9 Media Startups to Present at Collab/Space Chicago
Encouraged by the great feedback we received following last month’s Collab/Space in New York highlighting intrapreneurial projects, we’re now taking…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, August 26, 2014
1. Readers absorb less on Kindles than on paper, study finds (Alison Flood / The Guardian) 2. Are e-books destroying…
Daily Must Reads, August 26, 2014
1. Tribune Media has a new digital boss, and a new digital strategy (Peter Kafka / Re/code) 2. Verge Hack…
Speech Recognition for Media: It’s Not All About Accuracy
Speech-to-text software has gotten pretty mainstream these days. The most common use is voice commands, especially with mobile devices. Many…
How to Use Blended Learning to Get Over Not Knowing
Every time I move, I spend the first day or so sobbing and eating alone at greasy dives in my…
Twitter Chat on #TruthTrust: How the Media Covers Violence in Chicago, Ferguson
For too long, most local media outlets have taken the same approach to covering violence in their communities: If it…
Daily Must Reads, August 25, 2014
1. Vice News sparks debate on engaging younger viewers (Mark Sweney / The Guardian) 2. Publishers: Ditch your apps; focus…
No Chalkboard Needed: J-Schools Experiment with Blended Learning
Rumors were circulating on Twitter that a teen pop sensation was dead, and it was my job to get the…
#EdShift Chat: Tools & Platforms for Blended Learning
On Tuesday, Aug. 26, our #EdShift chat will focus on blended learning in the classroom. Join us at 1 pm…
Public Media Platform (PMP) Aims to Be ‘Backbone Infrastructure’ of Pub Media
For so long in public media, there has been a dream of interoperability and collaboration where local public stations could…