7 Ways to Incorporate Data Journalism Into Your Classes
Let’s start with some analysis of why I chose seven ways to incorporate data journalism into your classes. I’m Irish,…
Daily Must Reads, July 9, 2014
1. The New Yorker alters its online strategy (Ravi Somaiya / New York Times) 2. Dean Baquet’s first digital initiative:…
6 Questions for the Tow Center’s Alex Howard on Data Journalism
Alexander B. Howard is a writer and editor based in Washington, D.C. He is currently a fellow at the Tow…
Daily Must Reads, July 8, 2014
1. Scammers, hackers and spies hit campaign trail (Byron Tau / Politico) 2. Guardian News & Media loss narrows, with…
E-Book & Self-Publishing Roundup, July 8, 2014
1. The effectiveness of free e-books is declining, according to Smashwords (Dianna Dilworth / GalleyCat) 2. MyPublishingAssistant lets authors streamline…
Take an Interviewing Approach to Find Stories in Data
Interviewing is a skill. I've heard this repeatedly as a college student, at journalism conferences and in newsrooms. Not all…
Crowdfunding: What It Is — And What It’s Not
Recently I came across a fundraising campaign by a consortium of non-profits in the US earlier this year to raise…
#EdShift Chat: Teaching Data Journalism
On Tuesday, July 8, our #EdShift chat will focus on covering data in courses, part of our special series "Teaching…
Daily Must Reads, July 7, 2014
1. Inside Google’s big plan to race Amazon to your door (Jason Del Rey / Re/code) 2. Investigation shows NSA…
Futures Lab Update #66: Public Radio Via Internet Devices
This week we find out how two major public radio providers are responding to the rise of audio listening on…