Analysis - by Patrick Thornton on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:57 - View Comments

Beat blogging explained in a video by Jay Rosen

Watch NYU’s PressThinker Jay Rosen describe what beat blogging is all about as he answers the question, what would you do if you were a print reporter today?

Rosen talks about how not only is content important but also connections. That’s a key part of beat blogging. Beat blogging is about making connections online to allow beat reporters to do their jobs better.

Watch the video; it’s well worth your time.

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  • http://beatblogging.org/2008/12/06/interview-with-coulter-about-newsroom-beat-blogging-training/ Interview with Coulter about newsroom beat blogging training | BeatBlogging.Org

    [...] There is a difference between training people on how to blog or how to get on social networks and training people how to use those tools for beat blogging. Coulter focused on the latter. At its core, beat blogging is about using social media, blogs and other Web tools to help build networks around a beat. [...]

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BeatBlogging.org was a grant-funded journalism project that studied how journalists used social media and other Web tools to improve beat reporting. It ran for about two years, ending in the fall of 2009.

New content is occasionally produced here by the this project's former editor Patrick Thornton. The site is still up and will remain so because many journalists and professors still use and link to the content. BeatBlogging.org offers a fascinating glimpse into the former stages of journalism and social media. Today it's expected that journalists and journalism organization use social media, but just a few years ago that wasn't the case.

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