South African Paper Uses Mobile Services to Engage Readers
In Grahamstown, South Africa, getting and sharing news is a mobile experience. Grocott’s Mail, a local paper, incorporates mobile phones…
WordCamp UK
Location: Manchester, UK WordCamp UK is a conference that brings together people interested in the WordPress open source content management…
4 Minute Roundup: Apple Offers Free Bumpers as iPhone Fix
4MR is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in…
Councilpedia In Private Pilot, Overcoming Tech Challenges
Over the last several months, Gotham Gazette has made major strides on its Councilpedia project, which will help New Yorkers…
Media Consortium Pushes Collaboration to Increase Innovation
Once a week, representatives from liberal publications such as AlterNet, Yes! Magazine, the American Independent News Network, the UpTake, and…
Top 5 July 15
Paper charges 99 cents to comment One-time fee + real name lets you comment at Sun Chronicle Dead cat bounce…
Kachingle Hopes ‘Social Payments’ Can Help Fund Content
If advertising alone isn’t going to support all the online journalism and content sites, and pay walls will just turn…
The Case for Turning Around Print Media Companies
This article was co-authored by Neil Heyside. The media and publishing industry — and print publishing in particular — doesn’t…
Help MediaBugs Make News Sites Track, Correct Errors
Imagine you’re sitting at the back of a classroom. The lecture is on a fascinating topic — the American Civil…
What Working for Wikipedia Taught Me About Collaboration
A little over three years ago, I started working as the communications manager for Wikipedia. I had just moved to…