Journalism Education and the 4 Cs of Skills-Based Standards
By 10:15 a.m. on a typical Thursday, high school senior Ariella Appleby has conducted a brainstorming session with 16 of…
Futures Lab Update #80: Story Metrics From API; Newsroom Tracking Tool Desk-Net
This week, we explore a new way to understand audience behavior developed by the American Press Institute, and we learn…
DBW E-book Bestsellers: ‘Gone Girl’ Still Leads the List, as Average Prices Drop
What a difference a week makes. Not for Gillian Flynn’s "Gone Girl," which enters its fifth week at the top…
Pew: Women Suffering Online Harassment Worse Than Men
Harassment has become intrinsic to life online for the 89 percent of American adults who are Internet users. Nearly three-quarters…
Daily Must Reads, October 22, 2014
1. Librarians are dedicated to user privacy. The tech they have to use is not. (April Glaser & Alison Macrina…
Training Teachers in Digital Skills with Reality TV Techniques
Reality television is rarely referenced as a resource for pedagogical insights. However, the genre's success warrants a closer look as…
Emotional Fulfillment, Not Technology, Will Be the Stand-Out Offering of a Winning Brand
The marketing landscape has changed exponentially over the last decade as both marketers and consumers have become more sophisticated, technologically…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, October 21, 2014
1. Do readers choose e-books because they are cheaper? (Mike Kozlowski / Good E-Reader) 2. Video in enhanced e-books: How?…
Daily Must Reads, October 21, 2014
1. Media habits of liberals, conservatives: 'different worlds' (Brian Stelter / CNN Money) 2. Nielsen, Adobe to measure online TV…
Live-Stream: Hack the Gender Gap on Women in Tech & Media
This Friday, Oct. 24, PBS MediaShift and the Reed College of Media at West Virginia University will be producing a…