Media industry told to engage readers or die
News International launched its ‘News 3.0’ pop-up event in London earlier this month – and Scoopshot was invited to join. Designed to promote innovation in the media industry, News 3.0 brought the industry’s brightest sparks together to debate the future of news. Starting with a week-long focus on ‘The Future of Insight’, the event [...]
What is the future of news reporting?
We recently took some time to interview the newest member of our Scoopshot team, Dave Rickley. Dave has held the positions such as Senior editor of Operations and Technology at the Los Angeles times, so naturally we are thrilled to have him as our Executive Vice President of North America as he brings a [...]
Use the power of the crowd to get unique photos from the scene
As we continuously strive to improve and test our service, we tried our “own dog food” again by sending a task to the New York area requesting photos from Hurricane Sandy. Here is what we discovered: Following our Scoopshot tip, our Scoopshooters have in fact been on hand to capture the latest developments on [...]
What about the readers – what do they want?
To continue with the UGC theme, I wanted to point out that the craving for user generated content does not only concern the Media. Also readers’ appetite for UGC is growing, according to a new study of newspaper readers in Europe. Almost half would like to see newspapers publish more UGC, equivalent to millions [...]
Media’s hunger for user generated content
The Media’s appetite for user generated content (UGC) shows no signs of stopping according to a new study commissioned by WAN-IFRA in cooperation with Scoopshot. The poll of national and regional newspaper editors found that the main reason for using UGC is to foster greater reader engagement and loyalty. More than a third (37%) [...]
How crowdsourcing can help bridge the gap between different countries and cultures
Is the media’s presence the same in all countries? Are photos really an essential component to the news stories? In some ways I would say that types of media are very similar from country to country, but people’s interest may differ and even more at the local community level. However, there is always going [...]
First Scoopshot PRO task – history in the making!
How can you know that your service really works? By trying it out yourself. With that knowledge we decided to eat our own dog food and give the newly launched Scoopshot PRO a proper try. Creating the first Scoopshot PRO task Photo: Mircea Halmagiu Scoopshot PRO connects professional freelance photographers from around the world with [...]
Startup 101 – Working at a startup company as a student
As a student, especially in Finland, the need for a job alongside your studies is almost obligatory. Living in a fairly central place in Helsinki, the student grant will not cover both your rent and food, so most of today’s students are forced to work alongside their studies. So, when the time came for [...]
A foreigner in the heart of the shooting scene
Some years ago big mobile corporations helped many people locate where Finland was on the map and most recently a videogame product involving some not very happy birds (yes, you all know what I am talking about) made clear proof that quality in the IT sector linked to Finland was more than just a mere [...]
6 Effective Ways to Sell More News Photos
Simply snapping some photos and sending them for sale with Scoopshot isn’t always enough. Here are a few things you can easily do to dramatically increase the chances of selling your next news photo: 1. Choose an interesting subject that catches your attention Journalists do not use Scoopshot to purchase stock photography—they are out [...]