Comments on: News you can trust – the social media way http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/2009/news-you-can-trust-the-social-media-way/ Trying to do too much at once Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:45:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: video http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/2009/news-you-can-trust-the-social-media-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 video Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:22:00 +0000 http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/?p=1741#comment-1128 You?re really thankful for this post, I?ve been really enjoying checking up your posts from time to time. Looking forward to see your future posts You?re really thankful for this post, I?ve been really enjoying checking up your posts from time to time. Looking forward to see your future posts

]]> By: ‘HE in a Web 2.0 World’ report « backpass.org http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/2009/news-you-can-trust-the-social-media-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 ‘HE in a Web 2.0 World’ report « backpass.org Sun, 17 May 2009 10:57:45 +0000 http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/?p=1741#comment-1054 [...] and Neil have both recently written about the challenges of the ’social media release’ and [...] [...] and Neil have both recently written about the challenges of the ’social media release’ and [...]

]]> By: shane dillon http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/2009/news-you-can-trust-the-social-media-way/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 shane dillon Sat, 16 May 2009 22:23:03 +0000 http://neilojwilliams.net/missioncreep/?p=1741#comment-1053 The traditional press or news release if you prefer is much valued by government press offices the world over. However this much vaunted communication tool is under threat. You need to ask the question how does a government department release news. Traditionally via a press release. However could not a blog entry be a form of press release. You are a busy HMA or government figure increasingly your select blog audience are the press. They take quotes direct from the blog as they would have past taken from the press release. You are asked what is your position on the Eurovision? you could reply "see my blog". If a government official has presumed competency to publish blogs and takes responsibility for that content, in effect they bypass the traditional press office. This raises the question does government web communication weaken a press office or does it have the opportunity to renew and enhance their power? Can a blog ever replace the press release? perhaps not the web can affect how they are written, what they will contain and how they are delivered. The traditional press or news release if you prefer is much valued by government press offices the world over. However this much vaunted communication tool is under threat. You need to ask the question how does a government department release news.

Traditionally via a press release. However could not a blog entry be a form of press release. You are a busy HMA or government figure increasingly your select blog audience are the press. They take quotes direct from the blog as they would have past taken from the press release. You are asked what is your position on the Eurovision? you could reply “see my blog”. If a government official has presumed competency to publish blogs and takes responsibility for that content, in effect they bypass the traditional press office. This raises the question does government web communication weaken a press office or does it have the opportunity to renew and enhance their power?

Can a blog ever replace the press release? perhaps not the web can affect how they are written, what they will contain and how they are delivered.

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