Turkey experiment
- 25 Jun 07, 08:44 AM
This week we start some special coverage of Turkey in advance of the . We have sent freelance journalist Ben Hammersley on a journey through Turkey to report on the issues and debate in the country.
But as well as conventional reports on أغر؟´«أ½ News 24, أغر؟´«أ½ World, the World Service and he is also reporting unconventionally.
As an experiment, he will also be filing his impressions through a range of of other sites including his , - the photo site, - where you can already see some material, - the bookmarking site, and . The idea is to extend his reporting and possibly reach new audiences in new ways.
It's not something that every أغر؟´«أ½ reporter could or should do. Ben is particularly experienced at the use of the internet and social media sites of this kind. So it will be interesting to see what he is able to offer beyond normal news reporting in this way. He is also filing background material on how he has gone about his assignment - how he selected his interviews, what decisions lay behind his reports, and making his source material and notes available. We hope it will open a window on how international reporting is carried out. It won't be perfect, but it will be interesting and will break open the conventional mould of foreign correspondent. and let us know what you think.
Richard Sambrook is director, Global News
