10 Types of Foundation-Led Projects Changing the Local Media Landscape
Local foundations are becoming key players in the emerging local news ecosystem by funding news and information projects or creating their own.Knowing that, the Knight Foundation has distributed more than $16 million to 85 challenge win...
Daily Must Reads, Jan. 12, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Nathan Gibbs
1. The Philadelphia Experiment: Why a media company wants to be a tech incubator (Nieman Journalism Lab)
2. The magical (and sometimes ridiculous) gadgets of tomorrow (The Wirecutter)
3. Inside the NYT's hyper-local efforts (Street Fight)
4. Disqus: People using pseudonyms post the highest-quality...
2012: Why the Web Is Not Dead and Other Flashpoints
First the easy predictions for the new year: In 2012 we'll see a rise of politics in the digisphere, along with reporting as if the phenomenon is a surprise; more strum over the Murdochs' drum; and a snazzy new iPad 3.But, there are...
6 Tips to Support Digital News Through Advertising
This is the first in a series of columns on new business models for news and other media. You'll be able to find other stories in the series by clicking on the Business Models tag.One of the toughest ways to support a...
Mediatwits #10: Apple Backpedals on iPad Subs; GWU Study on Local News
Welcome to the tenth episode of "The Mediatwits," the weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift's Mark Glaser and Dorian Benkoil, filling in for Rafat Ali. This week's show looks at the changes in Apple's subscrip...
Mediatwits #10: Apple Backpedals on iPad Subs; GWU Study on Local News
Welcome to the tenth episode of "The Mediatwits," the weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift's Mark Glaser and Dorian Benkoil, filling in for Rafat Ali. This week's show looks at the changes in Apple's subscrip...
Create or Die 2: Boosting Coverage of Underserved Communities
The Greensboro 52. That's the label a group of journalists, students, educators and community members adopted during the Create or Die 2 conference in Greensboro, N.C., which took place June 2 to 5.The label takes its inspiration from th...
Mediatwits #3: HuffPost Lawsuit and Grading AOL; ‘Write More Good’ Author
Welcome to the third episode of "The Mediatwits," the new revamped longer form weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift's Mark Glaser along with PaidContent founder Rafat Ali. This week's show looks at the recent...
AOL Buys Local Aggregator Outside.In
AOL has purchased Outside.In, one of many startups that's tried to figure out how to make local and "hyper-local" news work. The New York-based startup didn't seem to crack the code either, but at least you can see why AOL might be interested in its team or technology, given Tim Armstrong's focus on local with...
Blizzard Builds KOMU Community with Mobile Video, Facebook
Education content on MediaShift is sponsored by the USC Annenberg nine-month M.A. in Specialized Journalism. USC's highly customized degree programs are tailored to the experienced journalist and gifted amateur. Learn more about ho...
