Archives: 2013

Joshua BentonMarch 15, 2013
Come have a drink with Nieman Lab Monday
Justin EllisMarch 15, 2013
Habemus opinionem: The New York Times experiments with more structured online comments
On the occasion of a new pope, the Times offered up a new commenting platform that filtered reader responses by mood and identity.
Justin EllisMarch 15, 2013
In Mexico, tweeting about the drug war to fill the void of traditional media
Researchers found that Twitter users covering the violence start to take on some of the characteristics of traditional media.
Mark CoddingtonMarch 15, 2013
This Week in Review: The lessons of Google Reader’s death, and the free labor of news sources
Plus: The New York Times’ redesign sneak peek, SXSW takes on Reddit and newspapers, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
Joshua BentonMarch 15, 2013
The Boston Phoenix closing is another sign that glossing up print doesn’t work miracles
The alt weekly, one of the nation’s best, announced its closure Thursday after nearly 50 years of publishing.
Caroline O'DonovanMarch 14, 2013
How GenderTracker analyzes gender bias
Justin EllisMarch 14, 2013
How much do you like mobile ads?
Ken DoctorMarch 14, 2013
The newsonomics of a news company of the future
The Financial Times is ahead of the curve in harnessing data on its customers — both readers and advertisers — to optimize revenue.
Joshua BentonMarch 14, 2013
Paul Salopek’s slow-journalism walk around the world earns nonprofit status from the IRS
It’s good news for his remarkable project, but also encouraging news for nonprofit news organizations in general.
Jake LevineMarch 13, 2013
Jake Levine: Why learning to code isn’t as important as learning to build something
“Programming is a means to an end, not an end in itself. You should be trying to do as little of it as possible to make the thing that you want.”
Caroline O'DonovanMarch 13, 2013
Starting April 1, Burmese publishers can print daily newspapers
Joshua BentonMarch 13, 2013
New York Times expands TimesTalks north to Canada
Joshua BentonMarch 12, 2013
How does The New York Times determine which articles have comments?
Justin EllisMarch 12, 2013
Politico Pro grows to 1,000 subscribing orgs, moves into print
Politico’s mobile-oriented, subscription-based service has an impressive 96 percent renewal rate. Now they’re starting a quarterly magazine.
Caroline O'DonovanMarch 12, 2013
Pope in translation: A new tool to see what non-English news orgs are writing about the conclave
Der Mundo mashes up translation software to let you share the news no matter what language it was written in.
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