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• Video: the Essential, Exciting New Challenge

  

  Editors and publishers need to focus on how to make better use of video for enhanced storytelling in mobile platforms. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Bezos and a Digital Daily for the Biggest Neighborhood

  

  If Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, decides to create a world digital daily to be read on the Kindle, then it should be a new product. It could be... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s Tough to Be a Hermit in the Digital Age

  

  In the midst of the most explosive and absorbing information revolution ever, even hermits face a tough time retaining their peace and solitude. Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Gulf News: Shaheen the Camel and Those World Cup Predictions

  

  This camel is for real. He does pick what he thinks will be the winner for each of the World Cup's games. Half the time he is right. Meet Shaheen The Camel... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• What Makes a Great Editor? Here Are 3 That I Think Rock.

  

  Three New York Times notables take a crack at defining who they consider to be the best type of editor. I have some my ideas of my own after working with... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Why This Ottawa Citizen Front Page Works

  

  Fresh from the May 20 launch of a Postmedia rethinking about news presentation, we showcase a recent front page from The Ottawa Citizen. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Native Ads, the Long Narrative and Sponsored Content: the Times Has a Winner Here

  

  This native ad from The New York Times: a great example of the Snowfall effect in sponsored content The multimedia... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• And Now Here Comes the PaperLater Tempo

  So you may see an article online that you may prefer to read in print, just save it for PaperLater. What would constitute an article that one may wish to read... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Handwriting is on the Wall—-and Should Be on That Page, Too.

  

  A study reminds us of what we had already suspected: "Children not only learn to read more quickly when they first learn to write by hand, but they also remain... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Storytelling Tips from a Brand That Sells Shaving Products

  

  They all want to tell stories: hospitals, banks, universities, fast food chains and even shaving tools. The creative minds behind that colorfully irresistible... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It’s the First Digital Newspaper for Cuba—one the Government Does Not Like

  

  Yoani Sanchez, the award winning blogger who has courageously shown us what daily life is in Castro's Cuba, is now publishing the country's first digital... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Some Sequels for Stories in TheMarioBlog

  

  It's time for some follow ups to blog posts of the past few days. In each of these three cases there is something new to enhance the information already... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• Quartz India: Attracting an Audience with a Billion Obsessions

  

  Quartz, Atlantic Media’s digital global business news brand, has launched Quartz India, providing both both global and India-specific business news coverage... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Ultimate Newspaper Design Workout

  

  This is a little tale of over aggressive reporters, a project that has a spotlight on it (De Telegraaf) and how good news may be what some wish to hear... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• nytOpinion—the Mode of Things to Come

  

  The New York Times continues to surprise--and not just through some of those great and invisible front page stories that take us beyond the news and into areas... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Practice of Journalism in the Era of Distractions

  Are we wired to multitask and to take constant and interruptive detours while consuming information on our mobile devices? Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• It All Begins with Meetings That Emphasize Digital First Now

  

  The New York Times is restructuring its Page 1 meetings to be more digital . It's about time, and the Times could become the perfect laboratory for altering... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The Wall Street Journal: Preparing for the Next 125 Years

  

  It's 125 years of printing all the news that the world's financial people can't wake up without, and about 20 years of an online edition. For me, the WSJ is an... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• That Advertisement in the Times is a 10

  

  There it was: a number 10 across two of those broadsheet pages of The New York Times, except that the 1 was on one page and the 0 was in the page adjacent to... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH

• The New York Times’ Obit Page: an Exclusive Club

  

  I am a fan of those New York Times obituaries. I have been reading them for decades, and often find myself surprised that I have read a long text relating the... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 MEDIA, SOCIAL MEDIA, TECH