Journalism
Content marketers can learn a lot from newsrooms. But journalists have some very bad habits that brands should be careful not to emulate, writes Spundge content director and media critic Craig Silverman. more
In a country where print is doing just fine, is there any need for newspapers to embrace social media? Valérie Bélair-Gagnon and Colin Agur report from one of India’s largest newsrooms. more
Q&A
As the founder of Poynter’s Regret the Error blog, Craig Silverman is journalism’s de facto accuracy czar. We spoke to him about his new content startup, Spundge, and why journalistic ethics are a business model problem. more
PR
Journalists need original content and brands need attention. Marketing strategist David Meerman Scott explains the concept of “newsjacking” and why it’s a win-win – except when things go wrong.
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The Sparkbeat
When you hear the name Austin, Texas in conjunction with a springtime conference, chances are the International Symposium on Online Journalism is not top of mind. But more than 200 journalists, scholars, and media executives congregated at the… more
Q&A
Last year The Boston Globe suddenly shed its old media reputation by launching what’s been called the world’s best-designed news website. We spoke to the Globe’s Digital Design Director, Miranda Mulligan, about design’s role in web… more
Convergence
A reporter walks into a marketing agency and a “branded journalist” is born. What once seemed like the set-up to a joke is just a reality of the new media age, explains content marketer Biserka Anderson. more
Marketing, retail, entrepreneurship. Journalism, coding, design. This year’s SXSW Interactive had something for everyone who works with digital media. Here’s what we brought back from Austin. more
Q&A
As Time Magazine’s Design Director, D.W. Pine has brought the 90-year-old news magazine into the iPad age. We spoke to him about the content/design connection and whether magazine covers really matter any more. more
Q&A
Nora Young is the host of Spark, CBC Radio’s show about the influence of technology on everyday life. We spoke to her about the relationship between content and community, and why she finds game mechanics… more