5 Great Online Election Trackers for the U.S. Midterms
With the 2014 U.S. midterm elections just days away, attention is on voter habits and concerns, as well as how…
Daily Must Reads, October 29, 2014
1. FCC kicks off push to regulate Internet TV services like cable (Amy Schatz / Re/code) 2. "Ed Snowden taught…
What Can Instagram Tell Us About Social Upheaval in Ukraine?
Twitter and Facebook have become default resources for journalists, newsrooms and ordinary citizens during news events, but where does Instagram…
OpenNews Announces Its 2015 Knight-Mozilla Fellows
We’ve been looking for Knight-Mozilla Fellows for four years now, and so you begin to notice patterns during the process.…
Daily Must Reads, October 28, 2014
1. Susan Wojcicki wants to sell you YouTube video subscriptions (Lauren Goode / Re/code) 2. The changing face of technology…
Remix: How to Get Students Interested in Data Journalism
In the latest update to his e-text "Searchlights and Sunglasses," author Eric Newton highlights important tools that help journalists mine…
Daily Must Reads, October 27, 2014
1. The biggest threat to press rights may be a failure to understand them (Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review)…
Remix: Using Storify to Teach Social Media Writing Skills
In the latest update to his e-text "Searchlights and Sunglasses," author Eric Newton calls on journalism educators to integrate social…
6 Questions for EduCrate’s Leyla Akincilar on Using Videos for Education
Leyla Akincilar is a former administrator, teacher, coach and curriculum director. After 13 years in urban education, both in public…
Daily Must Reads, October 24, 2014
1. Why the New York Times built a tool for crowdsourced time travel (Justin Ellis / Nieman Lab) 2. Hong…