Can Technorati Beat Google at Blog Search?
“It doesn’t matter what Internet business you’re in,” Richard Jalichandra, the CEO of blog search engine Technorati told me recently.…
What Will 2009 Bring for Journalism?
…it is hard to imagine what America would look like without the small and shrinking number of people who engage…
The Place of Blogs in Journalism Education
Blogs have become part of the editorial furniture of most news sites. In the U.S., 95% of the top 100…
Ethnic Hyperlocal News Network Launched in L.A.
A project billed as the “first-ever online network of ethnic citizen journalists” was launched last week in Los Angeles. Called…
Language as a Bridge to Inclusion
Deaf people can participate in citizen journalism through written language tools. Given this, why do I believe that using American…
Online Filmmakers Offer New Glimpses of Iran
The last time we checked in with Iran Inside Out, project leader Shaghayegh Azimi had just finished a trailer video…
Big Pictures Help Tell Big Stories at Boston.com
The MediaShift Innovation Spotlight looks in-depth at one great mash-up, database, mapping project or multimedia story that combines technology and…
Interactive Journalism
The A.Q. Miller School of Journalism hosted an informational meeting with local elected public officials on Wednesday, November 19, to…
News and Information as Digital Media Come of Age
After a year of study, countless meetings, and at least two conferences, a team of researchers at Harvard’s Berkman Center…
Your Guide to Alternative Business Models for Newspapers
From time to time, I’ll give an overview of one broad MediaShift topic, annotated with online resources and plenty of…