FCC Should Expand E-Rate Program to Boost Digital Literacy
The Federal Communications Commission recently asked for public comment on its plans to streamline and increase the E-rate program for…
Daily Must Reads, September 20, 2013
1. AllThingsD severs ties with Dow Jones, still looking for a potential buyer or partner (Mathew Ingram / GigaOm) 2.…
Mediatwits #95: Hate Speech and Miss America: Where Do Publishers Draw the Line?
In the digital age, speed is key. So when an event is unfolding – say, the crowning of the new…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, September 19, 2013
1. E-book best-seller prices tick up after all-time lows (Jeremy Greefield / Digital Book World) 2. iStorytime debuts a "Netflix…
Daily Must Reads, September 19, 2013
1. Reuters ends plans for ambitious direct-to-reader service (Leslie Kaufman / New York Times) 2. Study: Most mobile news consumers…
How to Crowdfund a Million Dollar Arts Project
I was sad to note on Monday that, with 14 days to go, the New York City Opera had raised…
How ‘Roads Kill’: Pulitzer Center Visualizes Global Safety Crisis
Stories about death on the highway have been appearing in newspapers since the beginning of newspapers. During my early days…
Daily Must Reads, September 18, 2013
1. YouTube will allow offline viewing on its mobile apps (Catherine Shu / TechCrunch) 2. The best magazine on the…
3 Ways Documentary Filmmakers Are Making Webisodes Work
Webisodes, which have long been hyped as a new form of online entertainment (but rarely lived up to it), are…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, September 17, 2013
1. A new framework for how Afghan schools teach journalism (Institute for War Peace Reporting) 2. TechStars-powered Kaplan EdTech Accelerator…