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Futures Lab Update #87: Automated Production, Live-Streamed UGC and Quality Video Storytelling

This week we explore some ideas for advancing journalistic video via automated production, live-streamed user-generated footage, and thoughtful storytelling.  …

Reuben Stern

College Media Year in Review 2014: ‘The Future of The Future’

Roughly a month ago, Kyle Plantz agreed to shout strangers' names in a newsroom for only $5. Plantz, 20, a…

Dan Reimold

Miami Merges Data Visualization, Mapping, Journalism for MFA

A picture may not always be worth 1,000 words, but when it comes to telling a good story, it can certainly…

Alberto Cairo

Daily Must Reads, December 17, 2014

1. Smart filters on the rise (Millie Tran / Nieman Lab) 2. Jury finds Apple not liable of harming consumers…

Julie Keck

5 Funding Options for Journalism That Blossomed in 2014

There’s no shortage of great journalistic content being produced right now. From video interviews to longform writing to entirely reimagined…

Dena Levitz

#EdShift Chat: Crowdfunding Journalism

On Friday, December 19, our #EdShift chat will focus on crowdfunding for professional and student journalism projects. Join us at…

Meagan Doll

Spain’s Security Law Would Restrict Free Speech, Press

Spain’s proposed new public security law, Ley De Seguridad Ciudadana, also known as the Ley Mordaza (Gag Law), has many…

Sandra Ordonez

E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, December 16, 2014

1. Why book marketing (still) starts and ends with the website (Murray Izenwasser / Digital Book World) 2. U.S. faces…

Julie Keck

Daily Must Reads, December 16, 2014

1. Can wine tastings and movie tickets really help newspapers keep subscribers? (Caroline O'Donovan / Nieman Lab) 2. Spain’s publishers…

Julie Keck

Top 10 Media Stories of 2014: Billionaire Trouble; Facebook’s Power; HBO Streaming

At MediaShift, our sweet spot is covering the space where technology and media intersect. And what a dynamic space that…

Sonia Paul