Comments on: 8 Indispensable Web Services the Modern Reporter Can’t Afford to Skip http://www.newmediabytes.com/2009/01/14/8-indispensable-web-services-modern-reporter-cant-skip/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:09:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: It’s not the tools, but how you use them « Ink-Drained Kvetch http://www.newmediabytes.com/2009/01/14/8-indispensable-web-services-modern-reporter-cant-skip/comment-page-1/#comment-1946 It’s not the tools, but how you use them « Ink-Drained Kvetch Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:30:42 +0000 http://www.newmediabytes.com/?p=363#comment-1946 [...] a helpful introduction to Web services by Shawn Smith at New Media Bytes that reporters would be wise to get acquainted with. I would add [...] [...] a helpful introduction to Web services by Shawn Smith at New Media Bytes that reporters would be wise to get acquainted with. I would add [...]

]]> By: Learn, Integrate and Automate | Stephan Miller http://www.newmediabytes.com/2009/01/14/8-indispensable-web-services-modern-reporter-cant-skip/comment-page-1/#comment-1925 Learn, Integrate and Automate | Stephan Miller Sat, 07 Feb 2009 07:20:05 +0000 http://www.newmediabytes.com/?p=363#comment-1925 [...] 8 Indispensable Web Services the Modern Reporter Can’t Afford to Skip (newmediabytes.com) Tags: automation, bottlenecks, diigo, feedly, howto, learning, webmynd [...] [...] 8 Indispensable Web Services the Modern Reporter Can’t Afford to Skip (newmediabytes.com) Tags: automation, bottlenecks, diigo, feedly, howto, learning, webmynd [...]

]]> By: Rundown of recent journalistic conversations | The Daily Smoet http://www.newmediabytes.com/2009/01/14/8-indispensable-web-services-modern-reporter-cant-skip/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Rundown of recent journalistic conversations | The Daily Smoet Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:07:11 +0000 http://www.newmediabytes.com/?p=363#comment-1911 [...] Shawn Smith, over at New Media Bytes, serves up eight indispensable web tools a modern reporter shouldn’t live [...] [...] Shawn Smith, over at New Media Bytes, serves up eight indispensable web tools a modern reporter shouldn’t live [...]

]]> By: Rachelle Money http://www.newmediabytes.com/2009/01/14/8-indispensable-web-services-modern-reporter-cant-skip/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 Rachelle Money Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:54:49 +0000 http://www.newmediabytes.com/?p=363#comment-1899 It's a good post but I think what's missing here is that a lot of journalists simply don't have the time to wade through hundreds of emails everyday, particularly when they are alerts or RSS feeds. You have to remember that these tools usually capture news stories or magazine articles that have already been published. As a journalist, I'm only interested in the newest, freshest information out there. To get tens of email alerts from the likes of Google telling me that the New York Times just published a story on X, Y, Z, doesn't help me in my job. If you pitch a story to your editor you have to remember that they are likely to Google it and if they get even a whiff that your story has been told before, it will be spiked. I think the trend monitoring sites are very under-rated when it comes to journalism. They are fantastic, especially for those quirky or lighter stories that brighten the news agenda. I have used them a few times and had good results. Speaking of trying to find out the latest trends. The one thing I think you do miss here is keyword research tools like Wordtracker.com. They can allow a journalist to find out what kinds of words people are typing into search engines, what the most popular keywords are, and even the kinds of questions being posed by people online. This is a great source and shouldn't be underestimated. Keyword research along with the invaluable tools you mention are all important to those of us who have to survive in the digital age. It’s a good post but I think what’s missing here is that a lot of journalists simply don’t have the time to wade through hundreds of emails everyday, particularly when they are alerts or RSS feeds. You have to remember that these tools usually capture news stories or magazine articles that have already been published. As a journalist, I’m only interested in the newest, freshest information out there. To get tens of email alerts from the likes of Google telling me that the New York Times just published a story on X, Y, Z, doesn’t help me in my job. If you pitch a story to your editor you have to remember that they are likely to Google it and if they get even a whiff that your story has been told before, it will be spiked.

I think the trend monitoring sites are very under-rated when it comes to journalism. They are fantastic, especially for those quirky or lighter stories that brighten the news agenda. I have used them a few times and had good results.

Speaking of trying to find out the latest trends. The one thing I think you do miss here is keyword research tools like Wordtracker.com. They can allow a journalist to find out what kinds of words people are typing into search engines, what the most popular keywords are, and even the kinds of questions being posed by people online. This is a great source and shouldn’t be underestimated. Keyword research along with the invaluable tools you mention are all important to those of us who have to survive in the digital age.

]]> By: Links for today | Links para hoje « O Lago | The Lake http://www.newmediabytes.com/2009/01/14/8-indispensable-web-services-modern-reporter-cant-skip/comment-page-1/#comment-1885 Links for today | Links para hoje « O Lago | The Lake Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:04:19 +0000 http://www.newmediabytes.com/?p=363#comment-1885 [...] 8 Indispensable Web Services the Modern Reporter Can’t Afford to Skip, New Media Bytes [...] [...] 8 Indispensable Web Services the Modern Reporter Can’t Afford to Skip, New Media Bytes [...]

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