Daily Must Reads, May 21, 2013
1. Oklahoma tornado pictures, videos and messages of hope spread via social media (Mashable) 2. Fox News: 'We will unequivocally defend' Rosen against 'chilling' DOJ…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, May 21, 2013
1. How J-schools are helping students develop entrepreneurial journalism skills (Poynter) 2. What to know about Google Play for education (Edudemic) 3. Using gamification to boost…
Top 10 E-Book Best-Sellers; Week Ending 5-19-13
The Digital Book World E-Book Best-Seller list tracks e-book sales ranking and price data across five major e-book retailers with…
Crowdfunding Journalism: A New Financing Model for Freelancers?
Toronto-based freelance reporter Naheed Mustafa always paid her own way when she reported from abroad. But that meant that about…
Daily Must Reads, May 20, 2013
1. Yahoo purchase of Tumblr shows power shift (WSJ) 2. Tumblr brand will remain, with mostly "hands off" approach by Yahoo (AllThingsD) 3. Chart: Where…
Jose Antonio Vargas on Using Social Media to Change Perceptions and Policy
It’s 4:40 p.m. on a spring Monday in New York City and Jose Antonio Vargas is energized. Armed with a…
New Poderopedia Features Let You Reuse Content, Find Power in Community
The Poderopedia platform helps show the relationships among the elite in a country or region, especially in places where power…
Daily Must Reads, May 17, 2013
1. Yahoo wants to buy Tumblr. Will Facebook swoop in at the last minute? (GigaOm) 2. Bloomberg scandal raises ethics…
Mediatwits #80: Feds Spy on AP, Bloomberg Spies on Feds; Future for Broadcast TV, Radio?
Who's snooping on whom? First came the news that Bloomberg reporters were using the company's terminals to find out when…
Daily Must Reads, May 16, 2013
1. U.S. Attorney General defends DOJ seizure of phone records (NYT) 2. Microsoft's anti-Google campaign gets a boost...from Google (AllThingsD)…