Futures Lab Update #128: 360-Degree Drone Video, and Reporting via Yik Yak
This week we see how aerial drones are being fitted with 360-degree video cameras, and we learn how an anonymous…
Daily Must Reads, November 4, 2015
1. Hearts and faves: How much should Twitter care about its core users? (Mathew Ingram / Fortune) 2. NPR is…
The Upsides and Downsides of Ghostwriting for Executives
We stood in the corner by a window. She turned slowly and looked around before leaning in toward me, admitting…
How Contently’s Content Marketing Funds Investigative Journalism
Anyone paying close attention to the sub-headline of the Guardian's recent piece on corrupt justice might have caught something unusual:…
Courageous Women in Journalism Inspire a New Generation
They have faced dangers such as kidnapping, threats and harassment in pursuit of stories while paving the way for the…
Media and Journalism Fellowships: Nov. 4 Edition
Here’s a list of current media and journalism fellowship programs, including the deadlines for applying. If we’re missing any major…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, November 3, 2015
1. Apple said to ask SCOTUS to review e-books case (David McCabe / The Hill) 2. E-reader ownership declines dramatically…
Daily Must Reads, November 3, 2015
1. The entrenched digital divide in our own backyards (Pui-Wing Tam / New York Times) 2. Open government is meaningless…
Where Branded Content Fits Into a Journalism Curriculum
Melanie Deziel has an undergrad journalism degree from the University of Connecticut and later graduated from Syracuse University's Newhouse School…
Seven Coding Lessons for Non-Coders
I have been a journalist and journalism student for a decade. When I started my first professional job, in 2007,…