Daily Must Reads, July 30, 2013
1. New York Times elevates comments from below the line (Journalism.co.uk) 2. NPR host's live-tweeting of his mother's last moments…
The Future of LocalWiki: Collecting, Sharing and Opening the World’s Local Knowledge
Where we are right now When we started the LocalWiki project a little more than two years ago, we set…
Through Aggregation and Curation, RebelMouse Wants to Tame Social Overload
Social networks are a powerful way to spread the word and spark conversations about great content, but they can present…
Daily Must Reads, July 29, 2013
1. Atlantic Media loses digital driver Justin Smith to Bloomberg (AllThingsD) 2. Why YouTube buffers: The secret deals that make…
Inside Vox Media’s Attempt to Build a Modern Media Stack
Vox Media, the parent company behind tech website The Verge, gaming site Polygon, and sports site SB Nation, is a…
Stricter Filters and Rules Are Not the Answer for Laptops in School
In January, I wrote a piece about the Natick, Mass., public school district’s Digital Conversion, a program designed to transform…
Daily Must Reads, July 26, 2013
1. Journalists at Bradley Manning-Wikileaks trial report hostile conditions for press (Boing Boing) 2. Gawker lets readers rewrite headlines and…
Mediatwits #88: Blog Franchises: Nate Silver at ESPN; Timothy Lee at Washington Post
When a blogger or journalist furthers their personal brand within a newsroom, who benefits? The New York Times’ Nate Silver is…
Solutions for Trustworthy Journalism in a Fact-Checking-Free World
OK, I really just want news I can trust. Couple years ago, I blurted out that "the press should be…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, July 25, 2013
1. European Commission accepts Penguin's proposals to scrap Apple e-book deals (The Next Web) 2. New mobile and online library…