In recent years YouTube has shifted from being the place people go to find talking dogs and music videos to a platform where people seek breaking news. The seminal moment was the devastating earthquake of March 15, 2011 when millions … Continue reading
Andrew Moon is 24 years old, and already a social media producer at Australia’s national broadcaster. All this at a time when young journalism graduates are supposed to be worrying about their futures in a shrinking industry. He’s testament to … Continue reading
Al Jazeera was providing live coverage of the uprising in Egypt last year when their news office was stormed by authorities, cutting out internet and cellphone connectivity in the hopes of pulling the plug on their coverage. But that didn’t … Continue reading
It was the best of reports, it was the worst of reports. Journalists and news organizations reading the Tow Center report released last week on ‘Post-Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the present‘ by C.W. Anderson, Emily Bell and Clay Shirky will … Continue reading
Google and Storyful want you to join the discussion of what happened when the rogue storm of 2012 hit the social media capital of the world. Hurricane Sandy hit the Caribbean and the East Coast of the US at … Continue reading