Hyperlocal Sites Can Deliver More Than Display Ads
Mark Glaser, our host on Mediashift, asked: “ … is there something (hyper-local news sites) can offer the businesses beyond…
“Navigating Life” is No Longer a Metaphor
Once upon a time, four travelers began a global quest… So says the video that launches, Urbanista Diaries, the second…
What Journalism Needs: A Product People Want
When journalists were asked in a recent survey= to identify the most important aspect of their work, 91% said “make…
(Only) Two Visions for the Future of Blogging?
An interesting battle of the blogging titans was covered in the “Bits” section of today’s New York Times. It’s basically…
The Read and Write Library
From cataloguing books to training users how to blog At least six times a week, Gabriel Venegas, a dedicated and…
All the Summaries Fit to Print
As so many people who blog here have observed, newspapers face a quandary as they struggle to attract and keep…
Africa’s Social Media Conundrum
Mark Glaser is traveling this week, but we’re happy to have Sokari Ekine filling in as a special guest blogger.…
How Can Ads Support Community News?
I’m going to be posting weekly questions here on Idea Lab to spark discussion by the various authors, as well…
The Case for Local Ownership of Newspapers
Beating the street looking for a job in journalism is not a pleasant thought these days. As the firing of…
What Drives News Decisions (What Are They Thinking)?
Senator Barack Obama mischaracterized statements of Reverend Jeremiah Wright. To be charitable, there’s only so many media narratives any one…