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Tuesday, January 06, 2009

All the news fit to print. (And a page 1 advert)

Loyal readers of the New York Times were left spluttering into their coffee cups Monday morning when their beloved paper was encroached upon by a controversial innovation: front-page advertising. The decision to strip a display advert for CBS television across all six columns at the bottom of the front page is the latest move by the paper to find ways out of the financial crisis. The move brings it into line with other US papers which have succumbed to commercial imperatives and broken with the tradition of editorial-only front pages. The Wall Street Journal started taking page one adverts in July 2006. But the argument that it is falling in line will not assuage traditional readers, who have long looked to the front page of the New York Times as a bastion of editorial standards in an increasingly commercial world. While the page, with its multiple stories turning to inside sections, is often criticised for poor design, it is equally often held up as a model of editorial excellence. In a statement, the paper said it would only place adverts on the lower half of the page - 'below the fold' in print parlance. The New York Times's motto, 'All the news that's fit to print', continues to appear on the front page. (The Guardian)

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Time to TH!NK ABOUT IT

The EJC has registered 50 bloggers for the first Europe-wide blogging competition, TH!NK ABOUT IT. We’ll get going with the January 2009 launch event, running until the European Parliamentary Elections in June.

TH!NK ABOUT IT will host three bloggers from each EU member state in a a forum alive with debate and discussion - a dynamic online community of bloggers, journalists and journalism students sharing their thoughts on the EU and the upcoming European elections.

Invited bloggers are asked to cover, report, critique and debate on campaign issues and candidates. The goal is to get Europeans to TH!NK ABOUT IT and to express their views on Europe.

There is still room for more bloggers. All ages and experience levels are welcome.

The bloggers will meet in real life to kickoff the competition. The two-day TH!NK ABOUT IT launch event will be held from 25-27 January in Brussels.

At the kickoff, invitees are briefed on the European blogsphere, European Parliament, elections and on understanding the EU from a journalist’s perspective. The event also launches the blog contest, which invitees participate in throughout the official campaign season.

If you are interested in getting into the EU blogging scene or will be writing journalistic pieces on the European elections next year, please give the competition a thought. Fabulous prizes are up for grabs!

For information beyond what’s available on our infosheet, e-mail . You are also welcome at the official Facebook group.

Banners for your website in various sizes can be found here.

Posted on December 1, 2008 by EJC
Filed under blogging.

EJC updates web mag for expats

The European Journalism Centre has updated its web magazine for expatriates in Maastricht, editor Sueli Brodin announced this week.

The 7-year-old magazine, Crossroads, has been given a makeover and re-launched. Further, it now has its own domain name at: http://crossroadsmag.eu.

Crossroads, like most EJC publications, is also available via RSS feed.

It is also possible to receive news updates via email.

The new template allows the display of a larger selection of stories on the homepage, as well as dynamic new features such as video clips and a daily updated list of recommended news articles (both in English and in Dutch) via Crossroads’ account on Delicious.

“Needless to say, I’m very happy with the new template and eager to explore the many possibilities it offers for further customization,” Brodin said.

An overview of the articles published since our last update on July 14, 2008:

Posted on November 24, 2008 by EJC
Filed under website.

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