Clay Johnson likens our fatty media diets to our love of cheap junk food. But he thinks there’s a market opening for higher-quality content.
Flickr is getting a big makeover. Are more changes in store? nie.mn/w35eur 
Articles by Andrew Phelps
February 16, 2012
The company continues to argue that philosophy, not socioeconomic status, determines a customer’s willingness to pay for news.
The Journal has found the perfect story for two image-heavy social networks.
News organizations are sold on the need for coding skills — but but now there aren’t enough developers to fill jobs.
February 1, 2012
The newspaper is encouraging reporters to jump into the comment threads of their own stories, not hide from them.
The software can help journalists create infinitely interactive visualizations.
Ten producers will pair up with stations to create journalism projects ranging from an “alternate-reality” game to a music festival.
The nonprofit news site — by now almost an online veteran — is showing it can support itself.
January 25, 2012
American Public Media’s networked journalism initiative will start producing original stories based on its largely untapped database of citizen sources.
The nonprofit news site already had the governor covered when he announced his campaign for president. The reward was record pageviews and new funding.
January 23, 2012
The outgoing Post’s managing editor on his critics, the challenges ahead for 2012, and his return to The Wall Street Journal.
January 17, 2012
More consumers are getting news incidentally — that is, in the middle of other, non-news activities. And, according to new research, readers often find joy in the serendipity.
Lessons from Slovakia’s experiment include: Don’t charge people who lived under Communism for the ability to comment.
Most major media outlets in Slovenia will erect a unified paywall, mimicking an experiment in nearby Slovakia.
January 5, 2012
NewsRight aims to help news organizations license and track their content on the web, but its president says it’s not a litigation shop.
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