Toronto Star Tests Monthly E-Book Subscriptions
The Toronto Star is testing the e-book market with a dedicated subscription model. Launched in November 2012, Star Dispatches is…
OpenNews Revamps Code Sprints; Sheetsee.js Wins First Grant
Back at the Hacks/Hackers Media Party in Buenos Aires, I announced the creation of Code Sprints — funding opportunities to…
Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, April 9, 2013
1. Confirmed: Elsevier has bought Mendeley for $69-$100 million to expand its open, social education data efforts (TechCrunch) 2.…
Daily Must Reads, April 9, 2013
1. Just six months after being acquired, Twitter’s Vine hits top free spot on Apple’s app store (TechCrunch) 2. Frank…
How I Created the Ultimate Tweet with Text, Pictures and an Audio Report
Typing 140 characters and adding a link or photo is so 2010. Too many news organizations merely place web or…
Daily Must Reads, April 8, 2013
1. How mobile has changed daily news consumption and why you need to understand it (The Media Briefing) 2. Wikileaks…
Automated Ad Exchanges Will Dominate If They Address Fraud, Privacy Issues
Imagine if advertising functioned like a complex modern stock exchange, through which billions of dollars flowed electronically in transactions lasting…
Poll: What Do You Think About Sponsored Content (Native Ads)?
Have you ever stumbled upon a really entertaining ad? It was funny, entertaining, maybe even enlightening, and you even passed…
10 Simple Steps to Get Your Journalism Project Funded
This post was written by Jordan Young of the Knight News Innovation Lab and originally appeared on the Lab’s blog.…
Daily Must Reads, April 5, 2013
1. When beloved movie critic Roger Ebert lost his voice to cancer, he reclaimed it with the Internet (Sun-Times) 2.…