How Technology Could Mean Safer Reporting for Mexican Journalists
Being a journalist in Mexico is dangerous. Reporters working in states most affected by drug-related violence have seen their beat…
Futures Lab Update #47: Personalization Ideas From the Washington Post and iStrategy Labs
Reported by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle. This week we will explore personalized experiences with news and advertising, as envisioned…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, February 18, 2014
1. Lower prices for unlimited e-books (Neil Parmar / CNN Money) 2. Library consortium tests interlibrary loans of e-books (Jennifer…
Daily Must Reads, February 18, 2014
1. Snowden documents reveal covert surveillance, pressure tactics aimed at WikiLeaks and supporters (Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept) 2. Is…
‘The YouTube War’: Citizen Videos Revolutionize Human Rights Monitoring in Syria
When I started working on human rights crises seven years ago, a promising and groundbreaking way to monitor violations were…
Daily Must Reads, February 14, 2014
1. Sleeper issue peers around the corner of Comcast-Time Warner deal (Amy Schatz / Re/code) 2. Netflix’s 'House of Cards'…
Radiotopia Explores New Model for Sustainability in Digital-First Radio Programming
PRX has released Radiotopia, a collective of amazing storytelling shows and producers. Our ambition is to bring great stories to…
What Really Matters in Sochi? The Scene or What’s Behind It?
What began as a story about the world’s most elite competitors proudly representing their nations in Sochi has taken a…
Mediatwits #109: Comcast-Time Warner Mega-Merger; Social Media Mess at Olympics
First, cable company Charter Communications made a run at buying Time Warner Cable. That ended up being a prelude to…
Futures Lab Update #46: NPR’s Connected Car App, Project Thunderdome, and NewsGuru
Reported by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle. This week's RJI Futures Lab shows how NPR got an app into GM's internet-enabled cars;…