BuzzFeed is closing its in-house, open-source innovation lab in October after two years of experimentation at the crossroads of technology and media. BuzzFeed’s Open Lab for Journalism, Technology, and the Arts, which is housed…
The sleep revolution is not going to stop at the U.S. border. Now a few months out from its November debut,…
There’s a notorious American tradition of politicians lambasting — and even threatening to sue — news organizations that publish unflattering or potentially libelous…
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This originally ran in our weekly newsletter Local Edition. You can join the conversation here. A few months ago, my son,…
When was the first time you smoked weed? For those who’ve never indulged (or perhaps never inhaled), the question might seem…
Writers see the world as a storehouse of story ideas. But not every idea is worth a story. Good writers sift…
Since its founding in 1857, The Atlantic has been a fundamentally American magazine. It was launched by leading lights of American…
Democracy Fund and First Look Media on Monday announced $9 million in funding to bolster an independent free press split evenly…
The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com have a new editor, the latest step in an ongoing reorganization of…
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During the past few weeks, I’ve talked with my colleague Ren LaForme about two video tools: one for making videos interactive…
Late last summer, Kelley Calkins and her team began discussions with Medium to take their burgeoning company in a new direction.…
Add Samantha Bee to the list of media thinkers with a scheme to make money in local journalism. On this week’s…
For the first time, The Associated Press now permits journalists to use “they” as a singular pronoun. The AP announced the…
Trailing by three, Clemson was driving against Alabama late in a pulsating, nerve-racking College Football Playoff championship game. Deadline for The…
Before she became Facebook’s Head of News Partnerships, Campbell Brown had to deal with a low-tech filter bubble. As a host…
Chartbeat and CrowdTangle today announced a major expansion of a tool for measuring how stories are performing on social platforms. The…
One of the brightest lights in local journalism suffered a setback late last year when Raleigh Agenda, the sister site of…
Imagine that The New York Times, The Washington Post and PBS launched a joint fact-checking project. That is, roughly speaking, what…
Twitter reflects the good, the bad and just plain ugly reality of social media these days. For academics, journalists and voters,…
The lead of your story has to speak to what motivates viewers to sit and watch. Here are five motivators for…
The majority of news coverage in the United States is still written or produced by men, according to a report released…
Iona Craig, who reported on the aftermath of the botched Navy SEAL raid in Yemen for The Intercept from Yeman, did…
Staffers at Independent Journal Review accused Benny Johnson of plagiarism in 2015, just a year after BuzzFeed fired him for copying…
Audience engagement is more than just a buzzword — it’s an essential part of journalism. By focusing on three topic areas…
The rhythm of Washington, D.C. has been thrown off in recent months as President Trump has refined his ability to create…
Joanne Lipman, who joined Gannett 15 months ago to create an investigative network of the company’s 109 community papers, today was…
