Top stories published by Tow Center in 2015

Last week, on April 21st, Facebook announced a few updates to its algorithmically curated news feed. The changes were described as motivated by “improving the experience” and making the “balance of content the right one” for…

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Oct 7, 2015

The Curious Success of Lore: A Case Study

If you’ve been following my blog posts, you know I have been featuring interviews with…

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Dec 1, 2015

A Guide to the Business of Podcasting: The Executive Summary

With this report, I have aimed to explain why podcasts matter to digital journalism: as our world shifts to mobile consumption, podcasts represent a mobile-first content that engages with audiences in ways that no other…

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Jan 18, 2015

The NewsLynx Tool For Impact Tracking: a Walkthrough

As the public sphere grows increasingly complex and the funding sources for journalism change, researchers and working journalists alike are asking “what does our work do in the world?” This question has become all-the-more pressing as…

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Aug 25, 2015

Interview: Matt Lieber, Gimlet Media

Matt Lieber is the President of Gimlet Media, a podcast network he co-founded with Alex…

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Sep 8, 2015

Interview: Parviz Parvizi, Clammr

Parviz Parvizi is the co-founder of Clammr, an app that allows users to share and discover audio…

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Sep 21, 2015

Interview with Caitlin Thompson, Acast

Caitlin Thompson is the Director of Content for Acast, a Swedish company that offers end-to-end podcasting services — providing everything from a hosting platform and content managing system, to an embeddable player that integrates rich media and links, to…

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Sep 15, 2015

Interview: Seth Lind, This American Life

Seth Lind is the Director of Operations at This American Life. In this interview, he explains why quality content comes before any business model (see: Serial), the importance of audience building, and public radio’s current identity crisis.

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Dec 8, 2015

Tow Tea: Network Analysis for Investigations

“Everything is connected” may be a popular refrain, but as journalists we of course always want to know, “In what way?” This was the theme for the final Tow Tea of the 2015 fall semester, where Joe Karaganis from American Assembly, a public policy…

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Sep 1, 2015

Interview: Sarah van Mosel, New York Public Radio

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