Journalism agenda: “storytelling ‘is still everything’, despite new journalism tools…”People will read your long stories on their phones…

Why storytelling ‘is still everything’, despite new journalism tools Journalism.co.uk Journalist and producer Scott Rensberger reinforces the power of the story as reporters begin to experiment with mobile journalism tools and techniques Planning for news, misidentification and verification as a process Hi everyone, So this week we held the second in our series of free training … Read more

Journalism agenda: “David Carr dead at 58… A new Tow Center report on false rumors online…

  NYT columnist David Carr dead at 58 David Carr, a New York Times media critic who was known for sharp wit and blunt style and overcame drug addiction to become one of America’s most respected journalists, died Thursday at age 58. David Carr’s First Big Scoop  Slate Articles by Leon Neyfakh David Carr was in his … Read more

Anthropology roundup: “Ethnographers as Writers…

Ethnographers as Writers: Theory and Data – Part II  Savage Minds: Notes and Queries in Anthropology — A Group Blog by Kristen Ghodsee So I’m staring at some fieldnotes and trying to sort out the best way to blend my theoretical analysis with my ethnographic data. Where to start? How to find the right balance? Once … Read more