8 Projects Receive Funding to Spur Innovation in News Non-Profits
How do non-profit newsrooms become sustainable in the digital age? That's the tricky question the INNovation Fund seeks to address…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, October 16, 2014
1. The Washington Post partners with student newspapers at UMD, Columbia (Nick Massella / FishBowl DC) 2. Online MOOC courses…
Daily Must Reads, October 16, 2014
1. Infiltrating people’s habits: How Time works to engage readers (Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab) 2. BBC launches WhatsApp service…
‘Advocacy’ Is Not a Dirty Word in Journalism
In 2011, leading global media players gathered at the Newseum in Washington, D.C., to discuss Advocacy Journalism in the Digital…
DBW E-book Bestsellers: Higher-Priced E-Books Climb the Best-Seller List
On last week's list, seven titles with price tags higher than $10 contributed to pushing the average price of a best-selling e-book…
Futures Lab Update #79: Ideas for Using Vine and Snapchat
This week we explore examples of how two newsrooms are using the social platforms Vine and Snapchat. PART 1: Mashable…
Knight Prototype Fund Winners: Storytelling, Data, Secure Internet and More
The Knight Foundation today announced the latest winners of its Knight Prototype Fund. Eighteen projects will receive $35,000 to help…
Daily Must Reads, October 15, 2014
1. Knight Prototype Fund announces funding for 18 new projects (Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab) 2. New York Times rolls…
Beyond the Tech Industry Drama, Civic Startups Make a Difference
A version of this guest post originally appeared on the San Francisco Examiner website. Read more about MediaShift guest posts…
Daily Must Reads, October 14, 2014
1. Aereo to the FCC: Let us join the cable companies we tried to replace (Brian Fung / The Washington…