A brief roundup of tweets from May's Hacks and Hackers London meetup, which featured talks on the Miso project and Renew interactive rubbish bins. First up: Alastair Dant and Alex Graul presenting the Miso project, a set of code libraries to help people build their own data visualisations.

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 30 2012 02:09:55

at #HHLdn, @ajdant & @AlexGraul presenting @TheMisoProject http://misoproject.com

— Laurian Gridinoc · Wed, May 23 2012 11:17:45

#hhldn @ajdant & @alexgraul talking about @themisoproject & journalism in the age of data.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:13:00

#hhldn @ajdant: ManyEyes was an early visualisation tool but has petered out somewhat - partly coz it's Java, partly IBM not developing it

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:14:09

#hhldn @ajdant: Google Charts was useful, but Google pulled the plug. Swivel was visualisation startup but shut down coz couldn't make money

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:15:16

Two years ago, newsrooms relied on flash (not html5) says presenter at #hhldn.

— Elana Zak · Wed, May 23 2012 11:16:19

#hhldn @ajdant: Flash vs HTML5: Flash no longer seen as futureproof so databiz has moved to web standards. Takes longer, much more testing.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:17:01

#hhldn @ajdant: strong dataviz contenders: Google public data explorer, powered by Fusion tables; Tableau (needs sophisticated authoring)

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:19:17

.@ajdant and @AlexGraul taking us through the past and future of digital data visualisation at #hhldn http://instagr.am/p/K-pnR7wF31/ · Peter MacRobert

#hhldn @ajdant: now, open source software has exploded & experiments are everywhere. People are committing to sharing their work.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:20:13

#hhldn @ajdant: there is no magic dataviz bullet. Don't want to do churnalistic thing of pulling out the same interactives over & over.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:21:49

#hhldn @ajdant: customisation is awesome. So is combination. Lots of dataviz platforms fall down through lack of interoperation.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:22:46

#hhldn @ajdant: we took the idea of 2012 as #codeyear & started to build JavaScript libraries for dataviz. Led to @themisoproject

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:23:44

#hhldn @ajdant: We put emphasis on libraries rather than a magic "visualise this!" button.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:24:58

#hhldn @alexgraul: Miso is aimed at making it easier to make stuff, not a magic button. Also not just a way to make Guardian stuff.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:26:17

#hhldn @alexgraul: aim is to make interactive & data-driven storytelling faster, richer & better.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:26:59

#hhldn @alexgraul: To make combined timeline/map with key (eg mapping IED attacks) work you need data management & component management.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:30:00

#hhldn @alexgraul: You need flow in order to express a narrative, & you need state management.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:30:05

#hhldn @alexgraul: 3 layers, all operating sensibly together. Like a prefab structure. Lets you focus on what you're doing rather than how.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:31:22

#hhldn @alexgraul: Making reusable structures for code means barrier to entry much lower; as people learn they can customise.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:32:31

#hhldn @ajdant on mobile: no good just reflowing interactives onto small screens. @alexgraul: sometimes on mobile you need different content

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, May 23 2012 11:38:25

Prompted by an article tweeted by John Thompson, an ongoing Twitter conversation about journalists, dickishness and the relationship between the two.

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Wed, Apr 18 2012 05:59:03

Since when did journalists become dicks? (Well, some of us)

Jeff Bercovici wrote a great piece for Forbes in response to a survey that ranked being a journalist as the fifth worst job to have in 20...

Since when did journalists become dicks? (Well, some of us) http://zite.to/HRU0Qt via @zite

— John Thompson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:39:07

Some have always been - just more outlets now MT @johncthompson: Since when did (some) journalists become dicks? http://zite.to/HRU0Qt

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:41:37

@newsmary @johncthompson piece suggests being a dick equates to being young. Bit unfair. Fair share of old, experienced dicks out there

— Andy Dickinson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:50:13

@newsmary @johncthompson and the fact that comments are closed in the article...

— Andy Dickinson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:51:10

@digidickinson @newsmary That is very true. And dicks for a whole host of other reasons too...

— John Thompson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:52:24

@digidickinson @johncthompson Agreed. Journalists historically haven't tended towards the shy, self-effacing or retiring, for the most part.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:52:46

@newsmary @johncthompson it does require a certain brassyness but it's a fine line that's easy to cross in an online world.

