Blogger dies in Iranian prison
A Facebook campaign has been launched to hold Iran responsible for the death of Omid Reza Mir Sayafi, a 29-year old Iranian...
Read MoreA branding challenge for social entrepreneurs
Originally published on NextBillion.net Two weeks ago I attended the We Media conference in Miami as a We Media Fellow . The...
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Kristoff and the Sea of Stories
Just when I think The New York Times is beginning to understand the concept of story in a connected society, Nicholas...
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Legends of the fall
Two recent metaphors, both good, from the long, sad conversation about newspapers. From South By Southwest, author Stephen...
Read MoreHow fart noises and silly faces exposed CNBC
Back in 2005, the host of a “phony news” show on Comedy Central was named the most trusted TV anchor. Comedian...
Read MoreA URL can depend on your perspective
I like to play with word mashups that impart new meaning and metaphors, but sometimes you’ve got to be careful when you...
Read MoreWhy The Daily Show is better than the news. Again.
Mad Money’s Jim Cramer makes nice with John Stewart tonight on The Daily Show. Here’s the video of the cat fight...
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Journalism, democracy and the laughter of gods
Two programs, the latest in a long conversation, have brought smart people together this week to save journalism’s role in...
Read MoreDigital natives face to face with us boomers
Digital natives: Who teaches whom? Moderator: Sam Grogg, Dean, UM School of Communication. Panelists: Greg Linch, multi...
Read MoreOld News Organizations Hook the Public With New Media
At a time when newspapers are hemorrhaging employees and questioning their survival, they are adopting a more stable role in...
Read MoreOur (We) Media Dissonance
The sky is falling! Newspapers aren’t going to survive. They’re declaring bankruptcy en masse. The Seattle Post...
Read MoreWe Media/Zogby Poll: Who will lead us to a better future?
Most Americans believe small business, science and tech leaders will lead the U.S. to a better future – not the news...
Read MoreWhy don’t they love us more, part 257
More from the “why don’t they love us more” campaign: Jill Abramson, managing editor of The New York Times,...
Read MoreThis Week In Newspapers
The future of newspapers is a hot topic — especially right now (with the economy tanking and announcements from...
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The Future of News? Yes.
The platitudes replay and recycle like a broken record: news is a conversation, it's networked, it's all about the crowd, we've got to preserve the values, the traditions, the jobs, and above all we need to discover and exploit the fucking hell out of whatever "the" business model turns out to be.
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