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Foursquare to take on the big boys?

Published on May 25, 2010 By ajhalls

Mashable labelled it the social media offering to watch in 2010, The Onion mocked it and ridiculed its supporters, whilst experts seem to think it has big things in store. So, what does foursquare mean for journalists? Tweet This Post

The new-age of reporting

Published on May 13, 2010 By ajhalls

The 2010 general election was the first election I was actively involved in, both in a democratic sense, and in a journalistic capacity. Myself and three other student journalists, (Daniel Bentley, Joseph Stashko & David Stubbings) headed down to Preston Guild Hall on Thursday 6 May to keep the readers of Blog Preston informed as [...]

Hyperlocal news: the time is now.

Published on February 6, 2010 By ajhalls

IN RECENT months, the journalism industry appears to have grown another branch, or at the least, extended a previous one. Hyperlocal news, or blogs, are cropping up throughout the country, and it appears that the time for localised news is now. Tweet This Post