New York Times Election 2012 iPhone app launches » Nieman Journalism Lab
New York Times Election 2012 iPhone app launches: Along with aggregating the Times' politics coverage, it also t... http://t.co/faGZFo8t Along with aggregating the Times' politics coverage, it also...
View ArticleThe Washington Post tries a new weapon to fight the trolls: humans » Nieman...
Via @NiemanLab: The Washington Post tries a new weapon to fight the trolls: humans http://t.co/w1cJSDDK The newspaper is encouraging reporters to jump into the comment threads of their own stories, not...
View ArticleThink fast: Is that tweet true or false? How we use credibility cues to make...
Think fast: Is that tweet true or false? How we use credibility cues to make decisions http://t.co/7Zei4APx (by @NiemanLab) With little to go on, Twitter users rely a lot on user names and profile...
View ArticleAgile, social, cheap: The new way NPR is trying to make radio
In which my Paper skills are finally used for good, not evil http://t.co/sqtGydpR The network is apparently taking a page from agile software development, creating radio programs in "permanent beta" to...
View ArticleYou might not be a journalist, but you play one on Twitter
You might not be a journalist, but you play one on Twitter http://t.co/kU7xVj8K Researchers at Indiana University are examining how politically engaged Twitter users display journalistic behaviors and...
View ArticlePay attention to what Nick Denton is doing with comments
Pay attention to what Nick Denton is doing with comments http://t.co/j42NkErJ (by @NiemanLab) The NYU professor thinks Gawker is on to something with its attempts to surface quality comments. Link -...
View ArticleThat plan to archive every tweet in the Library of Congress? Definitely still...
That plan to archive every tweet in the Library of Congress? Definitely still happening http://t.co/16C4fz49 (by @NiemanLab) It has turned out to be quite an undertaking, but the Library plans to make...
View Article13 ways of looking at Medium, the new blogging/sharing/discovery platform...
13 ways of looking at Medium, the new blogging/sharing/discovery platform from @ev and Obvious http://t.co/07gRlsFU (by @NiemanLab) The new startup from the creators of Blogger and Twitter says it's...
View ArticleRex Sorgatz: What The New York Times should do next: membership
What @fimoculous thinks @NYTimes should do next: membership http://t.co/TbcVL7Sr To be sustainable past print's lifespan, Sorgatz argues, the Times will have to build more meaning and more value into a...
View ArticleHow a 19-year-old student became one of the hottest political photographers...
How a 19-year-old student became one of the hottest political photographers in the country http://t.co/kgwijK3c (via @niemanlab) Gage Skidmore is probably behind some of the photos of Republican...
View ArticleThe personal(ized) brand: Yet another reason The Economist is trouncing...
The personal(ized) brand: Yet another reason The Economist is trouncing competitors http://t.co/3hJhGJtV (by @NiemanLab) The weekly "newspaper" may be reinventing the brand for the digital age. Link -...
View ArticleThe newsonomics of global media imperative
The newsonomics of global media imperative http://t.co/VxuCM3sh (by @NiemanLab) News businesses aren't defined by delivery trucks and broadcast signals any more — and the smartest players are reaching...
View ArticleI can’t stop reading this analysis of Gawker’s editorial strategy
I can’t stop reading this analysis of Gawker’s editorial strategy http://t.co/iZtpzmGt (by @NiemanLab) We crunch the numbers from Gawker's pageview-chasing experiment. Oh, and what time does the Super...
View ArticleThe newsonomics of Pricing 101
The newsonomics of Pricing 101 http://t.co/pj6WdZM3 (by @NiemanLab) Now that news companies are getting comfortable with the idea of charging digital customers, the question becomes: How much? Here are...
View ArticleHoward Rheingold on how the five web literacies are becoming essential...
What are the five kinds of web literacy? Howard Rheingold has the answer and some good advice http://t.co/nKDILiBl The veteran technology commentator argues that a better understanding of how we...
View ArticleHow La Nación is using data to challenge a FOIA-free culture
How one of Argentina's largest newspapers is using data to challenge a FOIA-free culture http://t.co/J7aaAK03 One of Argentina's largest newspapers is creating and sharing databases with the public,...
View ArticleNew Pew data: There’s a good (and growing) chance you’re reading this on your...
New Pew data: There’s a good (and growing) chance you’re reading this on your phone http://t.co/7b7YZQTt (by @NiemanLab) The younger you are, the more likely it is that you mainly use a phone to go...
