In Hudson River Landing, PR Pros Were Not First Responders
In times of crisis, communications professionals have an important — and increasingly complicated — role to play. We used to…
Rufus Griscom Mixes High, Low Brow on Babble Parenting Site
This is one in an occasional series on MediaShift where I discuss issues in-depth with thought leaders in online media.…
Strategizing Media Software Development: Some Lessons Learned
Here’s a story showing the extent of complications in getting a system going, so I’ll tell it simply. It’s my…
BronxRhymes Uses Locality, Maps to Track History of Hip-Hop
The MediaShift Innovation Spotlight looks in-depth at one great mash-up, database, mapping project or multimedia story that combines technology and…
On Media NYC
Location: New York, NY Top officers from Silicon Valley’s leading Internet companies meet with advertisers to debate on which forces…
Journalists Still a-Twitter About Social Media
Journalists are obsessed with Twitter. Obsessed. They use it, talk about it, analyze it, deconstruct it, reconstruct it, love it,…
Convergence and Disturbance: New Media, Networked Publics, and Pakistan
The above video is one of a large number posted via YouTube by students in Pakistan to share what was…
How Journalism Students Used Twitter to Report on Australian Elections
The micro-blogging platform Twitter was the breakthrough social media tool for journalists in 2008. It became a pipeline for breaking…
Top Five Two Hundred Twenty One
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First Beta Site in the Open Media Project is a Success!
Urbana Public Television, the first of six Public Access TV and Community Technology Centers to implement the model and modules…