Relive Collab/Space Chicago Through Photos, Storify, More
Once again, PBS MediaShift brought together a diverse mix of collaborators from public media, commercial media, academia and beyond for…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, September 30, 2014
1. Advice for new indie authors from self-publishing veterans (Betty Kelly Sargent / Publishers Weekly) 2. Literary lions unite in…
Daily Must Reads, September 30, 2014
1. Why rumors outrace the truth online (Brendan Nyhan / New York Times) 2. Does it matter that some New…
How Insurance Can the Make the World a Little Safer for Freelance Journalists
August 2014 was a horrific month for freelance journalists. We are still mourning the loss of our colleagues, James (Jim)…
Daily Must Reads, September 29, 2014
1. Instagram, Chinese media restricted as Hong Kong riots (Variety) 2. No writer is an island: On publishing, self and…
Is Journalism Education Changing Fast Enough?
Last week at the Online News Association convention in Chicago, we did a “lighting round” on our update of Searchlights…
Daily Must Reads, September 26, 2014
1. Podcasts are back — and making money (Cecilia Kang / The Washington Post) 2. Opinion: Facebook killer called Ello…
The Fear and Terror of Launching a New Journalism Program at the New School
Since September, I've been director of a new program at The New School called Journalism + Design. I've been fighting…
The Rise (and Fall) of Female Editors
In partnership with the Paris-based World Editors Forum, WAN-IFRA Research Fellow Julie Posetti reports on the sixth trend in our Trends in…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, September 25, 2014
1. MIT study finds learning gains for students who took free online course (Nick Anderson / The Washington Post) 2.…