Jon Bernstein
@Jon_Bernstein
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Digital media strategist, writer, editor, dad of two. Previously New Statesman, Channel 4 News, Directgov, silicon dot com and East Stand upper, Block F
London
Joined January 2009
Voxpop of the year so far via @robosborneitv
"Ask my mother, she was there at the time!" As @robosborneitv was filming in Newport today, he met army veteran Owen - and was astonished to hear how old he said he was! 😱
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To be fair to the guy, he did always say he was going to "lie in front of a bulldozer." And now he has, for forty straight minutes.
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The story of the wooden BBC Micro from Acorn User October 1982 (found whilst researching Kenneth Kendall's speech chip of all things) - tagging relevant parties @DIMBLEBOT @ChinnyVision @KecskeBak @grim_fandango
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‘We’ve tried live chats, we’ve tried livestreams. And then just experimentally, we’re trying conference calls. We weren’t sure how they would work out initially — the format sounded a little analog to us’
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For any aspiring journalist wondering if they can affect real change...
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22.6% = Google Images as share of total web searches
sparktoro.com
Over the last few years, I've been incredibly frustrated with inaccurate, unrepresentative data sources about how traffic flows on the web and where web
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BREAKING: @lb_Southwark cabinet has voted unanimously to release funds to attempt to acquire Champion Hill to provide social housing for the borough, and safeguard the future of @DulwichHamletFC. We urge Meadow to enter negotiations swiftly so we can return home. #DHFC💖💙
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Just when you thought they couldn't stoop lower... A subsidiary of our Landlords apparently registered #DHFC💖💙 related trademarks! We were served the below today. New chant of 'Trademark Embargo' tonight? @LordRoyKennedy @helenhayes_ @HarrietHarman @DrRosena @peterjohn6
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"Great writing isn't cheap". Why the New Statesman is introducing a paywall later this month and the benefits subscribers will receive.
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“I know of one newsroom that’s more likely to post stories that are of great interest to a small number of people, where the measure is engagement.”
digiday.com
As publishers realize reader revenue is crucial to their survival, reporters who once opposed paywalls are starting to embrace them.
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First robot-written stories from Press Association make it into print in 'world-first' for journalism industry https://t.co/PqX4y8DVje
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On being a ghostwriter - or 'surrogate writer' as @DeccaJourno suggests. Good read
theguardian.com
When Rio Ferdinand asked her to ghost-write his life story, Decca Aitkenhead knew she would have to ask the reticent star painful questions about his wife’s death and raising their children alone....
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“Pick a reader to ride and ride all the way with them." @TheContentCloud
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"Smartphones interrupted the news bundle much more than the desktop experience."
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