How A Feminist Porn Company is Reshaping the Rules of Crowdfunding
Shine Louise Houston is used to knocking down barriers. As the CEO of feminist porn company Pink & White Productions, Houston…
What Do Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns Have in Common?
De Correspondent, Krautreporter and El Español. In the past, we’ve called them The Big 3. They hold the distinction of being,…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, June 30, 2015
1. E-books get a makeover (Jennifer Maloney / Wall Street Journal) 2. How authors can evaluate hybrid publishers (via Jane…
Daily Must Reads, June 30, 2015
1. It’s not enough to keep saying Silicon Valley has a diversity problem—we have to get specific (Andy Newman /…
Touchable + Touchscreens: Why ‘Makers’ Are Flourishing in the Digital Age
The following is a guest post co-written by Bart Clareman and Azi Jamalian, the co-founders of Tiggly, which makes and…
Upcoming Training and Courses: June 30 Edition
Each week, PBS MediaShift will list upcoming online trainings and courses for journalists and media people — with a focus…
Hey Newsrooms: Don’t Be Afraid to Fail
Journalism has always been obsessed with perfection. The story will be dead to rights, if the copy desk uses a…
Daily Must Reads, June 29, 2015
1. Google manipulates search results, according to study from Yelp and legal star Tim Wu (Mark Bergen / Re/code) 2.…
MediaShift Spins Off from PBS, Envisions Collaborative Future
When I first started the MediaShift blog for PBS in January 2006, I had a vision for much more than…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: June 29 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…