— Andy Dickinson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:54:39

@johncthompson @digidickinson @newsmary Perhaps (shock) we just reflect society? #TheBusinessesMightNot

— MattBuckHackCartoons · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:54:25

@mattbuck_hack @digidickinson Suspect we're niche. Newsrooms aren't that diverse, in personality types as much as anything else.

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:56:22

@mattbuck_hack @johncthompson @newsmary but isn't journo meant to be apart from-free of influence and bias- holding mirror not reflecting :)

— Andy Dickinson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:57:30

@digidickinson @mattbuck_hack @johncthompson This is where those robot-future-journalists would be handy. #nothowpeoplework

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, Apr 18 2012 00:59:37

@newsmary @mattbuck_hack @johncthompson robohacks- thinks something about asimovs three laws and journo regulation might make a blog post :)

— Andy Dickinson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 01:03:01

@JosephStash @newsmary @mattbuck_hack @johncthompson how about we hash tag #journodicks ?

— Andy Dickinson · Wed, Apr 18 2012 01:14:32

More or less agree with @newsmary - people have always been dicks, it's just that now you can see them more publicly. #journodicks

— Joseph Stashko · Wed, Apr 18 2012 01:23:19

@JosephStash @newsmary I'd say it's the one of the traits most likely to be linked to journalism tbh

— Dave Wyllie · Wed, Apr 18 2012 01:24:53

@journodave @JosephStash @newsmary - And dicks tend to stick together, thus creating a strong 'fraternity of dicks' in the industry.

— TomMcArthur · Wed, Apr 18 2012 01:27:59

@journodave @JosephStash Leading to question: do journos become dicks, or do dicks become journos? #journodicks

— Mary Hamilton · Wed, Apr 18 2012 01:26:47

Massive roundup of tweets from The Story 2012 - mine and others.

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Mon, Feb 20 2012 04:51:40

Best conference idea ever: for tomorrow's #Story2012 in London @matlock has had the speaker schedule printed for delegates on fine chocolate

— Wired UK · Thu, Feb 16 2012 13:19:15

Terribly pleased to be at the #story2012. Delegates please tweet us your best tips for monster grooming to get £1 off a Housekeeping guide

— Monster Supplies · Fri, Feb 17 2012 04:24:44

I appear to be the only person on my timeline not at #story2012 - it sounds like a great conference

— Simon East · Fri, Feb 17 2012 07:21:52

The wall of stories is being built #story2012 http://t.co/KBMVGz3F

— James Caig · Fri, Feb 17 2012 03:07:13

And we're off! #story2012 http://t.co/bsNtuKA1

— Matt Locke · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:13:58

#story2012 Ministry of Stories @mini_stories are setting up "Adventure Tourism Agency" run by young people in Hoxton

— Blue Sail · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:24:05

#story2012 @Mini_Stories has a newspaper. This makes me immensely happy. Also tinned fear, zombie fresh mints, monster housekeeping books.

— Mary Hamilton · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:14:44

Embassy of children's republic of Shoreditch #story2012

— Damien Mulley · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:19:47

Lovely presentation format, no slides, @simonth and @mattsheret having a conversation #story2012 http://t.co/Ngjj3cZv

— Linda Sandvik · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:47:48

The guy from last.fm asks who listens to full albums, 60% or more of audience put hands up. Last.fm guy gets shifty #story2012

— Damien Mulley · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:26:01

The lost art of sequencing an album. I it offers any hope at all the majority of the audience at #story2012 still devour FULL albums

— matt desmier · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:26:58

#story2012 ST: Making album is very insular process (unless you have hit single before it comes out, so you have to shuffle it to the start)

— Mary Hamilton · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:30:24

albums vs singles playlists. Different audiences have different engagement styles. Adele = single releases = slow build...

— sam howey nunn · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:31:25

Whereas Radiohead = album listens = spike of activity then quick drop off. #story2012

— sam howey nunn · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:32:24

'I've never seen a fax before.' #story2012

— Rishi Dastidar · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:36:13

#story2012 seems shame at times that freedom comes 2b silly/muck abt & experiment only once data show its gonna b a success,in constant beta

— nicoleyershon · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:37:10

#story2012 ST: it's easy to choose a final track. MS cites band where every track sounds like epic final track - songs all equally popular.

