Silencing WikiLeaks
What I have found most significant in the WikiLeaks release of U.S. diplomatic cables is not the information itself or the fact it was leaked, but the moves by governments and large corporate web...
View Article2010 in review: Top blog posts and tweets
As we all do when a year comes to a close, I’m taking a look back at 2010. Below are my most-read posts from this blog and my most-retweeted posts from Twitter for the year. Most-read posts My career...
View ArticleHow to customize the appearance of Storify on your site
Storify is growing in popularity and being used by more and more sites to tell stories by curating social media. But while you see Storify embedded on more and more sites, you’ll notice it looks...
View ArticleThe TBD community shows what it’s about
I felt like I needed to write something about today’s announced changes at TBD, which consist of widespread layoffs of the news staff. Rather than talk about the changes themselves, which you can read...
View ArticleMy career v3.0: Writing and teaching mobile, social media for Poynter
A little over a year ago I blogged here about starting version 2.0 of my journalism career for an ambitious local online news startup in Washington, D.C. TBD.com has been an incredible experience, with...
View ArticleWhite House Tweetup live blog
I was invited to attend the holiday edition White House Tweetup on Monday. In the morning we will ask questions of many administration officials including CTO Aneesh Chopra, economic adviser Brian...
View ArticlePaton: ‘Crappy newspaper executives’ are biggest threat to journalism
Digital First Media CEO John Paton, in a speech to Canadian journalists: I am struggling hard to teach this old dog new tricks. Struggling to accept that much of what we know is no longer valid. And...
View ArticleCNN crew tapes its risky path out of Syria
CNN correspondent Ivan Watson and his news crew videotaped their dangerous journey leaving Syria. Says CNN photog Joe Duran: “I’ve done some tough assignments, I’d say this is the most difficult one...
View ArticleLive updates from ASNE / NAA conference sessions Tuesday
I’m attending many panels at these news media gatherings in Washington, D.C. Below are some of my favorite moments. This will update as the day goes on. [View the story "Live reporting from ASNE / NAA...
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