to-news-sites/feed/ 1 Sourcing: Non-profits on Twitter http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/03/sourcing-non-profits-on-twitter/ http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/03/sourcing-non-profits-on-twitter/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:35:26 +0000 Mandy http://manjamedia.com/?p=9 If your beat regularly includes covering major non-profits, I’d hope for your sake that you’re on Twitter.

Not a day goes by that I don’t see someone I follow trying to raise awareness for a cause or referring to an event sponsored by a non-profit. Many groups have taken to Twitter in the last year (or earlier) [...]]]> http://zombiejournalism.com/2009/03/sourcing-non-profits-on-twitter/feed/ 0