A Strange, Sad Day in Journalism: Romenesko’s Resignation
Aggregation is an underappreciated art. Sure, with a quick tutorial, almost anyone can perform some version of it. But I…
Mediatwits #27: Groupon IPO Mania; Nook Tablet Takes on Kindle
Henry Blodget Welcome to the 27th episode of “The Mediatwits,” the weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift’s…
Cartoonist Prototype Tackles the Most Visible News
At a recent demo day hosted by a Georgia Tech research center, our studio showed a working prototype of the…
Open Source Meets Mobile in Ashoka’s Citizen Media Competition
As world events like Occupy Wall Street, the Arab Spring, and the Japanese tsunami disaster have shown, YouTube and social…
Daily Must Reads, Nov. 10, 2011
The best stories across the web on media and technology 1. The Blessings of Networks: Emily Bell takes on Dean…
E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Nov. 10, 2011
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Amazon’s $79 Kindle costs $84…
Teaching Without Technology?
New technology is a lightning rod and polarizing force because, as Nicholas Carr articulated in his book, “The Shallows: What…
Knight Foundation Extends Medill Journalism Scholarships for Programmers
Four and a half years ago, Northwestern University and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced a novel…
Daily Must Reads, Nov. 9, 2011
The best stories across the web on media and technology 1. FCC and cable companies hope to decrease digital divide…
OpenCourt Goes Back to High School
While the live-stream of Quincy District Court is the cornerstone of our project to open the court through digital technology,…