Mediagazer: “Community management in the newsroom” - The Guardian's Laura Oliver at Hack/Hackers London (Martin Belam/currybetdotnet)

3:15 AM ET, August 4, 2011

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Martin Belam / currybetdotnet:

“Community management in the newsroom” - The Guardian's Laura Oliver at Hack/Hackers London — I've said on many occasions that I am genuinely baffled how so many news organisations seem to think that they can grow an active community on their website, without investing in any community management.

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