Daily Must Reads, August 11, 2015
1. How Breaking News notifies users of news stories before they become big (Joseph Lichtenstein / Nieman Lab) 2. ChariPick…
Germany Scores Against the Surveillance State
It all went very fast. On August 4, Germany’s chief federal prosecutor, Harald Range, was ordered by Justice Minister Heiko…
Upcoming Training and Courses: Aug. 11 Edition
Each week, MediaShift will list upcoming online trainings and courses for journalists and media people — with a focus on…
NewsPix Helps Online News Organizations Engage Readers
This piece was co-written by Catherine D’Ignazio If you run an online news organization, you face a problem reaching readers:…
Daily Must Reads, August 10, 2015
1. #BlackTwitter After #Ferguson (Brent McDonald & John Woo / New York Times) 2. Marshall Project finds plenty of partners,…
Crowdsourcing Maps of ISIS and Other Middle East Conflicts
This piece was initially published on Storybench, a cookbook for digital storytelling. Storybench is a collaboration between Northeastern University’s Media Innovation program, a…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: Aug. 10 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
How to Get Students to Participate in Online Classes
For those who teach online courses, scrolling through student posts in a class discussion board can feel like panning for…
Daily Must Reads, August 7, 2015
1. How dude-centric Vice plans to shake up women's media (Evie Nagy / Fast Company) 2. Dorsey’s dilemma: Running Twitter…
Mediatwits #167: Twitter Adds News Tab; Facebook Attacked for Video Piracy
It’s a tale of two social titans on this week’s Mediatwits podcast. On Tuesday, select users were able to test…