— Mary Hamilton · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:41:42

#story2012 asks what happens to the creative storytelling potential of albums in the age of single-track downloads

— Blue Sail · Fri, Feb 17 2012 02:41:43

In which shotgun priest Jason Palmer tells the story of what happened when he came face to face with Father Flexmas during Zombie LARP: You'd Better Watch Out at Friar's Walk Mall on December 10.

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:42:24

One of the best parts of #zlarp of me was when i was all alone in the basement with father flexmas hot on my tale.....

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

... I dart into the ground floor of C&A, it's dark. If it wasn't for my touch i wouldn't have seen a thing.... #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

...Knowing that I’ve put a little distance between myself and flexmas i take a moment to catch my breath... #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…For a moment all was quiet, or at least it would of been if I wasn't gasping for my breathe. Then I heard it… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…the familiar sound of undeath, groaning and shuffling towards my location. I look up and two zombies are between myself and the exit…#zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…in the state I was in, I knew my chances of survival where low. I wouldn’t have been able to put up much of a fight... #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

My first instinct was to turn & run back the way that I came, just keep running, anywhere, doesn’t matter where, just away from here…#zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

….It was a good idea, apart from the fact that I had already forgotten what I was originally running away from… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…I take a deep breath, twist my body round for one last dash but I went no where, my legs had frozen in place… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…there he was, the great unholy being standing in the doorway of the way I came. Father Flexmas had found me, surely I was done for…#zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…His silhouette was massive, he filled the doorway. Backtracking was impossible, I had to go forward, I had no choice…#zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…I needed a plan and fast! I wasn’t ready to die. Atleast down here, surrounded by the darkness… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…Then it hit me, I could use the darkness to my advantage!... #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…I reached into my pockets, and find two glowsticks. Thank god, there was salvation yet… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…I knew I couldn’t fool flexmas with these but against on the zombies, that was my way out…#zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…I quickly pray to the lord to protect me in my time of need… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…and without anymore hesitation, I turned off my touch and threw both sticks in separate directions… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…my legs carried me as fast as I could go. This was my one chance to get out of this room alive… #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…with the lord on my side, and the glow of the next room guiding my way, I got out. I had survived... #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

…knowing how close I was to certain death, I kept on running. My next task was to get out of the basement and find my team. #zlarp

— Jason Palmer · Tue, Dec 13 2011 11:12:33

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Wed, Oct 26 2011 23:36:49

OCCUPY OAKLAND: Police launch tear gas, flash-bang canisters into crowd of protesters

Jana Katsuyama and John Sasaki report

RAW VIDEO: Ground footage of Occupy Oakland march and crowd dispersal

Ground footage of Occupy Oakland march and crowd dispersal

Raw video of early hours of police raid on Occupy Oakland tent city

Flash Player 8 required to see YouTube video This video was shot by John Osborn of Mission Local during the initial part of the police raid on the Occupy Oakland campsite in downtown Oakland, from around 4:30 am to 6:30 am Tuesday morning.

Protesters Clash With Police After ‘Occupy Oakland’ Camp Raided

Police used tear gas Tuesday night during a clash with protesters upset with the removal of the "Occupy Oakland" encampment. Robert Lyles reports.

Police fire tear gas at protesters | Video | abc7news.com

EatingMyPeas's Twitter · EatingMyPeas

Occupy Oakland Update - Questions and Answers regarding enforcement http://bit.ly/u7oSRe #occupyoakland

— oaklandpoliceca · Tue, Oct 25 2011 21:09:26

Police are wearing gas masks. #OccupyOakland http://lockerz.com/s/150321087 · northoaklandnow

OccupyOakland protester bleeding from head after police fire teargas, percussion grenades http://t.co/54ykUoxh

— Max Blumenthal · Tue, Oct 25 2011 19:54:09

Protesters' sign goes back up. #OccupyOakland http://lockerz.com/s/150325524 · northoaklandnow

#occupyoakland http://yfrog.com/od7fgsyj · EastBayExpress

Official OPD press update: chemical agents used as a "defense tactic" from protesters who began throwing paint at 7th and Washington.

