Norwegian newspaper reporters banned from filming rock festival
“These newspaper reporters should stick to what they are good at, namely creating a newspaper, be it online or in print,” the head of press for Norwegian rock festival Rootsfestivalen, told paper...
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Online Journalism Scandinavia: Berlingske Tidende – using crime maps for...
As the UK government announces plans for crime maps for offences in England and Wales, Kristine Lowe reports for Journalism.co.uk on how Danish paper Berlingske Tidende is using its own map as a source...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: Norway’s Journalisten – a role model for UK...
Kristine Lowe asks, is there a business model in covering the media for the media?: (Disclaimer: Kristine works part-time for the Norwegian journalism magazine and website Journalisten and has...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: VG.no adds blog trackbacks to articles with...
Schibsted-owned VG.no has added a popular ‘trackback’ function, allowing the site to display what bloggers are saying about its articles. Yesterday the site quietly opened its virtual doors for...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: Behind the spin of Mecom’s half-year results
Even former Mirror boss David Montgomery, who has a reputation as a ferocious cost-cutter, admits his new pan-European newspaper group Mecom cannot cost-cut its way out of a recession. Shares in the...
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Online Journalism Scandinavia: Bergens Tidende asks users to map traffic...
“Bergens Tidende, our local paper, has a shining example today of how a local newspaper can gather and report local news simultaneously by coordinating reader participation in a very easy-to-contribute...
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Online Journalism Scandinavia: Investigative journalism conference was...
Some 500 investigative journalists from 86 different countries descended on Lillehammer, Norway, for the Global Investigative Journalism conference (GIJC) last week, but hardly any used social media to...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: Waiting for the CAR to arrive
Earlier in the week we blogged that the Global Investigative Journalism Conference in Lillehammer (GIJC) had received a little criticism for being a bit 1.0 in its coverage. But if its partcipants...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: using the social web seminar – #socialweb
It’s going to be a veritable Journalism.co.uk party in Oslo on Saturday: blog regular Kristine Lowe has organised a seminar on using the social web featuring our very own consulting editor and online...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: Mecom’s Danish arm will cut costs with...
Mecom-owned Berlingske Media, Denmark’s biggest daily newspaper publisher, has decided to ditch its costly online publishing system for open-source software Drupal. As Journalism.co.uk reported earlier...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: Database journalism making Norwegian...
A new database mapping the networks and voting patterns of Norway’s politicians may become an invaluable journalistic tool when the country gears up for a parliamentary election next year. During the...
View ArticleOnline Journalism Scandinavia: Resolutions for 2009 – Yes, we link
Danish journalists pen link manifesto, which should be an inspiration for journalists everywhere in 2009. The last quarter of 2008 did not only open our eyes to how flawed the fiscal economy is, in...
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Online Journalism Scandinavia: Online media play crucial role in Iceland’s...
On Monday, Iceland’s coalition government collapsed under the strain of an escalating economic crisis. However, because of widespread cross-ownership, Icelandic media is not only feeling the impact of...
View ArticleMediaGuardian: Mecom to sell Norwegian titles
Mecom, former Mirror Group man David Montgomery’s European newspaper group, is to shed some of its Norwegian papers to raise £50 million in funds. Full story at this link…Similar Posts: Reuters:...
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#WANIndia2009: Geotagging and VG.no’s News Portal
Schibsted-owned Norwegian newspaper VG.no isn’t just a newspaper – it’s also a software developer, having built a system for readers to send in stories, news tips and images by mobile. The technology...
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