Publishers: Mobile-First Isn’t Enough
The following is a guest post. See more information about MediaShift guest posts here. While many are waiting for “the…
#EdShift Chat: How to Hack Your Curriculum
On Friday, April 18, our bi-weekly #EdShift chat will focus on helping educators "hack the curriculum" with experiments. The special…
When You Think You’re a Reporter, But You’re Really in Sales
Qualified prospects, CRM and invoices -- all are words I’ve been surprised to find myself uttering this semester as I…
8 Digital Tools Every Journalist Should Try
When Charlie Beckett asked me to join the Polis journalism conference this week at the London School of Economics and Political Science, he…
Daily Must Reads, April 14, 2014
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Courtney Cowgill. 1. Why do journalists hate new…
How Scripps College at Ohio Uses School-Wide Competition to Build Media Entrepreneurship
Coauthored by Andy Alexander As attention to media entrepreneurship builds in journalism programs nationwide, we are using a competition at…
Daily Must Reads, April 11, 2014
1. CNNx lets you watch only the news you care about (Richard Lawler / Engadget) 2. The IMPRESS Project's plans…
Mediatwits #117: Personal Brand Journalism on the Rise as Vox Launches
Vox.com launched this week, the much talked-about explanatory news site headed up by former Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein. There's…
How Watchup 3.0 Is Looking to Get Personal and Android-Friendly
Despite what you might have heard, being a tech entrepreneur is not easy. You spend months crafting a product, from…
Digital Book World’s Top 10 E-book Bestsellers; Week Ending 4-5-14
"Divergent" is this year’s runaway top bestselling e-book in the U.S. — but it’s not the best-selling e-book this week. (In…