Futures Lab Video #36: Data Apps, News Experiences and the Newscast Format
Reporting by Reuben Stern, Olga Kyle, Sarah Harkins, Laura Davison, Teddy Nykiel. This week the RJI Futures Lab examines how…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, November 19, 2013
1. Teaching j-school students cybersecurity (Laura Kirchner / Columbia Journalism Review) 2. Why online classes might not be good for…
Daily Must Reads, November 19, 2013
1. Digital First Media CEO: Paywalls are a short-term tactic, at best (Mathew Ingram / GigaOm) 2. Forbes Media explores…
Considering Ethics for Anyone Who Commits Acts of Journalism
Right now there are three major efforts under way to rethink journalism ethics for our changed media landscape. The Online…
Silicon Valley Is Not a Place, But a State of Mind
When I arrived as a Knight Fellow at Stanford, I asked the staff, “Where is Silicon Valley?” I was expecting…
Daily Must Reads, November 18, 2013
1. Journalists are on the move in America and creating a new vitality (Emily Bell / Guardian) 2. Facebook, still…
Why Journalism Needs to ‘Do’ Ethics, Not Focus on Defining Journalists
Ironically, journalists -— a group normally reluctant to theorize —- are today up to their ears in definitions, a favorite…
Daily Must Reads, November 15, 2013
1. How the New York Times neglects business journalism (Felix Salmon / Reuters) 2. On the ethics of data-driven journalism…
Mediatwits #102: Finding the Sweet Spot in Comment Moderation
Last week, the YouTube comments section got a facelift. Now, according to the YouTube announcement, commenters must link their accounts…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, November 14, 2014
1. E Ink records a quarterly profit as e-reader sales increase (Michael Kozlowski / Good E-Reader) 2. The photobook format…