Upcoming Events in Digital Media: Aug. 29 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…
Futures Lab Update #72: Making Sharable Content at BuzzFeed
This week we visit BuzzFeed to find out how the staff creates Internet-friendly content that ricochets across social media. Launched in 2006…
Key Questions to Ask When Planning Your Next News Event
This post originally appeared on the Local News Lab. The American Press Institute just published a terrific report with lessons…
Shifting Teaching From Classroom to Online: Your Digital Toolbox
Digital tools can make journalism more powerful. They also can make you a more powerful teacher. Whether you're looking for…
DBW E-book Bestsellers: Penguin Random House Tops Summer Lists
With Labor Day just around the corner, it’s probably safe to say that this summer belonged to Penguin Random House,…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, August 28, 2014
1. How streaming media could threaten the mission of libraries (Steve Kolowich / The Chronicle of Higher Education) 2. Still…
Daily Must Reads, August 28, 2014
1. Guardian partners with more local news outlets to tell under-reported stories (Lene Sillesen / Columbia Journalism Review) 2. The…
Looking to Flip Your Classroom? Turn to Facebook
A few years ago, students working on a project in my Investigative class at UMass were on deadline, finalizing their…
Daily Must Reads, August 27, 2014
1. Journalism is doing just fine, thanks — it’s mass-media business models that are ailing (Mathew Ingram / GigaOm) 2.…
The Real Legacy of MOOCs: Better Introductory Courses
Just two years ago, some were heralding “the year of the MOOC” -- the age when Massive Open Online Courses would permanently…