JOUR 384 Online Journalism

JOUR 384 Online Journalism

Lesson 9: Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards

Metin ErsoyFCMS

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards The New Media Awards 2007.

When digital technologies intersect with civic life, they can impact a small community or an entire nation. The awards aim to recognise those that both realise the potential of new media technology and have the commitment and stamina to effectively execute their ideas.

http://www.newstatesman.com/nma/nma2008/

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards 2007 Winners

Education Create-a-scape by Futurelab http://www.createascape.org.uk The Create-A-Scape website is provided by futurelab,

with the support of the DfES and HP Labs, to enable teachers and students to create mediascapes (location-based media) as easily as possible and to find all the resources they need for their creation in one place – software, step-by-step guides and the inspiration to get started.

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards

Education

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards Advocacy

Stop the Traffik http://www.stopthetraffik.org STOP THE TRAFFIK, is a global coalition of over

800 organisations, working together to fight against people trafficking; by raising awareness on a subject that is little known or understood. It aims to expose people trafficking, lead governments to action and unlock freedom.


Advocacy

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards Modernising Government

No. 10 Downing Street Petitions http://petitions.pm.gov.uk There has been a long-established tradition of

members of the public presenting petitions at the door of No 10 Downing Street. The No 10 ePetitions service has been designed to offer a modern parallel to this tradition and also provide an opportunity for No 10 to respond to petitioners via email. The service allows anyone who is a UK citizen to create a petition and to collect signatures via the website.


Modernising Government

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards Elected Representative

David Cameron http://www.davidcameronmp.com http://www.webcameron.org.uk David Cameron’s main website uses the standard

Conservative party website template. It is functional but not something that would generally win an award, unlike David’s other site, WebCameron, which, in the past year has set new standards for how elected representatives and UK political parties use digital media.


Elected Representative

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards Young Innovator

James Wheare http://www.livebus.org At 21, James Wheare is the first winner of this new award and wins

for his work in creating and developing livebus.org .LiveBus is an online service that gives users real-time bus information, currently across three counties in the UK – Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex. It works by combining locality data from National Public Transport Gazetteer and bus stop data from the National Public Transport Access Nodes, with real-time bus updates from local authorities. Travellers can search for a bus stop by name, locate it on a Google map, and browse by bus route or locality to find the stop they require, to discover when buses are due.


Young Innovator

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards Contribution to Civic Society

MySociety - Neighbourhood Fix It http://www.fixmystreet.com Like many previous mySociety projects,

Neighbourhood Fix It does what it says on the tin. Launched in February 2007, residents across the UK can use the site to report, view or discuss local problems, such as graffiti, unlit lampposts, abandoned beds and broken glass on a cycle path, by simply locating them on a map.


Contribution to Civic Society

Examination of prized examples of online journalism: Netmedia Awards Information & Openness

Intelligent Giving http://www.intelligentgiving.com Intelligent Giving describes its mission as: “To

help you give happily and with confidence.” To do this, it annually profiles over 1,500 registered charities in England and Wales, based on the annual report sent to the Charity Commission, and places its findings online for anyone to view for free.


Information & Openness

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