Machine-Made Transcripts: The Trade-offs Between Access and Accuracy
For the last year I have immersed myself in the technology of automatic speech recognition (ASR) for transcribing public radio…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, March 12, 2015
1. Opinion: Change, don’t cut, journalism programs (Christina Coleburn / Washington Square News) 2. What net neutrality means for the…
Daily Must Reads, March 12, 2015
1. FCC finally releases net neutrality rules (Amy Schatz / Re/code) 2. In media companies, editorial staff shouldn’t be kept…
On GigaOm and the Dangers of a VC-Funded Media Business
This post originally appeared on Medium and is used here with permission. I can’t speak with any authority about why…
Why It Takes More than Unplugging to Solve Modern Stress
In one of my favorite episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," a crew member on leave brings back a…
Using Data Storytelling to Engage Audiences
An echocardiogram (ECG) -- an ultrasound of the heart -- cost nearly $11,600 at a hospital in Pennsylvania but only…
DBW E-Book Bestsellers: ‘Train’ Ride Continues as Hawkins Novel Stays on Top
Paula Hawkins’s "The Girl on the Train" chugs into its sixth week as the No. 1 best-selling e-book, an accomplishment that’s rather…
Futures Lab Update #97: Single-Story Apps and Virtual Reality Storytelling
This week we learn how The New York Times quickly morphed a viral story into a successful mobile app, and…
Daily Must Reads, March 11, 2015
1. Scientific proof that no one pays attention to banner ads (Alice Truong / Quartz) 2. New York Times showcases…
J-School Hackathon at ASU: Coverage, Video, Photos and More
PBS MediaShift produced its second annual Journalism School Hackathon in conjunction with the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication…