How Do You Build a Prototype? Stick With Just One Thing
As our student startup teams embark on building a first prototype of a product idea, a common issue emerges: prioritizing…
The Case for Automatic Encryption, Especially for Journalists
The year is 1991, the month April. EMF is playing on the radio. The term "cyberspace" has existed for only…
Daily Must Reads, October 6, 2014
1. NBA and ESPN plan new online video service (Ben Cohen & Shalini Ramachandran / The Wall Street Journal) 2.…
#ONA14: Conference Notes From a Digital-Immigrant J-Prof
At the opening keynote of the Online News Association conference in Chicago last week, I found a seat next to…
How to Experience ONA14 Without Attending in Person
Online News Association (ONA) is the cool kids' conference when it comes to journalism. One way it builds that cachet is the…
Daily Must Reads, October 3, 2014
1. Twitter, MIT create new research lab to analyze every tweet (Yoree Koh / The New York Times) 2. Intel…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: Oct. 3 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
Mediatwits #132: How Pinterest Drives Digital Traffic, Sales
We’ve known for some time that the visual social network Pinterest has a knack for driving traffic to certain online…
In ONA Newsroom the Mantra is Try, Fail, Excel
I just flew back from running the Student Newsroom at the Online News Association and, boy, are my arms tired.…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, October 2, 2014
1. 'Landmark' student-data-privacy law enacted in California (Benjamin Herold / Education Week) 2. EDUCAUSE 2014: Online learning could fundamentally change…