The rise of “cord cutting”—ditching legacy pay TV services like cable or satellite—is old news by now. There are more cord cutters year after year, and cable and satellite companies are l...
This post originally appeared on Storybench and is re-published with permission. Professors across the country are scrambling to tidy up their syllabi. But how to best share them with students?...
http://mediashift.org/2017/09/convert-google-doc-rmarkdown-publish-github-pages/
Last spring, I decided to explore the world of social and digital certifications. I had been hearing from colleagues and other professionals about the need to introduce students to these programs...
This is a guest post and does not necessarily represent the views of this publication. For social media managers, social media analytics is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, social m...
http://mediashift.org/2017/05/quick-guide-social-media-analytics-publishers/
The following piece is a guest post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of this publication. Read more about MediaShift guest posts here. You’ve written your book and now you want to ...
http://mediashift.org/2015/07/6-tips-for-getting-your-self-published-book-reviewed/
This week MediaShift is doing a special in-depth report on cutting the cord to cable TV — who’s doing it, why, and how. One of our most popular posts over the past 5 years has been our speci...
http://mediashift.org/2015/04/your-guide-to-cutting-the-cord-to-cable-tv/
Media distribution evolves. Today only about half of us watch traditional (“linear”) TV. Tech giants Amazon and Google are both purveyors of scaled-down devices that stream video, device...
http://mediashift.org/2015/04/your-guide-to-low-cost-streaming-tv-sticks-amazon-beats-google-roku/
It was creepy. A noted journalist was in my office. I granted him permission to connect to the organization’s computer network. After that, he told me that he was going to connect to a “virtu...
http://mediashift.org/2015/03/a-guide-to-cybersecurity-for-journalists/
In light of the recent protests in Thailand, Ukraine and Venezuela, it’s more important than ever to revisit how freelance journalists can protect themselves. When all is calm, a freelance jour...
http://mediashift.org/2014/02/how-freelance-journalists-can-stay-safe-in-protest-zones/
Journalists can learn a lot from videogames. Games can help players explore unfamiliar worlds and experience stories, almost literally, through the eyes of another person. Designed well, videogam...
http://mediashift.org/2013/09/your-guide-to-creating-compelling-newsgames/