How WVU’s ‘Innovators in Residence’ Succeeded Without Being in Residence
When West Virginia University's Reed College of Media wanted to incorporate innovative professionals in its curriculum, Dean Maryanne Reed decided…
An Epic Battle Is On, ‘Game of Thrones’ Style, for Your Attention
The following piece is a guest post. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. With apologies to dragon slayers, kingdom…
How Silk Lets Journalists Create Embeddable Data Visualizations
Journalists needing a lean tool to create embeddable visualizations in a snap can give Silk a try. Silk is a…
Daily Must Reads, January 12, 2015
1. Amazon, Netflix win big at the Golden Globes (Jordan Crook / TechCrunch) 2. The Intercept found Serial's elusive Jay,…
Baptism By Fire: What We Learned Covering #CharlieHebdo on Reported.ly
This post originally appeared on Medium and is reprinted here with permission. When Reported.ly’s European team went online Wednesday morning,…
How a Self-Help Blog Generated 100,000 Email Subscribers
If you were to go back and interview James Clear’s high school English teachers, none of them would identify him…
Daily Must Reads, January 9, 2015
1. Charlie Hebdo attack unites France on free expression, but will solidarity hold? (Jean-Paul Marthoz / Committee to Protect Journalists)…
Mediatwits #142: CES Roundup: Dish’s Streaming Move; Intel’s Diversity Push
It’s a new year and you know what that means. It’s time for another glitzy International Consumer Electronics Show in…
Media and Journalism Fellowships: January 2015 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: Jan. 9 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…