The Guardian Developer blog is going to be hosting December’s “Carnival of journalism.” Once a month a group of people interested in the future of journalism get together and write blog posts about the same topic, chosen by a different host each time. Previous topics have included using new tools and gadgets, the role of online video in the newsroom, Google+ and a carnival of #fail.
How does it work?
You can join the Carnival of Journalism by filling out this form. Or have a look at the Google Group. Simply write and publish a blog post on the stated deadline on the topic proposed, and let us know about it by leaving a comment below. We’ll then feature you in round-up blog post the week after the deadline, also on this blog.
THE TOPIC
With it being December, we thought we would adopt a Christmas theme for this month’s topic – and pick something, in keeping with being hosted by a Developer blog, that we could ask of both technologists and journalists.
If you are a journalist, what would be the best present from programmers and developers that Santa Claus could leave under your Christmas tree?
And, correspondingly, if you are a programmer or developer, what would be the best present from journalism that Father Christmas could deliver down your chimney?
Carnival day next month is going to be Friday 9 December – so get thinking about the topic, publish your blog post on the day, and pop a link into the comments below.
18 Comments on “December’s Carnival of journalism”
Hi Digidave
Carnival sounds really brilliant for Christmas.
Lots of people wearing a Santa Claus Outfit having
lots of fun! Best present for Christmas, just a peaceful
day would be great with loved ones!
[...] post if for December’s Carnival of Journalism where we were asked to write what would be the best present from programmers/journalists that [...]
My wish in comic strip form: wp.me/pYcqV-k5
[...] month’s Carnival of Journalism asks what journalists want for Christmas from programmers, and vice versa. Here’s my [...]
Love the snow plugin!
[...] Part of the plan for 2012 is being more involved in conversations about the profession most influencing what I do right now. Taking part in #jcarn helps me do that. This month’s prompt is more than adequate to stir the imagination and it’s helping me think about how to tackle a project I’ve been wanting to do for some time: If you are a journalist, what would be the best present from programmers and developers that Santa C… [...]
[...] This is my blog post for this month’s Carnival of Journalism. [...]
This is my first Carnival of Journalism post under my new site, the Interchange Project.
Journalism needs more journalists that appreciate programming and technology: interchangeproject.org/2011/12/09/jcarn-journalism-needs-more-journalists-that-appreciate-programming-and-technology/
[...] month’s Carnival of Journalism has graciously asked for my opinion on what gift I’d most enjoy from a programmer or developer, [...]
[...] For those that don’t know – the Carnival of Journalism is something I re-started in January (coming up on a year!) where a bunch of journalism-bloggers [...]
Here’s my contribution (after missing the last couple Carnivals):
steveouting.com/2011/12/09/carnivals-and-holiday-trees/
[...] I see what you did there. Posted on December 10, 2011 by Heather Billings Over at the Carnival of Journalism, the topic this month has to do with geeks in journalism. The lovely Jessica Binsch prodded me to [...]
Had to jump in on this at the last minute: heatherjaybillings.com/blog/2011/12/jcarn-i-see-what-you-did-there/
Still December 9 in the Pacific Time Zone…
studentdev.jour.unr.edu/jeducation/2011/12/journalismpress/
The most awesome gift I can image from a software developer is a WordPress-like publishing and collaborating platform designed for doing journalism.
My Christmas wish is for programmers and developers to create tools and services that are invisible and enable journalists to focus on doing what they are best at, telling stories.
www.reportr.net/2011/12/09/the-role-of-technology-in-journalism/
Here’s my post, trying to propose a good workflow for pulling and organizing semantic metadata (people, places, organizations, actions, etc.) from personal and collaborative research.
Thanks for the opportunity to share!
futuresoup.com/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-semantic-metadata/
[...] I could make one Christmas wish to developers, it would be for a better content management system. A CMS is one of the most important tools of a [...]
Here’s my (admittedly late) post: All I want for Christmas is a better CMS, and a programming to journalism translator. Because I love programmers and they do awesome stuff, but I have no idea how to talk to them.
curiousontheroad.com/2011/12/from-journalist-to-programmer-give-us-better-a-cms/