Paul Bradshaw over at the Online Journalism Blog has written an excruciatingly long, yet incredibly informative, post about RSS, social media and what he calls ‘Passive-Agressive Newsgathering.’ In it, he breaks down RSS (syndicated content) and compares and contrasts it to its social networking equivalent. He even broke it down into a diagram:
He breaks down each element and what they mean for a journalist. The post is full of links, both outside OJB and within, and is a good primer for those not yet familiar with how all of these new tools can help a journalist. It is also a good read for the seasoned online journo as a refresher course.
Check it out, get comfortable and be ready to feel like you haven’t been using all of the pieces of your toolbox. Nice work Paul.
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