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Daily Must Reads, Nov. 28, 2011

The best stories across the web on media and technology 1. The closed, unfriendly world of Wikipedia (Danny Sullivan) 2. Ten lessons…

Nathan Gibbs

Can Ushahidi Rely on Crowdsourced Verifications?

During the aftermath of the Chilean earthquake last year, the Ushahidi-Chile team received two reports — one through the platform,…

Heather Ford

Juan Williams, Lisa Simeone and Public Media’s Quest for Integrity

Trust “is perhaps the most important asset public broadcasting carries forward into evolving public media future,” writes Byron Knight. Knight…

Stephen J. A. Ward

E-Books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Nov. 23, 2011

The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. For their children, many e-book fans…

Nathan Gibbs

Daily Must-Reads, Nov. 23, 2011

The best stories across the web on media and technology 1. How SOPA would affect you – FAQ (CNET News)2. Alexis Madrigal declares…

Nathan Gibbs

Public Laboratory: Don’t Just Report Science, Do It!

MediaShift’s science journalism coverage is sponsored by the Columbia Journalism School, which offers an innovative specialized M.A. for experienced journalists…

Shannon Dosemagen

Too Big to Be Awesome: Big Giving and Its Discontents

At the Institute for Higher Awesome Studies, our latest research has focused on thinking about the origins of awesome ideas,…

Tim Hwang

Finding the Right Blend of Print and Digital at Meredith’s Recipe.com

I’ll take the Florentine lasagna, please, with a 2D barcode and a mobile app on the side. Food magazines pride…

Susan Currie Sivek

Journalism Education Roundup, Nov. 22, 2011

The best stories across the web on journalism education1. Evaluating Plagiarism: Part I & Part 2 (Best Colleges Online)2. Four ways journalism educators are using…

Nathan Gibbs

Daily Must-Reads, Nov. 22, 2011

The best stories across the web on media and technology 1. For their children, many e-book fans insist on paper (New York…

Nathan Gibbs