View ArticleHow do you tell when the news is biased? It depends on how you see yourself
How do you tell when the news is biased? It depends on how you see yourself http://t.co/jiupcUxA (by @NiemanLab) Does the quest for balance in news stories open journalists up to claims of bias? It's...
View Article#Realtalk for the j-school graduate on the first five years of your career
Nieman Lab: #Realtalk for the j-school graduate on the first five years of your career: I’ve... http://t.co/BaEfwPmN #journo #journalism The former editor of GOOD magazine shares her advice for young...
View ArticleAre you sure that’s true? Truth Goggles tackles fishy claims at the moment of...
Are you sure that’s true? Truth Goggles tackles fishy claims at the moment of consumption http://t.co/slJ1kNSY (by @NiemanLab) Dan Schultz's BS-detection software really works, but there are a lot of...
View ArticleIn the Philippines, Rappler is trying to figure out the role of emotion in...
In the Philippines, Rappler is trying to figure out the role of emotion in the news http://t.co/pkd94lnk (by @NiemanLab) News startup Rappler is trying to bring social media smarts to the Filipino...
View ArticleMetrics, metrics everywhere: How do we measure the impact of journalism?
Metrics, metrics everywhere: How do we measure the impact of journalism? http://t.co/US774znD (by @NiemanLab) We need to get beyond counting pageviews and ad impressions and build better ways of...
View ArticleComing in the side door: The value of homepages is shifting from...
Coming in the side door: The value of homepages is shifting from traffic-driver to brand http://t.co/cmCQtD0m (via @niemanlab) At leading media companies, like The New York Times and The Wall Street...
View ArticleBrian Boyer: Welcome to Hacker Journalism 101, take your seats
Brian Boyer: Welcome to Hacker Journalism 101, take your seats http://t.co/aO0XoYWj (via @niemanlab) Boyer, the head of NPR's news apps team, puts on his professor hat and offers a syllabus for "making...
View ArticleJeff Jarvis: Here’s a blueprint for radical innovation in journalism education
Jeff Jarvis: Here’s a blueprint for radical innovation in journalism education: Editor’s Note: It’s the start o... http://t.co/9SSx2kpl One-size-fits-all classes don't work in an environment where...
View ArticleWhat happens when news organizations move from “beats” to “obsessions”?
My new @niemanlab post on what happens to ideas of democracy when journalism moves from "beats to obsessions." http://t.co/MqZvQGpl The structure of newsrooms reflects how journalists think about their...
View ArticleNew York Times, Washington Post developers team up to create Open Elections...
New York Times, Washington Post developers team up to create Open Elections database http://t.co/TclMd9nS (via @niemanlab) Standardized state-by-state elections database gets a Knight News Challenge...
View ArticleSure, journalists need to know digital tools, but they really need to know...
Sure, journalists need to know digital tools, but they really need to know how to do digital research http://t.co/jk8MNC8y (via @niemanlab) Journalism schools need to take better advantage of the rest...
View ArticleLet me guess: You sleep with your iPad, don’t you?
Let me guess: You sleep with your iPad, don’t you? http://t.co/uJWtjK2k (via @niemanlab) A new Pew study finds that most news junkies turn to tablets late at night and early in the morning. Link -...
View ArticleThe New York Times debuts an HTML5 iPad web app to complement its native apps
The New York Times debuts an HTML5 iPad web app to complement its native apps http://t.co/ZDcDwjGh (by @NiemanLab) It's a bold and potentially cross-platform experiment. But it's unclear how it can (or...
View ArticleElection season gives major daily newspapers ripe testing ground for video work
Election season gives major daily newspapers ripe testing ground for video work: This election season has cont... http://t.co/5U3GeilL As The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington...
View ArticleThe Orange County Register is hiring dozens of reporters, focusing on...
The Orange County Register is hiring dozens of reporters, focusing on print-first expansion http://t.co/VO2Njrlx (via @niemanlab) After being sold over the summer, the newspaper is hiring about 50...
View ArticleRobert Steiner: In Toronto, we’re dumping the j-school model to produce a new...
Robert Steiner: In Toronto, we’re dumping the j-school model to produce a new kind of reporter http://t.co/Bn3dZns9 via @NiemanLab What if, instead of turning journalists into experts, you focused on...
