Daily Must Reads, August 12, 2014
1. #IfTheyGunnedMeDown and what hashtag activism does right (James Poniewozik / TIME) 2. Media and entertainment CFOs shift their primary…
Teaching the Digital Media Revolution Without Disregarding the Past
Communications professors at Tec of Monterrey had a visitor last week, Thom Gencarelli of Manhattan College, who made us think…
5 Tips for Better Collaboration on Media Tech Projects
This post originally appeared on Northwestern University Knight Lab’s blog. With code sometimes you have to run before you can…
Daily Must Reads, August 11, 2014
1. Do documentary filmmakers need data about their audiences? (Lene Sillesen / Columbia Journalism Review) 2. Why BuzzFeed is launching…
Which Subscription Service is Best for Self-Published Authors: Kindle Unlimited, Scribd or Oyster?
Amazon’s new Kindle Unlimited e-book reader subscription program caused a real commotion in the publishing industry last month. But how…
#EdShift Chat: Does Accreditation Help or Hurt J-Schools?
On Tuesday, August 12, our #EdShift chat will focus on accreditation in journalism schools. Join us at 1 ET/12 CT/10…
Three Eye-Opening Days at NYU’s ITP: ‘The Center for the Recently Possible’
At NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP), nothing is what it seems. Just past the elevator doors opening onto the program’s…
Daily Must Reads, August 8, 2014
1. Digital editions up slightly at U.S. magazines (Andrew Beaujon / Poynter) 2. Timeline of China’s social media crackdowns (Eva…
Mediatwits #125: How Far Does Plagiarism Go in the Age of BuzzFeed?
We’re back! After our summer hiatus, the Mediatwits podcast is back in action, this week discussing how far plagiarism charges…
Upcoming Events in Digital Media: Aug. 8 Edition
Each week, MediaShift posts an ongoing list of upcoming events in the digital media and journalism world. These will be…