EveryBlock FAQ created
Since launching the Knight-funded Web site EveryBlock just over two months ago, we’ve been asked many questions about the project,…
Web Serials Find Their Niche vs. TV
Everyone’s a producer — or so it seems with the availability of video-making tools for just about anyone these days.…
How Do You Balance Anonymity & Accountability?
Here’s your question for the week on Idea Lab. Many people think that anonymity is important online for people who…
Bring On The Clowns
Sometimes I wonder exactly what we’re offering our citizen journalists in return for their hard work. We don’t pay them.…
My Brief, Torrid Affair with the Nokia N95
Mobile media isn’t just the future — it’s the present, big time. Recent research from the Pew Internet and American…
CMLP Legal Guide: Accessing Government Info
Back in January, the Citizen Media Law Project began rolling out its Citizen Media Legal Guide. So far, we’ve published…
Front Porch Forum Makes Friends & Neighbors, But Can It Make Money?
We are a society that lives more and more in our technology-induced bubbles. When we go outside, we wear an…
Keeping it All Together
I wrote a long-ish piece that’s up over at poynter.org about how we organize and manage our crew of three…
Finalists for the Knight News Challenge
The Knight Foundation today posted a list of the finalists for the next round of its News Challenge grant program.…
The New Rules of Media
Last week, I had the honor of giving a speech at Arkansas State University, as part of their Lecture &…