— rachelswan · Tue, Oct 25 2011 21:10:06

cop car smashed at 17th and Telegraph, another dispersal order with threat of serious injury. Phone dying. Follow @matthai @EastBayExpress

— rachelswan · Tue, Oct 25 2011 20:56:44

Single navyman faces riot police after they fire tear gas. he holds a copy of the US constitution #occupyoakland http://twitpic.com/75w5hc · northoaklandnow

So much tear gas in the air. Can't stop crying. #occupyoakland

— EastBayExpress · Tue, Oct 25 2011 21:34:22

Holy god, overhead video of OPD firing flash-bangs into crowd is INSANE http://bit.ly/tiP1sp

— MotherJones · Tue, Oct 25 2011 21:47:31

Nearby, a kid spat out a mouthful of tear gas. "I've been gassed 4 times tonight," he said. "It's getting annoying." #occupyoakland

— garonsen · Tue, Oct 25 2011 21:49:26

My little brother and sister-in-law are off all over the world for four months. These are their exploits.

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Thu, Dec 29 2011 10:59:24

Pete and Beth are sad to be saying goodbyes, but enjoying seeing everyone.... http://twitter.com/HamiltonsOnTour/status/107117444853800960/photo/1

— HamiltonsOnTour · Fri, Aug 26 2011 08:49:24

Pete&Beth Hamilton 's Twitter Photo · Pete&Beth Hamilton

Booking India train tickets-2booked for wrong week, 4tickets we are on a waiting list for, and a train only Pete has a ticket for-bad start!

— HamiltonsOnTour · Mon, Aug 29 2011 01:03:40

in fort cochin, first purchase - umbrella...

— HamiltonsOnTour · Thu, Sep 01 2011 01:31:28

second purchase - sim card - 0091 (for india) 9746686598

— HamiltonsOnTour · Thu, Sep 01 2011 01:33:38

Highlights so far- wading through water (thanks to a late monsoon...), eating some great curries, and Pete falling into a sewer...

— HamiltonsOnTour · Fri, Sep 02 2011 06:21:04

still settling into our trip, had a great boat ride in kerela today - treated ourselves to a nice hotel tonight...

— HamiltonsOnTour · Mon, Sep 05 2011 06:23:47

(although probably the first people to show up to the hotel in a rattling rickshaw!)

— HamiltonsOnTour · Mon, Sep 05 2011 06:24:24

Beth was disappointed that she picked up the wrong lonely planet today- a book on Indonesia was not very useful round Jaipur....

— HamiltonsOnTour · Fri, Sep 09 2011 06:35:43

Beth and Pete have had fun in Jaipur, although have been ripped off multiple times in one day

— HamiltonsOnTour · Fri, Sep 09 2011 06:36:49

first day in the slums today, in the words of #samuelforsythe... 'hard work' inspiring to hear all that asha does, prayers appreciated x

— HamiltonsOnTour · Mon, Sep 12 2011 07:29:39

things learnt in the last few days: how to drive a rickshaw, and there is nothing wrong with pooing on an indian train station platform..

— HamiltonsOnTour · Mon, Sep 12 2011 07:31:49

Ever tried explaining atonement,appeasement,religious extremism,or purported to someone with limited English?

— HamiltonsOnTour · Wed, Sep 14 2011 06:31:38

(a bit of insight into our english lessons)

— HamiltonsOnTour · Wed, Sep 14 2011 06:32:50

we have much we want to do before leaving delhi next friday. fortunately beth has made a list.

— HamiltonsOnTour · Fri, Sep 16 2011 21:06:09

went to a water park and felt like we had stepped onto a bollywood set...massive disco in pool. lots of fun, even if water was rather mirky.

— HamiltonsOnTour · Sat, Sep 17 2011 20:06:24

Favourite moment today- Someone pointing at Pete's freckles and asking what they were, and whether it was a skin disease....priceless....

— HamiltonsOnTour · Tue, Sep 20 2011 08:57:59

First day in Kerla- hello Monsoon.... http://pic.twitter.com/0RLp113h · Pete&Beth Hamilton

Relaxing in Allepy.... http://pic.twitter.com/6JuPZJC3 · Pete&Beth Hamilton

Pete doing some drumming... http://pic.twitter.com/JtyHzces · Pete&Beth Hamilton

Martin Belam's talk at Hacks & Hackers London, August 24

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Thu, Oct 27 2011 00:13:10

.@currybet taking the stage for "How digital journalism destroyed the news cycle and what we can do about it" #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:18:23

