tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812228409396013160.post3921739985857624640..comments2023-07-06T14:26:14.529+01:00Comments on Procrastinating Politicians: Guardian's live Countdown blog-digital journalism in danger of being a parody of itselfNigel Barlowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928134310178814741noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812228409396013160.post-73240251255247209452012-01-11T12:14:59.971+00:002012-01-11T12:14:59.971+00:00Thank you for your comment David and I think that ...Thank you for your comment David and I think that we are coming from the same standpoint.<br /><br />You are correct content comes first and then you discover which medium is the appropriate way to cover it.<br /><br />I just feel that too many times it seems easy for organisations just o throw up a cover it live page or a live blog simply because they believe that they should be doing it.<br /><br />Yes when done well,they can provide a great amount of traction but I see many that aren't with the journalist involved having little understanding of the situation that they are describing.<br /><br />Now that the dust has settled on the Guardian's Countdown attempt I can see that it was probably intended to be a little tongue in cheek but experimental? No-it was a live blog.<br /><br />I do believe that it does point to a wider malaise within the industry and that content is on occasions relegated to second place.<br /><br />And I am glad we agree on Leveson.My worry is that the impetus for change which came after last summer's revelations will be lost in a the fog of eveidenceNigel Barlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00928134310178814741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6812228409396013160.post-83074674187050849582012-01-11T11:11:11.103+00:002012-01-11T11:11:11.103+00:00Hi Nigel,
Are you in danger of reading too much i...Hi Nigel,<br /><br />Are you in danger of reading too much into something which was, in essence, a bit of fun? It was written very tongue-in-cheek and surely digital journalism is all about experimentation? Reader research time and again shows people want light-hearted as well as serious news and content, and if people were talking about it, why not?<br /><br />Your point about using tools for the sake of it I agree with. The content comes first, followed by the best tools to use. Find tools which readers like and become familiar with - such as coveritlive or an in-house liveblogging tool - and it makes sense to use it whenever the opportunity occurs. The key is to ensure it works for the content, and therefore for the reader. The user figures for many of the coveritlive events I've seen are huge, so they clearly do work. The same applies for data journalism - if the data and the visualisation works for the reader, then why wouldn't you do it? <br /><br />On Leveson, you're probably right, although I would argue the BBC is more guilty of over-emphasis on the inquiry, rather than the Guardian or Independent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com