Digital Book World’s Top 10 E-book Bestsellers; Week Ending 2-22-14
For a few weeks it seemed as if Amazon Publishing had finally arrived to compete with the world’s largest publishers,…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, February 27, 2014
1. WVU drops ‘journalism’ from j-school’s name (Andrew Beaujon / Poynter) 2. ProPublica opens Data Store with free and 'premium'…
Daily Must Reads, February 27, 2014
1. Report: The Web at 25 in the U.S. (Susannah Fox & Lee Rainie / Pew Internet) 2. 'Mobile-first' has…
Assignment Remix: Hunting for the Power of Networks on Twitter
What do a tiger, a badger and a duck have in common? Throughout February, they're helping demonstrate the power of…
Why Journalists Make Great Entrepreneurs
One day during winter break, I stumbled upon an article about why professional journalists make good entrepreneurs. Reading the article…
Daily Must Reads, February 26, 2014
1. The future of the news business: A monumental Twitter stream all in one place (Marc Andreessen / Andreessen Horowitz)…
Where Did Press Freedom Suffer Most in 2013? Online.
This month the Committee to Protect Journalists released its annual analysis of Attacks on the Press, including a “Risk List”…
Futures Lab Update #48: Edu Content at KQED, Strategy at Lee Enterprises; LinkedIn for Journalists
Reported by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle. This week on the RJI Futures Lab, we see what the newsroom at…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, February 25, 2014
1. Barnes and Noble has lost over $1 billion on Nook (Michael Kozlowski / Good e-Reader) 2. Vook to provide…
Daily Must Reads, February 15, 2014
1. AT&T, Verizon may join Comcast in Netflix streaming deal (Marguerite Reardon / CNET) 2. A new ‘micro-publication’ for deep…