@currybet: I'm not a hack. History is my field. Similar to journalism: lots of biased stories, you try & spin to a single narrative #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:19:07

@currybet: I'm also not a hacker. Interested in where journalism meets tech. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:19:54

.@currybet: "Nice thing about dead 13th-century saints is they don't tend to spam you with press releases" #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:20:26

The lifecycle of a newspaper, by @currybet. Excellent. #hhldn http://t.co/3jpeMi0

— katbrown82 · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:24:08

iPhone photo by katbrown82

@currybet: view of print process: 1 write newspaper 2 print newspaper 3 wrap fish and chips in newspaper. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:21:06

@currybet: also at some point you have to send copies of newspaper to British Library & @suttonnick #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:21:45

@currybet: web publishing is much more than just internet - iPhone, Kindle, etc.#hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:22:22

@currybet: "when I say 'we' in a good way I mean the Guardian. When I say it in a bad way I mean 'the news industry as a whole'" #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:23:07

@currybet: "We are in the animated gif years" of tablet & smartphone design #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:23:57

@currybet We're at the start of a design journey. Not all content works for all media. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:24:41

@currybet: getting it wrong sends the wrong signal. Eg Flash interactives on mobile; "see diagram on left" if no diagram is there #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:25:30

@currybet: most people can publish faster than most news organisations #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:26:26

@currybet: print seems slower and slower. Front pages seem out of date v quickly. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:28:03

@currybet BBC tools are ahead of the pack; new storytelling tools appear all the time. Eg @Storify #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 12:29:50

Alec Muffett's talk at Hacks & Hackers London, August 24

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Thu, Oct 27 2011 00:13:11

New: Sex, Lies and Instant Messenger (slides from #HHldn) http://bit.ly/rsk5of

— alecmuffett · Thu, Aug 25 2011 02:10:52

Sex, Lies and Instant Messenger

Adultery is one of the oldest of human preoccupations, but the modern world of social networking and instant messaging is ill-suited to discreet and deniable in

I expect people to be setting fire to their laptops and phones by the end of @alecmuffet's #HHLdn talk

— currybet · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:14:45

@alecmuffett explaining some rules for getting away with affairs... #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:08:55

@alecmuffett: don't use passwords as secrets. They can be guessed, brute forced(50-500m guesses per second) & reveal stuff about you #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:09:52

@alecmuffett: password also reflects your tastes. Female/male names in passwords of male users can reveal sexuality... #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:10:57

@alecmuffett Passwords often known to spouse. If you use default pass elsewhere, it can be incriminating... #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:12:02

@alecmuffett: also, don't use Skype. Virtually impossible to get rid of conversations. Messages resurrect when you reinstall. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:13:01

@alecmuffett: do not use Twitter to conduct illicit relationships #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:14:42

@alecmuffett: DMs & @ replies v easy to confuse. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:15:05

@alecmuffett: you want point to point communication, not lots of copies on different machines #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:14:19

@alecmuffett: and if you DM a TwitPic, the picture isn't private... #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:15:28

@alecmuffett: do not use Facebook for secret things #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:16:20

@alecmuffett: friends of friends != friends. Leaky privacy means things can get passed on. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:16:59

@alecmuffett: FB is too rich a software ecosystem to trust with your secrets #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:17:25

No one will beat "don't use google for illicit trysts" as advice tonight #hhldn

— psmith · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:18:38

@alecmuffett: don't use Google services: mail, chat, chrome bookmarks, toolbar, android. All searchable, indexed, linked. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:18:30

@alecmuffett: and don't use your smartphone for affairs. Apps can pop up above the locked screen & reveal unexpected things. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:19:03

@alecmuffett and REALLY don't use Skype with smartphones. Pop-up notifications of very rude things. #hhldn

— newsmary · Wed, Aug 24 2011 11:19:45

Johann Hari has admitted - and defended - copying quotes and passing them off as material obtained at interview. This is a snapshot of some reader and non-media-folks responding to the revelation.

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:08:39

Is Johann Hari a copy-pasting churnalist?

Orwell Prize winning hack Johann Hari has some explaining to do. After reading a recent blog post detailing how he seems to have plagiarised large parts of his interview with Antonio Negri I thought I’d have a closer look at his work.

