Use of tablets and other portable devices is growing at a rapid pace. As consumers get more accustomed to using these devices in place of older technology, retailers are looking for ways to increase digital delivery of content. We’ve seen it happen with music and, more recently, with movies (Netflix) and television shows (Hulu), and […]

Politico. It’s a name you’ve at least heard, even if you’re not familiar with the website. Throughout the last presidential election, it was one of the go-to places for up-to-the minute, breaking news out of the nation’s capitol. Since then, we have seen the maturation of Twitter occur in a very high-profile fashion. Incidents of […]

Media Trust, based in the U.K., works with media organizations and communities to enhance communications. The organization has launched a year-long initiative to teach practical journalism skills to 120 Londoners aged 18 to 25. It will be the first of many community news hubs around the country and will provide volunteers and mentors to help […]

With new communications platforms come new arguments over free speech. It has the same inevitability ascribed to death and taxes. Lately, we have seen a number of these arguments spawned by people’s status messages or blog posts going public. Take the case of Natalie Munroe, a Philadelphia teacher who has been the subject of an uproar […]

Print media is a waning facet of the journalism industry since the printing process can’t keep up with the news, so it should come as no great shock that the industry is not adequately served by printed textbooks either. The period between writing a textbook and publishing a textbook is often a year — if not […]