Local News Needs ‘Bottom Up’ Structure to Survive
This week Orkney Today announced it was closing. The paper, which served the small islands of Orkney just off the…
How Aftonbladet Varies Paid Content with Clubs, Micropayments
While newspapers in the U.S. are struggling to find ways to fund online content, Aftonbladet, the most read newspaper in…
Media Law in the Digital Age
Location: Atlanta, GA This conference looks at legal aspects of the digital media revolution, including copyright and libel laws. >…
‘Liquid Newsroom’ Project Developed with Radical Openness
People often think it’s best to hide their good ideas and develop them in secret. The goal is to beat…
‘Sourcing Through Texting’ Brings Public into Radio Investigations
If a large truck illegally barrels through a neighborhood and no reporters are around to see it, does it make…
A Guide to Rising Public Media Networks in the U.S.
While it’s taken public broadcasters awhile to catch up to the possibilities and dynamics of social and mobile media platforms,…
Top 5 Sept 23, 2010
New Forbes.com Redesign of site comes with launch of Forbes 400 list Remarkable iPhone review A blind person evaluates the…
The Challenge of Digital Media in the Classroom
Education content on MediaShift is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell…
How to Build a Website: One Piece at a Time
The likelihood that an online video editing site, a 21st century technological innovation if ever there were one, would draw…
An Anaylsis of Six Journalism Startups
In the last few weeks there has been some interesting and exciting news in the journalism startup world. I wanted…