Comments on: 8 Reasons journalists need a curation system

By: Bookmarks for June 5th through July 27th by andydickinson.net

Bookmarks for June 5th through July 27th by andydickinson.net — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:00:38 +0000

[...] 8 Reasons journalists need a curation system – "The growth of life streams means that “those who can filter out what’s important will matter more,” according to web strategist Jeremiah Owyang. CUNY Professor Jeff Jarvis’ makes a similar point that “every minute of a journalist’s time will need to go to adding unique value to the news ecosystem: reporting, curating, organizing.” [...]

By: Kevin Sablan

Kevin Sablan — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:36:44 +0000

Mike's suspicion is correct. I'm talking about a system that will make it easy and safe to add external content without requiring reporters to use HTML. The system might actual use embeddable widgets to display that part should be hidden in the "black box" that users don't need to see.

Yes, Publish2 is one example of a good tool that a curation system needs to support . (disclosure: Ryan helped me use Publish2 on the Orange County Register's site).

As a frequent user of "open html modules" who is always looking for the right tools (whether the system I'm working with officially supports it), it is an important feature of any CMS. Improper use could cause problems, so I agree with Mike, access to raw code should only be given to "verified users."

By: Mike Orren

Mike Orren — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:10:38 +0000

Ryan, we have some direct experience on #5: We let verified users post just about any code in comments. But, as a security measure, rank-and-file cannot, lest they muck up a page or insert malicious code. We enable video in those comments by asking people to post a YouTube URL (not an embed) which we parse into code.

Not to speak for Kevin, but I suspect he's talking about allowing users to provide more than just text without opening the site up to hackery galore.

By: Ryan Sholin

Ryan Sholin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:51:56 +0000

OK, so #5 has me confused. Are you advising news organizations to stop embedding third-party widgets powered by javascript on their sites and in their stories?

And of course, I want to roll back to #1 for a second and recommend using Publish2 (obvious disclosure: I work there!) to create a running list of links and your commentary on them, which you can, yes, embed as a widget in any story, section page, or position on your news site that your templates will allow.

Even the most tightly-controlled content management systems usually have an "open html module" of some sort to grant local producers a tiny dose of freedom — so you should always have somewhere safe to embed a widget from a trusted source.

By: Curadores jornalísticos, precisam-se : Ponto Media

Curadores jornalísticos, precisam-se : Ponto Media — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:48:35 +0000

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