How Apps Are Making the ‘Third Screen’ a Primary Screen for Historical TV
On the last day of the History Makers International conference, a three-day event consisting of award presentations, panel discussions, and master classes for producers and broadcasters, a particular tweet caught my eye: "At third screen p...
How Apps Are Making the ‘Third Screen’ a Primary Screen for Historical TV
On the last day of the History Makers International conference, a three-day event consisting of award presentations, panel discussions, and master classes for producers and broadcasters, a particular tweet caught my eye: "At third screen p...
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...
Wearing Our Computers on Our Sleeves
It's natural to imagine our computers as devices that have screens and some sort of keyboard input, real or virtual.Those two design elements constrain the device's form factor because the screens need to be big enough for us to see and ...
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...
What Is a Great Education App Really Worth?
Education content on MediaShift is brought to you by:Innovation. Reputation. Opportunity. Get all the advantages journalism and PR pros need to help put their future in focus. Learn more about USC Annenberg's Master's programs.Walk t...
Finding the Right Blend of Print and Digital at Meredith’s Recipe.com
I'll take the Florentine lasagna, please, with a 2D barcode and a mobile app on the side.Food magazines pride themselves on delectable recipes and luscious photography. Recipe.com, whose title is also its website's URL, is a new publicat...
How a $35 Tablet Could Revolutionize Classroom Learning
Education content is sponsored by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, which offers an intensive, cutting edge, three semester Master of Arts in Journalism; a unique one semester Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurial Journalism; an...
Mediatwits #22: Remembering Steve Jobs with Two Biographers
The Mediatwits podcast is sponsored by the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, which offers an intensive, cutting edge, three semester Master of Arts in Journalism; a unique one semester Advanced Certificate in Entrepreneurial Journalism...
What Do You Think of the New Line of Kindles?
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos had his Steve Jobs moment this week, unveiling a slew of new Kindles, a new Silk browser and even a Newsstand. (Here's a handy comparison chart of the Kindles, and here's a roundup of all the media coverage and...
