On Tour with WyoFile: Building Trust with Face-to-Face Contact
Why is a digital news organization going on tour? To return to the age-old and proven method of face-to-face relationships…
Finding a Place for Student Media in Journalism Education Reform
If there’s one thing journalism educators, scholars, and practitioners seem to agree on, it’s that the field of journalism education needs…
Media and Journalism Fellowships: May 26 Edition
Here’s a list of current media and journalism fellowship programs, including the deadlines for applying. If we’re missing any major…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: May 26 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
Daily Must Reads, May 22, 2015
1. Univision buys African-American news site The Root (Shannon Bond / Financial Times) 2. What's going on at Medium? (Charlie…
Mediatwits #161: Facebook Woos Publishers with Instant Articles on Mobile
For some time, Facebook has been in an elaborate dance with large news publishers, hoping to sweep their content off…
#EdShift Chat: Publishing Original Content on Social Media
On Wednesday, May 27, our #EdShift chat on Twitter will cover how media outlets and professionals are using social channels to…
5 Roadblocks for Digital-First Public Media
Being “digital first” is no longer a new idea. In fact, I risk appearing to be very “2005” by even…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, May 21, 2015
1. Cronkite School to offer MOOC on media and news literacy (via Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication)…
Daily Must Reads, May 21, 2015
1. Hacks/Hackers and the News Lab at Google team up (Kristin Hare / Poynter) 2. How the New York Times…