Upcoming Training and Courses: June 16 Edition
Each week, PBS MediaShift will list upcoming online trainings and courses for journalists and media people — with a focus…
Daily Must Reads, June 15, 2015
1. The news about new digital-news sites? It’s tough going (Paul Farhi / Washington Post) 2. Gawker's moment of truth…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: June 15 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
Did Apple Just Kill Local News?
Like many folks focused on what’s happening in digital media, I was half paying attention to the Apple keynote launching…
Exploring the 7 Different Types of Data Stories
What makes a story truly data-driven? For one, the numbers aren’t caged in a sidebar graph. Instead, the data helps…
Daily Must Reads, June 12, 2015
1. The dismal double standard of World Cup coverage (Katie Hawkins-Gaar / Poynter) 2. Consumer Reports kills magazine, sparks labor…
Mediatwits #164: Gawker Formed a Union. Will It Spread to More Digital Media?
Last week, Gawker Media employees voted to unionize. It wasn’t close. About 75 percent of votes were in favor of…
Yale’s ‘Thread’ Program Stitches Storytellers Together
Thread at Yale was billed as a gathering for people interested in "storytelling in modern media." Or, as the website…
Northwestern in Qatar Takes on Free Press Issues in Middle East
When most people think of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern they think of the Evanston, Illinois, campus just…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, June 11, 2015
1. Choosing the right digital learning device (Robin L. Flanigan / Education Week) 2. Journalism education and the next war…