Poll: How Do You Like to Experience Live Events?
When it comes to breaking news events, or even staged events like an Apple gadget announcement, the best way to…
Daily Must Reads, June 28, 2013
1. ProPublica introduces a magazine to reach new readers on mobile (Nieman) 2. Is the Internet disappearing? The spread of link rot (Reuters) 3. Turkey…
Mediatwits #85: Live Events Special: Texas Tribune on Senate Filibuster; Vox Media on Live-Blogging
This week’s episode focuses on the role of live coverage in the media ecosystem. When does it work? When does…
3 Reasons Participatory Journalism Will Rise at Traditional Newsrooms
Editor’s Note: This blog post is the third installment in a 3-part series intended to look at engaging citizen reporters…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, June 27, 2013
1. Why science fiction is where the action is for e-books (io9) 2. Authors express disdain about e-book royalties (Good E-Reader) 3. Writer uses self-publishing…
Daily Must Reads, June 27, 2013
1. Wikileaks volunteer was a paid informant for the FBI (Wired) 2. On Wendy Davis' filibuster (and DOMA): When Twitter does what journalism…
Costa Rican Paper Tells a Visual Story of Obama Visit
When U.S. President Barack Obama visited San José, Costa Rica this spring, he brought along the biggest security operation in the…
Daily Must Reads, June 26, 2013
1. Live analysis of the Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage (NYT) 2. Do we need more kinds of social media…
Why Andy Baio’s ‘Kind of Bloop’ Copyright Case Shouldn’t Dissuade Fair Use
Creative geek Andy Baio had a hellish experience with copyright and fair use when he made "Kind of Bloop," a…
Indiegogo CEO Slava Rubin Expects More Journalism Campaigns, Disintermediation
Crowdfunding site Indiegogo, launched in 2008, was a pioneer in helping anyone anywhere raise money from anyone in the world.…