How Authors Can Promote Themselves Using BlogTalkRadio
The quality of any book is often judged by its introduction. But sometimes, the intensity of promotional rhetoric can be…
7 News Startups Lifting Up Democracy
These are news startups whose work may impact voters and politicians who choose the destiny of a nation. Every one…
Daily Must Reads, May 12, 2015
1. Knight Foundation invests $1 million in creator-driven podcast collective Radiotopia (Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab) 2. Verizon-AOL: A war…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, May 12, 2015
1. Digital Book World retires e-book bestseller list, launches new column (via Digital Book World) 2. What we have learned…
How TV Newsrooms Are Pushing Original Video on Facebook
This is truly a fascinating time to be part of or connected to the world of journalism. The issues being…
How Citizen Journalists Tap Silk to Tell Underreported Stories
This piece was initially published on Storybench, a cookbook for digital storytelling. Storybench is a collaboration between Northeastern University’s Media…
Report: Leadership, Culture are Linchpins of Digital Transformation in the Newsroom
Little has proven more challenging for newspaper newsrooms than their transformation to digital news and information providers. It takes much…
Daily Must Reads, May 11, 2015
1. Online release of story on nail salon hazards leads to emergency measures in New York (Sarah Maslin Nir /…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: May 11 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
Turning Data into Civic Tools: Journalists, Coders, Students Collaborate in Portland
Call it “Mission Improbable.” Assign teams of journalists, digital developers, designers, civic leaders and students – most never having worked…