DocumentCloud: Why Talking to People Matters
I hopped down to New Orleans this week, to tell even more journalists about DocumentCloud, a catalog of primary source…
What Do You Think of the New Line of Kindles?
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had his Steve Jobs moment this week, unveiling a slew of new Kindles, a new Silk…
How to Partner With a Pro on Your Self-Published Book
With triple-digit growth in self-publishing services, technologies evolving weekly, and advertising hype, it’s tough for authors to figure out which…
Top 5, September 29, 2011
Will cable operators go a la carte? Lost a million customers last year Social-bookmarking site Delicious relaunches Website has new…
2011 Knight-Batten Winners Include Storify, Andy Carvin
Since 2003, the winners of the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism have encouraged new forms of information sharing, increased…
Hyper-Local Heaven at UC Berkeley’s Journalism School
I’ve said this many times before: The driving force behind my career has been to increase the level of transparency…
Class, Turn on Your Cell Phones: It’s Time to Text
As we noted in August, cell phones are in the hands of the vast majority of adults, and whether schools…
Best Coverage, Analysis of Amazon Kindle Fire Announcement
Amazon recently made waves by announcing its new Kindle Fire tablet, running a custom version of Android and starting at…
Public Radio Stations Make Space for Innovation at PRPC
What does innovation feel like? According to newly minted MacArthur genius Jad Abumrad, it’s a bit like being chased by…
Top 5, September 28, 2011
Amazon unveils Kindle Fire= Low cost Android tablets undercut Apple on price Netflix finally gets good news Acquires new steaming…