Interview etiquette : Johann Hari

Posted by Johann Hari Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:25:00 GMT I've recently been asked to clarify something about a few of the interviews I've done in the past. When I've interviewed a writer, it's quite common that they will express an idea or sentiment to me that they have expressed before in their writing - and, almost always, they've said it more clearly in writing than in speech.

Astonishing fake journalism: @johannhari101 admits he copies & pastes interview quotes & pretends they were said to him http://t.co/yQ6ikv3

— fieldproducer · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:18:22

@declancurry @fieldproducer it's not being honest with the reader. it destroys trust.

— JonathanHaynes · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:40:09

@newsmary I don't work in the media and I'm a bit bemused. More so by his "clarification" . . .

— mrdanielweir · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:31:35

@newsmary Given what he's said he must assume that an interviewee's opinion never changes from day to day - I want to read was said . . .

— mrdanielweir · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:33:15

@newsmary Perhaps I'm being naive - but when I read an interview piece that's what I expect - questions and answers of the moment . . .

— mrdanielweir · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:34:41

@newsmary Hey feel free ! Largely I don't think it will change my opinion of him - it's just that if you tinker with what's been said . . .

— mrdanielweir · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:59:13

@newsmary . . . then there's always the question about exactly how much has been tinkered with.

— mrdanielweir · Tue, Jun 28 2011 01:00:39

@newsmary just read the 2 blog posts. if (as it seems) he's reporting as if they are words spoken to him thing… (cont) http://deck.ly/~rHJCr

— goodshoeday · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:54:34

@newsmary it's a useful thing for some1 to research & summarise a person's line of argument, but sources r required & it's not an interview

— R4isStatic · Tue, Jun 28 2011 01:04:28

@newsmary I don't work in media. I think it's dodgy - surely part of his job is to make sure he gets cogent answers from his interviewees?

— patroclus · Tue, Jun 28 2011 01:23:44

@newsmary I guess it's a new spin on churnalism.

— AndyBold · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:45:24

@newsmary taken in isolation, him as a journalist - could it perhaps be the lazy approach?

— HilsCheyne · Tue, Jun 28 2011 00:44:42

On Monday June 13 the Hacks and Hackers London meetup teamed up with the London Semantic Web Group to bring us three fantastic talks presenting the rNews metadata standard.

Storified by Mary Hamilton · Thu, Oct 27 2011 01:20:07

Our London leg of the #rNews World Tour: PACKED! :-) #hhldn #IPTC @ Press Association http://instagr.am/p/FrKJs/ · agebhard

Man introduces himself at #HHldn : "I am So and So and I hope journalism has a future". The AA meeting begins.

— federicacocco · Mon, Jun 13 2011 10:58:17

IPTC

Established to safeguard the telecommunications interests of the world press. Features specifications and standards.

First event I've been to wherer they talk about standardisation of satellites... #hhldn

— adders · Mon, Jun 13 2011 10:56:06

@gebhard IPTC developing standards for sharing information - from 1970s text exchange to now looking at semantic web #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 10:57:45

Good way of expressing compatibility of #rNews #schema.org [& #hNews] from @agebhard - distinguish data model from implementation #hhldn

— martinjemoore · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:20:54

@agebhard raising tricky issue of schema.org - asking "where do we go from here?" #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:06:35

@smyles asking what problem we're trying to solve? Making news structure machine readable, consistent & easy to work with #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:11:16

@smyles: Idea 1: improved news search. Example uses NYT's API to search in new ways - rNews publishers could expand that without API #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:12:54

@smyles: Idea 2: better contextual ad placement using rNews to use metadata & avoid unfortunate ad juxtaposition #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:14:01

@smyles: Idea 4: news-specific bookmarking service using rNews metadata for personalisation & automatic presentation #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:16:15

@smyles: Idea 5: "nutritional labels" for news - automatically extract key metadata & present more easily #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:17:09

@smyles: Idea 6: build alerting services usin publisher metadata - by publisher, by topic, by date #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:18:01

@smyles: Idea 7: enrich your API with displayable metadata - use rNews to make that simple & reduce burden on clients #hhldn

— newsmary · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:19:05

"rNews can create an API from your web pages, and levels the playing field between big and small publishers" - @smyles at #Hhldn

— currybet · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:20:08

#hhldn Press that have APIs should look at combining rNews data. Devs, look here: dev.iptc.org/rNews

— BestManEver · Mon, Jun 13 2011 11:23:13