Mediatwits #115: State of the News Media: Rise of Digital News Ventures
On Wednesday, Pew released its eleventh annual State of the News Media report, featuring a wealth of data and analysis…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, March 27, 2014
1. Willow Bay to lead journalism school at USC Annenberg (Kristen Hare / Poynter) 2. Columbia’s Year Zero, aiming to…
Daily Must Reads, March 27, 2014
1. Twitter challenges Turkey ban, Erdogan holds fast (Humeyra Pamuk & Orhan Coskun / Reuters) 2. Why movie streaming sites…
Digital Book World’s Top 10 E-book Bestsellers; Week Ending 3-22-14
HarperCollins is having a "Hunger Games" moment; another year or so of these kinds of sales, and it will become a…
With Turkey at a Crossroads Politically, Free Speech Rights at Stake
In less than a week, Turkish voters will cast their ballots in local elections widely seen as a test of support for…
From Blog to Glass: Experiential Learning Through SXSW
Over the last seven years, my students and I have covered South By Southwest Interactive, the massive media and technology conference held…
Daily Must Reads, March 26, 2014
1. Pew finds embattled newspaper industry still pulls in more than half of all news revenue (Rick Edmonds / Poynter)…
State of the News Media 2014: Video, Mobile Soar; Digital Native Pubs Expand
Revenue strategies and the rise of digital and mobile are heavy on the minds of media players, investors and consumers,…
Futures Lab Update #52: Newspaper Video Takes On TV News; Inside New Curation Apps
Reported by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle. This week we see how one newspaper hopes to compete with local television…
Hawaii First State to Propose Civic Crowdfunding Legislation
Hawaii has become the first state to propose a bill supporting civic crowdfunding, as it seeks to raise funds for…