Online Journalism: Wikis

Online journalism: wikis
Paul Bradshaw
Senior Lecturer, Online Journalism, Birmingham City University, UK (mediacourses.com)
Blogger, Online Journalism Blog

wiki wiki

“fast”

anyone

history

discussion

collaboration

The public wikiThe article wikiThe internal wiki

What do your readers know?

LA Times ‘wikitorial’

problems

vandalism

inaccuracy

Lack of activity

registration

moderation

promotion

Clear objective and guidelines

Not a replacement, but an enhancement

HistoriesTips ListsCorrectionsContacts & leads…?

PBwikiSocial TextXwikiZohowikiGoogle Docs

Do something now
Think of how you might use a public wiki for a story/issue in your area
Present your idea to others & discuss – why would you contribute? Why this and not another platform?

(Some suggestions from earlier)
Story behind the store
Fashion tips
History of trends, designer profiles
Experiences of giving up smoking/etc.
Experiences of emergency services
Best & worst schools
School memories
School services – yoga, etc.
Festival celebrations
Afro-C food tips
Traffic hotspots
11 circle route guide
Band, venue
Gay village nights out guide
History of ‘being gay’
Women in sport
Bad/good experiences with tech
New technologies – tips
Get best out of mobile phone/ipod – hidden features & downloads
Dodgy downloads
Experiences of crime
Travel stories – how Polish got here
Schools, settling in, jobs, English

The challenge
How can you create a more active community around your site? (POST – People, Objective, Strategy, Technology)
How can you be a more active community member?

(Some suggestions from earlier)
Not ‘one audience’…
Thanking blogs on their comments with link to ENO
Flash mobs – hug a tree? – mobile
Rickrolling for eco-heads (viral) – litter happy slapping –
A big idea – community project
Email signature
on blogroll
Actively seeking out new blogs & commenting/linking (being nice)
Bookmarking in Delicious, Digg, Reddit
Facebook fan page & groups
Merchandise – Screenshirt, Moo cards, stickers
Widget for others to put on site – Feedburner
Pledge widget
Forums
Twitterfeed
Delicious network
Flickr thanks

How can you engage more in online communities?

Things to do next...
Engage in a new community - lurk, contribute, create…
Then plan one of your own - and the POST strategy for it

paul.bradshaw@bcu.ac.uk
Twitter.com/paulbradshaw
Paul Bradshaw
Course Director, MA Online Journalism, School of Media, Birmingham City University, UK (mediacourses.com)
Blogger, Online Journalism Blog

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Online Journalism: Wikis

by Paul Bradshaw on Feb 05, 2010

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