Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, May 29, 2014
1. J-schools reboot for next-generation needs (Meg Heckman / NewsCheckMedia) 2. An #edtech "Bill of Rights" (Katrina Stevens / EdSurge)…
Daily Must Reads, May 29, 2014
1. Q & A: Tim Cook explains why Apple is buying Beats (Peter Kafka / Re/code) 2. Spreading the gospel…
Social Media Editor a Dead End in Newsrooms? Not for HuffPost’s Kerstin Shamberg
You might hear that the career path of a social media editor is shaky at best — nothing is guaranteed,…
Digital Book World E-book Bestsellers; Week Ending 5-24-14
As the trade dispute between Amazon and Hachette grinds on, there are at least three authors who have less cause…
Futures Lab Update #61: Social Media Marketing via Tagkast, Inside Social
Reported by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle. This week we see how Tagkast is getting brand messaging into photos shared…
5 Ways Watchup Redesigned Its App for the Mobile Video Age
1989. When the Berlin Wall fell down I was only nine. Yet, I can still remember watching my first newscast…
Daily Must Reads, May 28, 2014
1. Is Hollywood to blame? Or journalism? A battle on Twitter (Kristen Hare / Poynter) 2. Twitter and Omnicom strike…
We Need to Take Responsibility for Solving the Media’s Problems
It can be easy to say, “I’m a reporter. I’m just going to interview and write. YOU better figure out…
The Hows and Whys of Metadata for Authors
The word metadata sounds potentially confusing but is really very simple. Its direct translation is “data about data.” When we’re…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, May 27, 2014
1. Hachette apologizes to authors caught in Amazon dispute (Dan Hart / Bloomberg) 2. On the joy of e-books (Margaret…