Teaching Journalism in an Age When News Comes to You
Does it matter where a story comes from, as long as it makes the news? Apparently it doesn’t matter at…
Who’s the Winner in the Google-Motorola Deal?
Deals like this don’t come along every day. The search giant Google has rarely strayed into this kind of massive…
Mobile Tech Brings Hope to Children in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, it’s common for people to receive information over their mobile phones rather than using email or the Internet.…
Mediatwits #16: Why Google Bought Motorola; Yahoo Scoops ESPN Big-Time
Tim Carmody Welcome to the 16th episode of “The Mediatwits,” the weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift’s…
Revolution in Georgia: Student Newspaper Goes Digital First
The Red & Black, one of the largest and most-feted college newspapers in the country, recently dropped a bombshell on…
Top 5, August 18, 2011
BBC News: We may use photos posted on social networks Will post without permission only in ‘exceptional situations’ News sites…
3 Ways Google-Motorola Doesn’t Make Sense (And 5 Ways it Does)
Google’s $12.5 billion deal to purchase Motorola Mobility was foolish, savvy, naive or clever, according to various analysts commenting over…
The Awesome Foundation Fosters News Innovation, $1K at a Time
The citizen journalism and new media movements have made it increasingly possible for anyone to be heard in the media,…
HBO Go App Shakes Up the Streaming TV Scene
In a second-quarter earnings letter to investors distributed last month, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said the biggest threats to his…
Public Lab Helps Communities Do ‘Civic Science’ Investigations
Recently, a resident of Plaquemines Parish, La., made a striking comment to me about the importance of local involvement and…