Daily Must Reads, November 24, 2014
1. Silicon Valley and journalism: Make up or break up? (Emily Bell / Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism)…
‘Daily Banter’ Bloggers Band Together to Build Audience, Sustainability
After his firing from CNN, Chez Pazienza spent several years adrift, unable to find steady work. In 2008, Pazienza, then…
How to Become A Numbers Person in Journalism
Numeracy, or numerical literacy, is at the heart of data journalism. And if you are the kind of person who…
15 Ways to Be Smart About News Collaborations
After two decades of professional news partnerships, John S. Knight Fellowships-informed collaboration and random acts of inspiration with other journalists,…
Daily Must Reads, November 21, 2014
1. The group that rules the Web (Paul Ford / The New Yorker) 2. Aereo files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
Mediatwits #138: Streaming Music Rising: Spotify, YouTube, Beats, Pandora
When Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify this month many people were surprised. After all, the streaming music service…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: Nov. 21 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
How to Ethically and Responsibly Identify Gender in Large Datasets
For the past three years, I've been using methods to identify gender in large datasets to support research, design, and…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, November 20, 2014
1. Open education’s publicity problem (Steve Kolowich / Chronicle of Higher Education) 2. On transfer students, data, and adjusted priorities…
Daily Must Reads, November 20, 2014
1. Jennifer Preston on leaving the New York Times, joining the Knight Foundation, and spurring innovation in newsrooms (Justin Ellis…