Daily Must Reads, June 3, 2014
1. FAA weighs letting film, TV industry use drones (Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal) 2. As TV time-shifting grows,…
The Amazon/Hachette Battle and Why It’s Great to Be a Self-Published Author
After a fantastic BEA (Book Expo America), I've been digesting the whole Amazon/Hachette battle. I’ve basically come to the conclusion…
3 Questions for Forbes’ Mark Howard About Native Advertising
Native advertising is still a much embattled practice, with some struggling to define practices, others declaring it a temporary fix,…
#EdShift Chat: How to Use Social Media Ethically
On Friday, June 6, our biweekly #EdShift chat will focus on how to avoid ethical minefields when using social media…
Daily Must Reads, June 2, 2014
1. The art and science of data-driven journalism (Alexander Howard / Tow Center) 2. Virtual newsroom: Getting journalism done in…
Classroom into Newsroom: 9 Steps to a Multimedia Class Project
Like many of you, I embrace the guide-on-the-side model for teaching vs. the sage-on-the-stage version. That’s why each spring, about…
Daily Must Reads, May 30, 2014
1. LeVar Burton gets $2 million via Kickstarter to bring back Reading Rainbow (Sam Thielman / AdWeek) 2. Turkey sentences…
Mediatwits #124: What Medium Means for Writers and Why You Should Care
Medium was created by Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone in 2012, with the mission of helping good writing…
Two Google Doodles Help Visualize Google’s Lack of Diversity
Disclaimer: I’ve been a contractor with Google’s civic research team this year. I also bought two shares of Google stock…
Don’t Become a Bad Meme: Learning to Verify Social Media Images
A deadline is approaching. As the seconds run out on this very minute, you need to meet that deadline with…