View ArticleWhat Charlie Sheen taught Salon about being original
Why did Salon shift away from aggregation and toward original content? One clue: Charlie Sheen http://t.co/o4LnKIlm The online magazine shifted its emphasis from aggregation to original content and saw...
View ArticleHow Amy O’Leary live-tweeted her own speech — and won the #backchannel
How Amy O’Leary live-tweeted her own speech — and won the #backchannel http://t.co/sQrGZUaK via Nieman The New York Times reporter anticipated people on Twitter missing the nuance of her ideas, so she...
View ArticleHacking consensus: How we can build better arguments online
Via @NiemanLab: Hacking consensus: How we can build better arguments online http://t.co/CanI08qt A modest proposal for a new way to structure and assess the claims we make — and the conclusions we draw...
View ArticleThe newsonomics of small things
The newsonomics of small things http://t.co/htJXKNkB (by @NiemanLab) The days when publishers could rely on two big revenue streams — advertising and circulation — are over, and they're not coming...
View ArticleHow NPR drove traffic to a local station by geotargeting stories on Facebook
How NPR drove traffic to a local station by geotargeting stories on Facebook http://t.co/Ncw2vTyh (by @NiemanLab) When NPR shared links to KPLU stories on its Facebook page — only visible to people in...
View ArticleSlate doubles down on podcasts, courting niche audiences and happy advertisers
Slate doubles down on podcasts, courting niche audiences and happy advertisers http://t.co/Cb6su9yh (by @NiemanLab) Their conversational tone pays off both in user engagement and in added impact for...
View ArticleWhat makes something go viral? The Internet according to Gawker’s Neetzan...
What makes something go viral? The Internet according to Gawker’s Neetzan Zimmerman http://t.co/ctPFyiAV The machine-like blogger has generated huge traffic numbers for Gawker — paying the pageview...
View ArticleIn praise of impractical programming
In praise of impractical programming http://t.co/K3ZbKRXi (by @NiemanLab) It's great that it's gotten easier for non-programmers to write code and build things. But that doesn't mean we should forget...
View ArticleDavid Skok: Aggregation is deep in journalism’s DNA
Nieman Lab: David Skok: Aggregation is deep in journalism’s DNA: Below are a few quotes. Can... http://t.co/GQXFEcib #journo #journalism The aggregators of today will be the original reporters of...
View ArticleNews-to-go is here to stay
Nieman Lab: News-to-go is here to stay: For anyone who can remember being floored by the mi... http://t.co/U9MEpfhC #journo #journalism The annual State of the News Media study from the Pew's Project...
View ArticleReverse engineering Chinese censorship: When and why are controversial tweets...
Exactly how Chinese censorship works is a mystery; MIT’s @tschang wants to reverse engineer it http://t.co/8BlSCPFE An MIT student is working to detect patterns in the disappearance of thousands of...
View ArticleHow BuzzFeed wants to reinvent wire stories for social media
How Buzzfeed wants to reinvent wire stories for social media http://t.co/hUMCi8s5 (by @NiemanLab) Ben Smith wants to increase the impact of breaking news and decrease the echo from redundant reporting....
View ArticleInternational journalists, it’s time to apply for a Nieman Fellowship
International journalists, it’s time to apply for a Nieman Fellowship http://t.co/CySleGAc (via @niemanlab) The application deadline for non-U.S. journalists is December 1. (Americans have until...
View ArticleNow available for download: Nieman Lab in ebook form » Nieman Journalism Lab
Nieman Lab: Now available for download: Nieman Lab in ebook form: Here at Nieman Lab, we’re ... http://t.co/RBFuJmfc #journo #journalism It's "The Future of News As We Know It," an EPUB compilation of...
View ArticleErrol Morris on the art of the interview » Nieman Journalism Lab
Errol Morris on the art of the interview http://t.co/aThWaTIH (by @NiemanLab) The celebrated documentarian on the value of curiosity and the power of skepticism. Link - Trackbacks
View ArticleOn World Press Freedom Day, the spread of mobile and publishing technology...
Via @NiemanLab: On World Press Freedom Day, the spread of mobile and publishing technology shifts the playing field http://t.co/dbJ2eXI4 As we honor journalists who struggle in oppressive environments,...
View ArticleThe 2012 Summer Olympics are turning into a giant coming-out party for the...
The 2012 Summer Olympics are turning into a giant coming-out party for the animated GIF http://t.co/xucbtbMI via @niemanlab When video says too much and a still image too little, the animated GIF can...
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