Resolved: Newspapers could die. Now what? A panel in Baltimore
In Baltimore next week, The Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland will ask the uncomfortable question: What happens to journalism if the the local newspaper ceases to...
View ArticleHow Egypt’s uprising is helping redefine the idea of a “media event”
In the fall of 1989, television screens in Wenceslas Square in Prague broadcast the massive rallies of the Velvet Revolution to the protesting public. It was a media event where television served as...
View ArticleWait, everyone! TBD’s not dead, but changes coming with TV takeover
Big news for TBD today: The site, the Washington Post reported, is being taken over by owner Allbritton Communications’ TV station, WJLA. (On its six-month birthday, no less.) This seemed, at first...
View ArticleCall it the new Iron Curtain: Slovak media erect a nationwide paywall
It’s become a cliché in discussions about the future of news: Most readers won’t pay for news online because they can find it elsewhere for free. But what if consumers had no free alternatives? What if...
View ArticleTracking memes across television news: A tool for analyzing how stories move...
Too long, didn’t read: You can use this Ruby script to query Archive.org’s recently-launched TVNews archive and download JSON files with the results. It’s great for tracking how frequently a person or...
View ArticleThe State of the News Media 2016: Mobile continues its takeover
Facebook, Snapchat, and other social platforms have dominated conversations around journalism over the past year. While publishers have flocked to tools like Facebook Live, Instant Articles, and...
View ArticleLocal TV news gets a $2.6 million boost from the Knight Foundation
In the “future of news” conversations, television news — especially local — can sometimes be overlooked. But it’s still a vital source of journalism for communities across the United States. The Knight...
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