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Dr. Journalism, I presume?
From the Metaphor Dept.: I point you toward this essay on the explorer and journalist Henry Stanley (of “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” fame) for a couple reasons: — It’s an fascinating read for history...
View ArticleMorning Links: December 2, 2008
— Interesting to see a NYT writer blogging for the NYT about being laid off by…the NYT. Marci Alboher was a freelancer for the Times (who wrote great pieces on career advice), but still, this feels...
View ArticleThe evolution of crowdsourcing and the passion of amateurs: Jeff Howe
Our friend Jeff Howe — author of Crowdsourcing, which was the subject of our first Lab Book Club — was back in town last week to give a talk to our other friends at the Berkman Center for Internet and...
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Sports leagues as media moguls: What happens when the people we cover start...
[Today, we’re starting a four-part series by our friend Justin Rice on how the media tables are turning in the world of sports, where the subjects of coverage are becoming the creators of coverage —...
View ArticleHey, journos: ProPublica wants to find you a find, catch you a catch
ProPublica: investigative news outlet, public-interest advocate, matchmaker. No, seriously. If you’re a journalist, and you cover the economy — in particular, the federal mortgage modification program...
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The power of brand to inspire bias: How do perceptions of Al Jazeera English...
William Youmans and Katie Brown are Ph.D. candidates in communication studies at the University of Michigan who just published an interesting paper in the journal Arab Media & Society about how...
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This Week in Review: Red flags before Facebook’s IPO, and two sides of...
Facebook’s advertising uncertainties: This week’s biggest news is happening right now, as Facebook goes public after months of buildup. There were plenty of developments this week leading up to...
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The newsonomics of the digital-only paywall parade
Folly. Gigantic mistake. Rearview-mirror strategy. Paywalls have taken their share of abuse since The New York Times reopened the digital circulation debate three years ago. But in those three years,...
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