BBC trails their version of networked journalism

A few weeks back I posted a lengthy piece about possible BBC plans to fulfill its public service remit for "sustaining citizenship and civil society", after hearing of a preview by Controller of BBC English Regions Andy Griffee. His demonstration provoked strong criticism from regional media interests, but promised some benefits for citizen journalists and others producing their own content.

Now confirmation of the closure of the BBC Action Network - which I first wrote about last October - has produced more details from the BBC. They say they will ..

.... launch a new service which will give people access to all the BBC’s content across tv, radio and online on a range of topical issues. Many of these topic pages will reflect the same issues that have been central to Action Network, from healthcare and schools, to public transport and policing.
Each topic page will offer the latest news stories on an issue, including TV and radio programmes, while linking to the wider debate through people’s blogs, campaigns and websites.

I'm now writing about networked journalism and related topics over on a new blog: socialreporter.com. You'll find more on this story over there, plus some discussion of what might be the values of networked journalism.
Designing for Civil Society has worked well for nearly five years, but doesn't seem such a great blog title in the networked world. May be time for closure and moving house here too. What do you think?

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Comments

[Ed]

"May be time for closure and moving house here too. What do you think?"

I think that you have been talking about social reporting for some time, so should give that a whirl and see how it goes - although i wouldnt' say that all your interests could be represented at social reporter, (e.g. membership physics - which is more civil society) - so can you run both?

[David Wilcox]

Thanks Ed ... you are right, social reporter doesn't do it all. I can report on the membership org-civil society stuff, but then also need to do it. Ah well, many roles, many blogs.