Daily Must Reads, September 17, 2013
1. Reddit bans subreddit dedicated to finding the Navy Yard shooters (Andrea Peterson / Washington Post) 2. Survey: Nearly two-thirds…
How Female Media Entrepreneurs Partner Early to Grow Revenue, Audience
While attending industry events, Laura Fraser started to get excited by the newfound focus on longform journalism models and startups…
How a Pay Wall Changes the Engagement Equation
The advertising-driven model of digital journalism depends on maximizing page views, as The Onion bluntly reminded us when it mocked…
Daily Must Reads, September 16, 2013
1. Retailers fight exile from Gmail inboxes (Claire Cane Miller & Stephanie Clifford / NYT) 2. Former NSA and CIA…
Your Guide to DIY Crowdfunding Tools (to Avoid Kickstarter Fees)
Kickstarter pioneered a set of rules and an uncluttered visual grammar that has become the familiar frame for online fundraising,…
Data Storytelling Takes Center Stage at OKCon in Geneva
The biannual Open Knowledge Conference, the world's leading event in open knowledge, is taking place this week in Geneva. This…
Poll: What’s the Best Way to Promote Diversity in Media?
Are we living in a post-racial world? Not quite. In both the traditional media business and the booming new media…
Daily Must Reads, September 13, 2013
1. The Twitter of tomorrow (New Yorker) 2. NSA mimics Google to monitor 'target' web users (Mother Jones) 3. Media…
Mediatwits #94: How Riptide Sunk Legacy Media; Ugly Sexism at Disrupt, Business Insider
This was not a stellar week for the tech media world. The Riptide project was an in-depth look by news…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, September 12, 2013
1. Barnes and Noble's annual meeting: "Look, no one is happy with Nook" (GigaOm) 2. Smashwords launches series manager (Good…