Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, April 10, 2014
1. Journalism needs the right skills to survive (Howard Finberg / Poynter) 2. Webb: Journalism schools need to make the…
Daily Must Reads, April 10, 2014
1. Automattic, steward of Wordpress, snaps up Longreads (Brad Stone / Businessweek) 2. “Journalism is aggregation” (Joshua Benton / Nieman…
How to Create a Successful Online Course — Without Muppets
As it turns out, you don't need Muppets to teach a good online course. I worried about this a few…
Why Publishers Should Care About Wearables, And How They Can Prepare
Everyone is talking about wearable tech and Internet-connected or “smart” devices. And rightfully so. According to the research firm Canalys,…
Journalism and Collaboration: Where Is the Content Creation Ecosystem Headed?
This post originally appeared on Northwestern University Knight Lab’s blog. I once worked at a content creation agency in Boston…
Futures Lab Update #54: How Mobile Is Changing News Gathering and Delivery
Reported by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle. Smartphones and tablets have now surpassed computers as the primary way many audiences…
Daily Must Reads, April 9, 2014
1. More than 50 public interest groups speak out against Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger (Free Press) 2. How some journalists…
Why Audiobooks Are the Next Big Thing in Self-Publishing
I’m listening to the audio version my first book, "Burning the Map." Which means, I’m listening to a talented actor,…
What Alt-Weeklies Can Accomplish with a Startup Mentality
Recently, a group of Knight Fellows visited the offices of Matter, a media-focused venture capital firm in San Francisco, just…
Daily Must Reads, April 8, 2014
1. Twitter launches photo-centric profile redesign (Harrison Weber / VentureBeat) 2. Vox Media ventures into general news and news analysis…