Knight Announces Winners for News Challenge on Data
The Knight Foundation today announced the winners of the second round of its News Challenge, a contest aimed at funding…
Literary Agent Jason Ashlock: Big Book Publishers Not Innovating Fast Enough
When I saw Jason Ashlock take part in a panel on the future of book publishing at the Aspen Summer…
E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, September 20, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Amazon is the most lucrative…
Daily Must Reads, September 20, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.1. Journal Register likely to reduce print…
Wedding Magazines Are Secretly How-To Guides for Collaboration
I never thought I would be the type of person who pored over wedding magazines. But after I got engaged,…
Can PayPal Cut Off ‘Sugar Daddy’ Dating Sites?
Online dating services have been around for quite a while, and through them, members of just about any social subgroup…
As Burma Opens, Vietnam Clamps Down on Critiques by Bloggers
RANGOON, Burma — It is a sign of the times that a journalist in Burma is writing about a freedom…
NextDrop Starts Small to Make a Big Impact on Water Supply in India
When smart people tell us that NextDrop’s isn’t making the social impact we really hope to be making, we usually…
Daily Must Reads, September 19, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.1. Twitter Updates Its Apps, Including for…
‘Circle of 6’ Mobile App Helps Prevent Violence, Sexual Assault on Campus
When Twitter user @MindofAndre sent filmmaker and activist Nancy Schwartzman a message on Twitter alerting her to the Apps Against…