How to Teach Reporting on Sexual Abuse
In November 2017, a group of students in a Utah State University journalism class were fact-checking articles on sexual assault…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: Feb. 12 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
MediaShift Podcast #257: Billionaire Owner for the LA Times; Twitter Bots Push #ReleasetheMemo; Next Generation Radio’s Doug Mitchell
In the news this week, there’s another billionaire owner of a major metro newspaper, this time Patrick Soon-Shiong buying the…
Why Paywalls Won’t Save Journalism
A version of this piece previously appeared at Big If True. Paywalls aren’t new or groundbreaking, but Nick Thompson, Wired’s…
Why Small Newsrooms Do the Best Data Journalism
Turns out you don’t need a big newsroom to do award-winning data journalism. For my research on data journalism in…
How The Financial Times Uses Reader Feedback To Launch And Test New Features
Last year, the Financial Times reached a milestone — 900,000 paying subscriptions. The company has used a paywall on its…
Media and Journalism Awards: Feb. 8 Edition
Here’s a list of current media and journalism awards, including deadlines for applying. If we’re missing any major awards, please…
How Facebook Could Really Fix Itself
This article was originally published on The Conversation here. Facebook has a world of problems. Beyond charges of Russian manipulation…
How to Easily Introduce Chatbots to Journalism Students
If I had a penny for every piece of technology fleetingly considered the “future of journalism,” then I suppose I'd…
Media Metrics Roundup for February 7, 2018
Twitter Is Sending More Clicks To Publishers As Facebook Sends Fewer, New Data Show Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News Twitter…