Why Venture Capital Is Flowing to Latin American Media
Venture capitalists in Latin America are looking for digital media startups with rapid growth, a plan for monetization, and international…
What Local News Networks Can Learn From Coffee Apps
This post originally appeared on the Local News Lab. Recently the New York Times introduced their NYT Now mobile news…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, July 1, 2014
1. Book revenues are up — but without e-books, they'd be plummeting (Kelsey McKinney / Vox) 2. Why it’s difficult…
Daily Must Reads, July 1, 2014
1. US National Archives to upload all holdings to Wikimedia Commons (Julian Chokkattu / TechCrunch) 2. Truth Goggles launches as…
5 Fun Programming Projects to Help Learn Python
This post originally appeared on Northwestern University Knight Lab’s blog. Learning a new programming language is both the most exciting…
Why and How Freelancers Should Encrypt
The following is a guest post. See more information about MediaShift guest posts here. In this post I'm going to bang…
Daily Must Reads, June 30, 2014
1. AP will use robots to write some business stories (Andrew Beaujon / Poynter) 2. Google Glass to be banned…
10 Tips for Training the Next Generation of Foreign Correspondents
On the first day of most of my classes, I invite students to introduce themselves by describing their dream job.…
The Urgent Need to Shield Journalism in the Age of Surveillance
In the post-Edward Snowden era, newsrooms are increasingly aware of state-sponsored breaches of privacy and the threat they pose to…
9 Innovation Projects to Present at Collab/Space New York
Fresh off last year’s successful and invigorating Collab/Space workshop in Atlanta, we’re bringing Collab/Space to New York City. This year’s…