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Articles by Adrienne LaFrance

Adrienne LaFrance is a former staff reporter for the Nieman Journalism Lab. Previously she was a national reporter for Digital First Media’s Project Thunderdome, where she specialized in investigative reporting and breaking news. Before that she opened the Washington bureau of Honolulu Civil Beat, where she covered Congress, federal elections, and the intersection of money and politics. Adrienne is currently a senior associate editor at The Atlantic.

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August 14, 2012

Forget display ads: Technically Media’s events-based business model is working

The Philly-based startup has set up shop in Baltimore, and is eyeing other cities.

August 13, 2012

In the Philippines, Rappler is trying to figure out the role of emotion in the news

News startup Rappler is trying to bring social media smarts to the Filipino market, and one focus is capturing readers’ emotional state.

Highlight reel: Some of the best from this year’s International Symposium on Online Journalism

The videos are up, and now’s the time to revisit some of the lessons learned at this year’s conference.

July 31, 2012

By tweeting about a developing story, could you be inciting a riot?

And you thought Twitter suspending @GuyAdams was bad. Governments can do much worse.

July 31, 2012

Still without a team in place, Project Thunderdome gets a surprise test drive

Digital First’s new central command is just beginning to take shape, but its nascent team has already handled its first big story: the shootings in Aurora, Colorado.

One year since she was hired, Vivian Schiller’s “wild ride” at NBC is just beginning

NBC News’ first ever chief digital strategist reflects on her first year with the network.

With its new pop-out markets widget, The Wall Street Journal is after super-niche readers

The newspaper is testing out a way to keep its content more persistently on readers’ screens.

ProPublica gets $1.9 million from Knight to expand its efforts in data journalism

The three-year grant means ProPublica will add staff to its news applications team.

For NBCNews.com, a new website comes with new privacy standards

The website formerly known as MSNBC.com no longer promises to let users opt out of targeted advertising.

July 17, 2012

The Associated Press introduces a new…print product for members

AP Sports subscribers will get access to 10 pre-made Sports Extra sections per year.

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