Archive for Technology-RT
Outside the Industry: Radio
Today, as the internet, smart phones, and the “podcast renaissance” flood our nation, many believe radios are going out of style ... Read More
Staff / The spectrum of SMS
Many news outlets are experimenting with SMS reporting — gathering news via text message or even texting their readers directly so that news will live ... Read More
Staff / Robot Reporters: Inside Automated Reporting
In an era when computers can fly planes, drive cars, and heat homes, why can’t they write the news? ... Read More
Journalists Use BillCam to Interact with Democracy
There are 132 democracies in the world. And none of them have easily searchable, usable legislative databases. For author and journalist Naomi Wolf, this was ... Read More
Security Breach
In March, Swedish newspapers’ websites went black, victim of a cyberattack. Head of Swedish Media Publishers’ Association Jeanette Gustafsdotter called it a threat to democracy ... Read More
Staff / A Snapshot of News: Publishers + Snapchat
When Snapchat launched its Discover platform in January 2015, it was a move to become an official destination for news instead of just vanishing photo ... Read More
Redefining Reality
A New Frontier For Storytelling I stand on the edge of a cliff, awaiting inevitable free fall. I walk on the Moon. I dance among ... Read More
Staff / Alexa, Find Me New Audiences
Since Amazon released its voice-controlled, wireless speaker device Amazon Echo in 2014, users have been able to access a number of “skills” or services, such ... Read More
The Cost of Faster Load Times
Gut Check: One Year In, How is Platform Distribution Working for Publishers? Publishers have fewer than 10 seconds to hook a reader, so we cannot ... Read More
