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Newsquest responds to criticism of its new ‘social networking policy’

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Michael Taggart

I have received an illuminating response to my post on regional newpaper giant Newsquest’s new ‘social networking policy’ – from the company’s ‘managing director, digital media’, Roger Green. In that post, I accused Newquest of potentially turning its excellent tweeting … Continue reading →

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Newsquest: a newspaper group that loses as it snoozes

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Michael Taggart

Yesterday, I criticised the newly-imposed social media policy of a major UK media group, saying it risked turning its reporters into rule-breakers overnight. Now it turns out Newsquest, the firm that has imposed the restrictive diktat, has another reason to … Continue reading →

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Why Newsquest’s ‘social networking policy’ is a retrograde step

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Michael Taggart

**UPDATE ON 12/8/11, 12.15pm** The blog post below questions the wisdom of Newsquest’s new ‘social networking policy’, which rules out many of the productive online practices of its journalists. I have just heard that Newsquest has SHELVED the policy in … Continue reading →

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