Journalists Fight for Open Government in The Face Of Secrecy
Transparency is inconvenient. It's inconvenient for the reporter who’s trying to report the news and it’s inconvenient for the government…
Daily Must Reads, April 1, 2015
1. What reporters need to know about covering net neutrality (Michael Fitzgerald / Nieman Reports) 2. U.S. smartphone use in…
Lessons Learned After 5 Years of iPhone Reporting for Radio
The Newseum recently displayed one of reporter Neal Augenstein's phones, as what the Poynter Institute called "an artifact of the…
PBS Makes Splash at SXSW, But Has Stiff Competition for Indie Docs
The following opinion piece is a guest post. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. At SXSW, PBS made a…
DigitalEd: How to Become a Mobile Ninja in the Field
PBS MediaShift is launching a new series of online training courses called DigitalEd, in partnership with the Donald W. Reynolds…
DigitalEd: How to Measure Impact for Your Crucial Content
PBS MediaShift is launching a new series of online training courses called DigitalEd, in partnership with the Donald W. Reynolds…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, March 31, 2015
1. Book-censoring Clean Reader app closes catalogue, profanity is mother-[freaking] victorious (Kathleen Culliton / Bustle) 2. What you need to…
Daily Must Reads, March 31, 2015
1. 32 civic innovators receive $5 million in funding in first Knight Cities Challenge (Carol Coletta / Knight Foundation) 2.…
How to Teach Data Journalism for Beginners
Data journalism is in danger of becoming the broccoli of J-school education. We all know we should like data journalism,…
How Media Companies are Structured and Funded and Why it Matters
When GigaOm unexpectedly announced they were shuttering in March, it sent shocks through the media and tech communities and raised…