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How to survive a hackday

How to survive a hackday

When done well hackdays can provide a perfect mix of technical experimentation and editorial nous. I regularly organise them with news…
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Paul Bradshaw3 hrs ago
Here’s a look at the 16 new bots on Kik

Here’s a look at the 16 new bots on Kik

A glimpse into the future of storytelling, commerce, and entertainment
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David Burt3 days ago

Can a media company become any kind of company?

We know “all companies are becoming media companies.” Does the inverse apply?Non-media companies are increasingly publishing their own content in order to engage customers and enhance their reputations. Now that many companies have entered the terrain of publishers, can publishers do the reverse? ¶ Here’s why you might say no ¶ The Internet diminished barriers to reaching a large audience, which had been the primary competitive advantage of large publications. Successful companies in other industries have competitive advantages that have not been diminished by the…
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David BurtApr 3
A Crisis of Imagination, Not Language

A Crisis of Imagination, Not Language

Latino audiences are young and tech savvy. How can public media offer podcasts to a demographic it struggles to engage?
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Ernesto AguilarMar 29
Publishers could end up helping authorities hack their own readers. This is how.

Publishers could end up helping authorities hack their own readers. This is how.

So far most of the talk about the Investigatory Powers Bill has been about the lack of protection for journalists’ sources thrown up by…
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Paul BradshawMar 17
Defense against the dark arts

Defense against the dark arts

A basic cyber-security guide for journalists
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Tim de GierMar 8
This is how you kill a newspaper

This is how you kill a newspaper

“There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy
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John WestMar 4
How Facebook Reactions Will Change Publishing

How Facebook Reactions Will Change Publishing

You Feeling Something Is The Story
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Matt DusenburyMar 2
I like to chat with news websites

I like to chat with news websites

Quartz new iPhone app is basically that
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Tarek AmrFeb 12
Email newsletters are the new zines

Email newsletters are the new zines

By Simon Owens
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Simon OwensFeb 24
A Mad World and Its Inhabitants

A Mad World and Its Inhabitants

A Pioneer of Investigative Journalism Goes Undercover in a Mad-House ¶ If you’re a student of journalism history, stop me if you know this…
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Francisco Araujo da CostaFeb 11
How micropayment can save publishers from ad-blocking

How micropayment can save publishers from ad-blocking

A new startup from Europe wants to change the way we pay for written content online, and they’re headed to the U.S.
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Jared SpearsFeb 11
What is Conversational Journalism?

What is Conversational Journalism?

Is chatting with your reader the future?
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Johannes KlingebielFeb 14
Online audio tool Anchor: micro-podcasting or public conversations?

Online audio tool Anchor: micro-podcasting or public conversations?

Anchor is a new app which allows you to record — and, crucially, reply to — audio from your mobile phone.
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Paul BradshawFeb 11
The two sides to the coin story, on journalism in todays day and age…

The two sides to the coin story, on journalism in todays day and age…

A journalist is a person who collects, writes, or distributes news or other current information. A journalist’s work is called journalism
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Stephanie MatuJan 31
How Boing Boing adapted to the social web

How Boing Boing adapted to the social web

By Simon Owens
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Simon OwensJan 28
How this blogger became one of the most influential voices in tech policy

How this blogger became one of the most influential voices in tech policy

By Simon Owens
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Simon OwensJan 21
A Note on Covering Terrorism

A Note on Covering Terrorism

Cameras and Accountability
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Matt DusenburyJan 19
4 Things Broadcast News Needs To Stop Doing Immediately

4 Things Broadcast News Needs To Stop Doing Immediately

It’s time TV news gives us a break
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Matt DusenburyJan 17
Curation is the new obituary: 17 ways media outlets marked Bowie’s life and death

Curation is the new obituary: 17 ways media outlets marked Bowie’s life and death

The media’s reaction to David Bowie‘s death from cancer this week demonstrates just how widely curation has become in journalism practice …
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Paul BradshawJan 13
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