Creating ‘spreadable’ news content
The Neiman Lab’s interview with Henry Jenkins’ on the subject of “spreadable media” is a must-read. Jenkins, a journalism and cinematic arts professor at the University of Southern California, makes a blunt statement about the relevance of news in the social media age: “If it doesn’t spread, it’s dead.” Obvious? Perhaps. His point is that news [...]
Guardian plans to expand open data tools
Guardian’s Chris Thorpe: We can ‘heal the world’ with open data
Authored by Tim Currie, Assistant Professor of Journalism (Online Journalism) at the