Daily Must Reads, March 1, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook launches timeline feature for…
Technology Journalism: The Jobs Are There; the Journalists Are Not
BARCELONA — If journalism is a profession in trouble, you would never know it from the newsroom at the Mobile…
Can Journalism Find Its Own ‘Brooklyn Boheme’ to Inspire Collaboration?
In 1980s Brooklyn, Spike Lee knocked on Branford Marsalis’ door to introduce himself; Marsalis was soon playing saxophone for several…
Data-Driven Investigative Journalism: No Laughing Matter
Jon Stewart is really, really funny when he makes fun of journalism. In “The Daily Show’s“ parody of the broadcast…
How Knight Improved Its News Challenge Grant Process
It seems so obvious that a contest to further innovation would itself innovate, so few were surprised when the Knight…
Journo-Coders Take NICAR 12 to a Whole New Level
I spent a rapid-fire 23 hours in St. Louis this weekend at the NICAR 12 conference. For those who don’t…
Daily Must Reads, Feb. 29, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Google to co-host conference on…
5 Theories on the Death of Cable TV — And Why They’re Wrong
It’s become popular to declare the imminent demise of pay television. Whether at the hands of Google/YouTube, or as a…
What Will Bring More Attention to the Civic Value of Journalism?
For this month’s Carnival of Journalism I am going to invoke the rule of “no apologies” and change the question…
Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Feb. 28, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Vancouver news site offers readers “master classes” (Nieman…