The benefits of a live-blog: news, discussion and “crowd-sourcing”
Like a lot of newspapers and media outlets, the paper I work for in Canada — the Globe and Mail — has been experimenting a lot with a great live-blogging and live-discussion tool called Cover It Live....
View ArticleBill Wasik’s new book: The view from atop the spike of viral culture
Three pages into his new book, Bill Wasik presents the first of several charts illustrating the “telltale spike” of viral culture on the Internet — that is, a dramatic burst of attention around one...
View ArticleGetting the flu story right
The oft-defended public service and watchdog components of journalism are most important when a frightening topic is making the rounds. Clear reporting can have a huge influence during these times....
View ArticleKNC 2010: FollowIndy tries to marry aggregation and geography
[EDITOR'S NOTE: We're highlighting a few of the entries in this year's Knight News Challenge, which just closed Tuesday night. Did you know of an entry worth looking at? Email Mac or leave a brief...
View ArticleThe Wuhan coronavirus is the latest front for medical misinformation. How...
The growing stream of reporting on and data about fake news, misinformation, partisan content, and news literacy is hard to keep up with. This weekly roundup offers the highlights of what you might...
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