Daily Must Reads, March 28, 2013
1. Garfield: There is no ‘golden age’ of journalism: Free does not mean better (Guardian) 2. A driving force behind…
Fact-Checking Social Media: The Case of the Pope and the Dictator
Did Pope Francis play a major role in Argentina’s Dirty War? Reporters claim they can substantiate this allegation. They published…
Why Media Sites Should Adopt Responsive Design
Responsive design is the big buzz of 2013. If 2012 was foretold to bring prosperity based on the Chinese zodiac,…
Daily Must Reads, March 27, 2013
1. Hashtags considered #harmful (Nieman) 2. New Flipboard: News and posts handpicked and shared (AllThingsD) 3. Facebook’s Zuckerberg starting a…
Business Insider Just Told College Students Their Secrets of Success
Earlier this month, in a Manhattan hotel conference room, a student journalist admitted being nervous about an upcoming business reporting…
Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, March 26, 2013
1. Beware of the high cost of ‘free’ online courses (NYT) 2. Colleges weigh options on student response systems (EdTech)…
Daily Must Reads, March 26, 2013
1. BBC launches ‘expert women database’ to help its journalists diversify sources (Poynter) 2. Summly’s teenaged founder says he wants…
Instant Fact-Checking? Washington Post’s Truth Teller Goes There
The Washington Post is creating an algorithm to augment its fact checking of political speeches. How might it work? And…
How One Student Went Mobile-Only for a Day on Campus
Recently, Reese News Lab students have conducted experiments in living without a smartphone and social media. But because the lab…
Daily Must Reads, March 25, 2013
1. F.A.A. may loosen curbs on fliers’ use of electronics (NYT) 2. What if the Google Reader readers just don’t…