Todd Vogt’s Vision for Local Media in San Francisco
When it comes to buying newspapers, Todd Vogt has doubled down on print media in San Francisco. As the co-owner,…
At Personal Democracy Forum, Snowden & Co. Turn Focus To Encryption
Just as the Personal Democracy Forum (PDF) was commencing last year, news broke that a young ex-CIA analyst working under…
Daily Must Reads, June 9, 2014
1. The great satirical-news scam of 2014 (Emmett Rensin / The New Republic) 2. Should you have a right to…
WVU J-School Brainstorms an Experimental News Venture
You have infinite resources, no obstacles, a talented startup staff and brilliant students: Now build an experimental venture from scratch.…
Daily Must Reads, June 6, 2014
1. Report: Who gets a press pass? (Digital Media Law Project) 2. Verizon threatens Netflix with legal action over congestion…
7 Lessons Learned by the Mediatwits Podcast, as We Go on Hiatus
We've had a great run so far with our weekly Mediatwits podcast, with 124 great episodes on topics as varied…
J-School Hackathon at UNC: Coverage, Video, Photos and More
The Journalism School Hackathon that the Reese News Lab and PBS MediaShift hosted last weekend brought together journalism students from all…
Lessons Learned During Germany’s Biggest Journalism Crowdfunding Campaign
At first it seems like a playful (and mildly insulting) term, but the cause is serious: German project "Krautreporter" aims…
A Rising Model for Newsrooms at the Innovation News Center at Florida
Matt Sheehan is the director of the Innovation News Center in the College of Journalism & Communications at the University of Florida.…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, June 5, 2014
1. Going Google: Lessons learned from rolling out 1200 Chromebooks (Brandon Phenix / EdSurge) 2. Will MOOCs undermine top business…