Research: news execs still think they have a monopoly
Statistics from the American Press Institute paint a strong picture of the disconnect between news executives and readers that covershow much content is valued by execs and readers,how easy the two camps think it is to find alternative sources of...

Online journalism lesson #7: maps
Here’s the 7th lesson from my year 2 undergraduate module in Online Journalism, where I look at a range of examples of mapping in journalism, as well as the broader idea of image maps (the rest of the series can be found here):Interactive Maps and...

Troubleshooting Wordpress: A quick DIY guide
Wordpress is being used for thousands of blogs because of how powerful it can be. However, that can often be its downfall and many blog owners come across problems while extending and customising their blog. Being a free platform, there’s no support...

“Mapped” writing model takes a layered approach to news
If the inverted pyramid as a writing form is tied to the printed page, what writing form does the web suggest?That was the question asked by João Canavilhas of Portugal when he proposed the “tumbled pyramid,” a more open story architecture designed...

Digital Media in Conflict-Prone Societies | Center for International Media Assistance
some of the most positive and innovative media projects are coming out of the developing world as people adopt networks and software applications for their own ends

What journalists need to know about online advertising
By VADIM LAVRUSIK and SHANE SNOWAs I have mentioned in previous posts, Ken Lerer, co-founder of The Huffington Post, is teaching sessions to Columbia University Journalism Students on media entrepreneurship, often bringing in experts in the industry on...

Cervical cancer jab: how the newspapers have learned nothing from MMR
The UK media have learned nothing from the debacle over the MMR vaccine – where they relentlessly covered stories doubting the safety of MMR, putting the lives of children at risk (this is cross-posted from my blog).They are continuing their habit of...

Newsweek’s Daniel Lyons: ‘Don’t bail out newspapers – let them die and get out of the way’
Daniel Lyons, senior editor and columnist at Newsweek, argues on his Techtonic Shifts blog that US bailout plans for newspapers, such as a proposed ‘Newspaper Revitalisation Act,’ are pointless and stupid: “All this hysteria has nothing to do with...