links for 2010-09-22

Involving audiences in the editorial process does not mean the end of traditional journalistic skills, it should mean the embracing of new ones. Social curation does not mean the end of editorial curation, it means the opportunity to combine both to make a better product.

Searching Twitter, I was able to find people sending updates from the Discovery Channel's zip code (Here are some highlights that I found). Using FourSquare, I was able to find someone who had "checked in" to the building before the incident.

These local community information spaces are what is meant by hyperlocal. And they could very well be the 21st century equivalent of the Daily Hampshire Gazette and the Pawling News Chronicle.

Following detailed discussions with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Nicholas Shott and his team, this report sets out the technical options for introducing local television services across the UK. The report provides a comparison of the benefits and costs of using the different platforms: terrestrial, satellite, cable and via broadband. Each platform offers its own set of advantages and disadvantages for carrying local television services.

Marie-Laure outlines a number different models for interactive storytelling. I have boiled it down to five models, which I think are a great starting point when you are planning your interactive project.

Judges and sheriffs are launching their own website in an attempt to provide better information about the work of Scotland's courts.

Sentencing statements and other decisions by judges will be published on the site.