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Daily Archives: 27 March 2012

Ten principles of open journalism

Posted on 27 March 2012 by Geoff

Alan Rusbridger, editor of The Guardian, has tweeted an interesting list: ten principles of “open journalism.” I’ve embedded them here for future reference. Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellania | Tagged journalism

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