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
Design
USA Today is America’s second-largest newspaper by circulation and has been championing concise, image-heavy content since long before the web. Tech writer Amanda DiSilvestro reviews its bold new website design.
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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
The Sparkbeat
Responsive web design is close to our hearts at Sparksheet. Since last summer our own website has been 100% responsive, meaning that it adapts to whatever screen or device you consume it on. The beauty of responsive design is that publishers… more
Web to Print
We talk a lot about magazines making the jump from print to digital here at Sparksheet, but a growing number of media brands are doing it the other way around. Marketing consultant and tech writer Paul Spicer reports on print’s new media… more
Best of the Web
The TSA implements some touchy new security measures, Amazon sneaks through the doors of it's Brick-and-Mortar competitors, and NetFlix decides that delivery doesn't fly in this week's round up of content, media and travel marketing links. more
Q&A
Bob Garfield is a perfect fit for Sparksheet. For 25 years, he wrote Advertising Age’s AdReview column, where he surveyed the 30-second TV spot. He is the co-host of NPR’s On The Media, and his new book The Chaos… more
Q&A
The ongoing shakeup in print media has changed the game for advertisers, journalists and consumers. We spoke to world-renowned media economist Robert G. Picard about branded content, online… more