Daily Must Reads, March 9, 2015
1. Boston Globe launches interactive timeline and podcast for bombing trial (Aleszu Bajak / Storybench) 2. China blocks web access…
BBC’s ‘Future of News’ Report Misses the ‘Public’ in Public Media
The world's largest news organization, the BBC, recently published the first part of its Future of News project looking at…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: March 9 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
Millennials and Media: Let’s ‘Show the World Our World’
Video produced by GSS senior editor Veronica Vargo during the Global Student Square production day. Six-second videos. Listicles, not narratives.…
Life-Changing Family Ritual: Weekly Unplugging
What day do you rush towards each week? (#TGIF) And what day do you want to feel extra long? (Saturday).…
Daily Must Reads, March 6, 2015
1. What to Facebook is a 'fake name' may be the expression of your authentic self (Jillian C. York /…
Mediatwits #150: Should News Sites Kill Comments or Cultivate Them?
Online comments sections - in their most ideal form - are supposed to be places readers could leave their thoughts…
Tips for Unplugging from Tech to Reconnect with Family
There is an old lesson that often reverberates through my head; one that says that when you are old and…
4 Principles Companies Should Watch When Doing Branded Content
The following piece is a guest post. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. Marketing professionals live for trends, and…
Pew Report Underscores Gaps in Local News
People are hungry for local news and they follow local issues and debates closely. I’ve seen that in my daily…