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5 Ways Reporters Can Capitalize on the Selfie Fad

Here’s an idea: Use one of the web’s more superficial trends — the selfie — to drive a deeper level of user engagement with a news website. The gist: With a simple click of a phone from an arm’s length...

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The Not-So-Secret Side of Anonymous Confession Apps

Visit Whisper.sh or open the app on a phone and be prepared to be bombarded with a stream of angst, melancholy and flat out weirdness. The site encourages anonymous postings of inner thoughts and...

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The Growing Power of Tumblr — For News

On a recent day, The Washington Post Twitter account is a drumbeat of news about a Supreme Court pregnancy discrimination case, racial profiling in America and unrest in Ferguson, Mo. Its Tumblr...

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Newsrooms Grapple With How to Avoid Twitter Bloopers

When NPR education blogger Anya Kamenetz fired off a tweet this year complaining that while she seeks diverse sources on deadline, “only the white guys get back to me,” Twitter users responded quickly....

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The New York Times on Social Media: Not About the ‘Hyperbole’

Michael Roston has a clear vision of what makes a good social media editor — and it’s not about driving empty clicks back to a website. It’s really about knowing how to publish true things on the...

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New ‘Podcast’ App Tells Stories Based on Location

A mobile app launched this month called Detour is pioneering a new method of audio storytelling, one that could help smartphone users focus less on their screens and more on the world around them....

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Newspapers Hunt for New Readers on Instagram

Instagram launched in October 2010 with a flurry of interest and cash, so why did the New York Times wait until last month to start a general account? In short: exposure and connection. Like most news...

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Incubate: Time-Delayed ‘Messages with Meaning’

Entrepreneur Michael McCluney’s futuristic idea, sparked by a sleep-deprived buddy who’s the father of triplets, just might be an app that helps journalists write better stories next week or even...

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Happily, News Orgs Find Success With Humorous Video

Ever been a victim or culprit of awkward workplace flirting? A recent video from Fast Company demonstrates some of those common awkward moments that can occur with office crushes, like when you are...

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Grasswire: the Future of Crowdsourcing News?

In July of 2011, Austen Allred missed his train out of Shanghai while living abroad in China. Little did he know at the time, but the minor slipup would save his life and provide him with the...

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