How to Visualize Data With OpenSpending
OpenSpending is a database, analysis, and visualization tool for budget- and expenditure-related data. It acts as a data warehouse, giving…
The Rise of ‘Hybrid Authors’ Who Have Self-Published and Had Publishers
The rise of self-publishing as a viable economic model for authors has started to disrupt the book publishing business --…
Daily Must Reads, September 4, 2013
1. Journalist Barrett Brown faces prison for posting hyperlink (Committee to Protect Journalists) 2. When print constrains digital (Nieman Lab)…
How to Set the Right Price for Your Self-Published Book
In addition to the writing and the marketing and promotion of a book, self-published authors even have to get as…
Public Open Data: The Good, the Bad, the Future
New technology tools, combined with raised expectations among voters and stakeholders for government transparency, have sparked a movement toward “open…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, September 3, 2013
1. The digital lives of teens: Turning 'Do as I say' into 'Do as I do' (Edutopia) 2. College papers…
Daily Must Reads, September 3, 2013
1. Microsoft to buy Nokia's device business in deal worth over $7 billion (AllThingsD) 2. CBS returns, triumphant, to cable…
Special Series: Authors as Entrepreneurs
The role of the author in today's ever-shifting digital publishing landscape is a complicated one. The job doesn't stop when…
Are You a Code-Curious Journalist? Here’s a Quick Guide to Online Tutorials
“I definitely think that coding now is a kind of a literacy, no matter what position you are in.” --Louise…
Guy Kawasaki’s 6 Entrepreneurial Tips for Authors
In 2011 the publisher of my book, "Enchantment," could not fill an order for 500 e-book copies. It was a…