Futures Lab Update #67: News Tailored for Younger Audiences
This week we venture to New York to peek inside two organizations that are gaining traction with serious news tailored…
The Journey to Teaching High School Journalism in Texas
For most of us, high school was so long ago that we can hardly remember what we were taught and…
Digital Book World E-book Bestsellers; Week Ending 7-12-14
John Green is having a good year. For the tenth straight week, his teen hit "The Fault in Our Stars" is…
Daily Must Reads, July 16, 2014
1. Google finally gives up on its real-name policy for Google+ — but will anyone care? (Mathew Ingram / GigaOm)…
How Data Journalism Can Become a Revenue Supplement for News Organizations
The byproducts of journalism rarely have value to anyone besides the reporters who gather and assemble the information. (Exhibit A:…
Collab/Space NYC: Coverage, Photos and More
Collab/Space NYC, an event sponsored by Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and hosted by the Ford Foundation and PBS MediaShift on July…
The Debate on Drones: Navigation for Journalists
Journalism needs to get "a seat at the table so that free press rights and free speech rights are part…
Daily Must Reads, July 15, 2014
1. Google has received 75,000 'right to be forgotten' requests, is receiving 1,000 more every day (William Turvill / The…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, July 15, 2014
1. Readers gravitate away from free e-books (Mike Kozlowski / Good e-Reader) 2. Amazon tells authors 100% royalty offer was…
Want to Come Up With a Good Startup Idea? Throw Away a Bunch of Bad Ones
The startup process is a dramatic roller coaster ride. It’s thrilling when you discover new gold mines, but crushing when…