links for 2008-07-30

• CounterValue / A survival guide for sub editors and other curmudgeons
  Could get vicious.
  “what you don’t probably realise among all the arguments abt working arrangements,hrs,rotas,salaries & the rest of that irrelevant crap is that,in many cases,subs will start disappearing on national papers nxt yr.I am being serious”
  (tags: journalism newspapers journalismjobs)
• Running for it: Covering an event with a cell phone and a point-and-shoot video camera
  New media is so much fun.
  “forget abt a breaking news blog-you need a breaking news tumblelog where you can post text,SMS&pics/audio/video from e-mail to[.]an RSS feed.
  It’s not hard.At all.The hardest part is giving up a touch of editorial control”
  (tags: mobile mojo live-events)
• Jeff Jarvis open letter to Bob Garfield of On The Media
  Includes excellent roundup of links to thinkers on comment best practice.
  “the best way to learn about the conversation online is to join in[.]engaging in the ideas there,bringing your journalism to the conversation:ask questions,ask for examples[.]Learn”
  (tags: comments community journalism newssites newmedia)

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