Who and what organisation is saying what, sharing ideas, experiences and resources at the ongoing International Journalism Festival #ijf19 | 13th edition | 3-7 April 2019 in Perugia, Italy. We bring you daily top tweets
How to make people fall in love with journalism
Want to make people fall in love with journalism again? Try reality shows about investigations. We’re learning that it is working in Kenya, Armenia and Bolivia. #ijf19 Adam Thomas @datatheism
Journalism is a very imperfect thing
“People know that journalism is a very imperfect thing, but is the best we have, and if we could be more honest about that, then I think more people would be willing to give us the benefit of the doubt.” @arusbridger #ijf19
Diversity requires a conscious policy
“Diversity is good for journalism and it is good for business. Diversity is a premise of innovation: if you are all alike nothing happens. But diversity doesn’t happen by chance, it requires a conscious policy and clearly defined goals.” @Heljes #ijf19
Disinformation is like cocaine
@mariaressa pulling up a quote from Andropov, the KGB chairman: ” Disinformation is like cocaine. ” @journalismfest #ijf19
What the media needs to survive
“Strengthening news literacy is central for the survival of the industry,” says @AlexaBorchardt, citing @risj_oxford survey data on the link between news literacy and willingness to pay for news in #ijf19 panel on media covering media with @anyaSIPA @courtneyr @daoudkuttab @steinathan
Tools for investigative journalists
@alastairotter, who writes The Toolbox newsletter for @gijn, says there’s no one tool to help investigative journalists. You need to find the right combo of tools. #ijf19
What my parents told me
“My parents told me not to go back, but I have to. I have a fantastic team that is doing great journalism, and I think you have to chronicle the descent, (..) because when we’ll look back in time hopefully there will be people who will be held accountable.” @mariaressa #ijf19
Advice for accepting funding from tech companies
@AlexaBorchardt of @risj_oxford adds further advice when it comes to accepting funding from big tech companies like Google and Facebook. This includes: think twice about possible consequences BEFORE you accept anything, and never let it interfere with your work/results.
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What is digital advertising all about?
@martinjemoore: “I spent months trying to understand exactly how digital advertising works and it’s unbelievably complicated. This system is inherently poisonous. And if we don’t fundamentally deal with that, then many of these things will get significantly worse.” #ijf19
The danger of social media
“In the era of social media, it is very easy to destroy your reputation. That’s why we have fact-checkers for everything because we are afraid of making small mistakes that could then give the excuse to destroy our stories” Anna Babinets #ijf19 pic.twitter.com/20v9tZb7Ij
How to build a corporate culture
«We don‘t just want to do great journalism but also want to be the place where you like to work most. Too often, corporate culture only emerges in passing.» – @cristianlupsa about building a corporate culture in newsrooms. #ijf19
News has lost its relevance
The crisis of #journalism is deeper than business models, quality, trust, or ethics. News, its heart, has lost its relevance and thereby its commodity value. #ijf19 #ijf
Advice for young journos
“When you start off you have to make yourself a one-man show.” @BenazirKarim (left) emphasises how important it is for young journos to be multimedia and independent. “Keep researching always. You need to learn different skills and new languages.” #IJF19
Let’s be more honest about our mistakes
“In the current information system, it’s not about the article anymore. It’s about all types of media, the memes, the audio files on WhatsApp, the viral videos. We tried to build a daily output of information which was reliable and clear among the noise.” @albamoraroca #ijf19
If we could be more honest about our mistakes, we’d help restore trust with the public: @arusbridger #ijf19
