2. The Spot
A multifaceted story emerges
Universally familiar story with a modern twist
Occupy style protests
Courtroom drama
Twitter feeds, Facebook posts, user videos shaping the story
3. What is Open Journalism
More than comment sections and Twitter streams
Less a proactive initiative by the Guardian
More so a reaction to a paradigm shift in media
Before: An audience of passive recipients
Respond to content
Now: People participate in journalism
Contribute to the content
4. News Desk Live
Summary of the stories that the paper intends to
cover each day
Readers are invited to contribute insights and ideas
Spurs conversation that shapes the actual content,
a concept with possible applications across the board
5. Learn From the Guardian: “Open” Everything
Getting users involved in content creation
Radio
Movies
Product Development
Open Data Platform
Open APIs for archived content. USA Today and others follow
suit
The days of hoarding archived content are over
6. Crowd-Sourcing a Scandal
Guardian response to the MP Expenses scandal is a
shining example of proper crowd-sourcing
Exciting scandal
Interested public
Piles of documents
Intuitive interface
Easy to get involved
Competitive
==profit