Disqus - Latest Comments for LauraO

Re: Concerned over safety, UCLan urges journalism students not to cover EDL march

LauraO — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:08:32 -0000

Hi Michael,

Apologies for my delay in responding to your comment - for some reason it hadn't yet appeared on our site.

I'd be interested to know how you think the piece misrepresents the facts. I did not say that UCLan banned students from attending, but that they urged them not to attend. As you can see I have spoken to UCLan about the advice they gave and reproduced this in the article so it is a fair representation of what the advice was and what the university had told students.

Re: Scant press coverage for PCC chair Buscombe’s libel ‘regret’

LauraO — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:37:19 -0000

Also reported on Journalism.co.uk on Friday http://www.journalism.co.uk...

Re: Project Piano Aims To Bundle Central European Paid News Sites

LauraO — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 11:14:07 -0000

We interviewed Tomas in September - so here's some more on Project Piano - http://www.journalism.co.uk...

Re: Robert Hardie takes over as head of publishing for Northcliffe's local websites

LauraO — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 10:19:17 -0000

You're quite right Seamus, (you would know ;) ) - I thought there was a pin in the map for King's Lynn, but now realise it's Wisbech in Cambridgeshire.
http://www.localpeople.co.u...

Re: Planned closure of Birmingham Press and Free Press puts 12 jobs at risk

LauraO — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:59:02 -0000

It is worth noting some of the union's comments when the Press was set up as this may have informed Don's comments as well as the article above - http://jonslattery.blogspot... for example, which expresses the union's support but also its concerns at the time.

Re: #WEFHamburg: Invest in a more human side, Die Zeit online editor tells Google

LauraO — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:49:33 -0000

Hi Wolfgang - appreciate you taking the time to comment and thanks for your additional points, it's nice to hear from the speaker first hand.

Journalism.co.uk also spoke with Wolfgang about display advertising on the web - we'll be posting something later today from the interview.

Re: Brighton sport journalism graduate wins Sun columnist competition

LauraO — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 11:51:07 -0000

Apparently she was one of the competition's supporters - http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol...

Re: How to: write the perfect press release for journalists

LauraO — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:42:50 -0000

You might want to drop them a line first to establish contact, but if they are relevant trade publications I should imagine they'd be happy to hear from you.

Re: Johnston Press promotes Henry Faure Walker to digital director role

LauraO — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:38:51 -0000

More moves for Johnston Press directors as reported by HTFP - http://www.holdthefrontpage...

Re: Trinity Mirror forges hyperlocal partnerships with new community news sites

LauraO — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:00:30 -0000

Hi Nick, just an oversight on my part when setting it live. As you can see from other links in the piece, we are very pro linking out. We wouldn't link to the name of an organisation/website every time we mention it, but in this case I'll add them in so that readers know what we're talking about. I can assure you it's not a no-linking policy though.

Re: Journalism the third most untrustworthy profession, according to poll

LauraO — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:30:38 -0000

Thanks Adam - saw the thisismoney story yesterday too, but wanted to get the details from the Co-op direct; and held it as a lot of our readers would be 'logging off' for the day as it came through.

Re: European Broadcasting Union meets demand from radio broadcasters for more multimedia

LauraO — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 07:10:32 -0000

Hi Mike - thanks for the clarification. I have made sure the article now makes that distinction clear.

Re: Journalists criticise science community's handling of 'Climategate' affair

LauraO — Wed, 19 May 2010 09:42:17 -0000

Just to point out that quote was reported by Shona but they are not her words. As the quote marks indicate they were said at the event by BBC environment correspondent Richard Black.

Re: GQ names law student as new fashion blogger

LauraO — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:04:03 -0000

Hi Liam - congrats on coming third and good question. Here's a link to Noah's pieces on GQ - http://www.gq-magazine.co.u...

Re: Telegraph's coverage of MPs' expenses dominates British Press Awards

LauraO — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:55:35 -0000

You're quite right - duly amended.

Re: The mobile industry’s £1bn lesson: Collaborate or die

LauraO — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:06:00 -0000

In agreement with @Gordon - The NYTimes has also started opening its data/feeds up to third parties, so will be interesting to see how that pans out.

Re: Educators debate: Do journalists still need shorthand?

LauraO — Thu, 08 May 2008 05:48:31 -0000

I'm a reporter working online and reporting on new media and online journalism, but still, I couldn't do without my shorthand training. It is a failsafe for when my laptop inevitably runs out of juice and my voice recorder lets me down.

It's great for scribbling down quick quotes on the hoof and while I think journalists can get by without it, I'd rather not be without mine. It may just be me, but I find the turnaround from shorthand notes to published copy a lot quicker than any other form of notetaking too.

Re: Playing with Disqus

LauraO — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:51:11 -0000

I like the idea of this. Chatting to someone from a firm that moderates online forums the other day, the point was raised that comments on many sites fail to interact with each other. They often appear and read as a long list of responses to the original article. Organising comments in threads forum style is much more appealing and could encourage more focused discussion.