links for 2009-06-06

The quarterly Frontline Broadsheet is coming. It’s high quality. It’s printed – and yes I do mean on paper, we’re doing this the old fashioned way – and it’s subscription only. To find out more send an email to broadsheet@frontlineclub.com with the word BROADSHEET in the subject header.

# Evidence of blogging and interaction with a wide range of blogs
# An understanding and active use of social media (Twitter, RSS, social bookmarking etc.)
# The ability to tell an engaging story using still images and audio (audio slideshow)
# Ability to shoot, edit and tell stories using video
# Basic ability to create interactive story elements using Adobe Flash
# Ability edit audio and produce podcasts
# Ability to file from the field breaking news
# Ability to moderate online discussion

I asked what steps they took to notify journalists of their error, which exaggerated their findings by a factor of ten and were widely reported in news outlets around the world. SABIP refused to answer my questions in emails, insisted on a phone call (always a warning sign), told me that they had taken steps but wouldn’t say what, explained something about how they couldn’t be held responsible for lazy journalism, then, bizarrely, after ten minutes, tried to tell me retrospectively that the whole call was actually off the record, that I wasn’t allowed to use the information in my piece,