Apple is the most valuable technology company in the world (as of 2012), due to its array of desktop, laptop, and mobile products. Its 2007 introduction of the iPhone sparked a global boom in smartphones; its 2010 introduction of the iPad led to a revolution in the once-stagnant tablet space. Most major national and many…
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The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is a nonprofit investigative news organization that focuses on statewide public-interest journalism. The Madison-based center was founded in January 2009 with one full-time staff member. It had initial partnerships with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin Public Radio, Wisconsin Public Television and The Center for Public Integrity. The site now…

Instapaper is an application aimed at time-shifting the consumption of online content, including journalism. It was launched in 2008 by developer Marco Arment, who at the time was the lead developer of Tumblr. Instapaper allows users to click a bookmarklet whenever they come across an article they would like to read later; typical candidates include…

The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News are jointly owned daily newspapers in Philadelphia and the city’s two primary print media outlets. The two newspapers are owned by the Philadelphia Media Network, a holding company currently owned by a group of local investors. They share a website, Philly.com. The Inquirer, a broadsheet, is the larger…

Bloomberg is a financial news and data company founded in 1981 and primarily owned by billionaire and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. The vast majority of Bloomberg’s revenues — 82 percent, as of 2012 — are tied to its $20,000-per-year financial data terminals, but the company’s news division also has 2,400 editorial employees, more than The…
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