NEWS STARTUPS
The biggest crowdfunding campaigns in Kickstarter history happened in the past month
Through the Cracks has not shied away from saying Kickstarter is important, but it's not the only crowdfunding platform. As I said in a piece...
Video: Crowdfunding journalism beyond money
I went to the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) recently and it was everything a news nerd like me could hope for.
In 15-20 minute intervals,...
Driven Media: Accelerating the closure of the gender gap in media
The idea came together sometime around 2 a.m.
"Someone just said 'let's do this.' We just committed and decided failure is not an option," said Samantha Harrington.
That's...
London gets new bi-monthly hyperlocal publication
A successful crowdfunding campaign is bringing Londoners a new bi-monthly publication that will feature stories on interesting local people and places, with a strong...
Veteran and journalist perseveres to launch news startup ‘The War Horse’
There was a class during his time at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, in which Thomas Brennan had tears in his...
A few tools for storytellers in our changing media landscape
Along with Through the Cracks contributor Robert Moreno, last week I attended a workshop about new digital storytelling techniques and experiments that might come into play in the future...
FEATURED
Italian newspaper tries to revive and keep its war reporting alive
As the media industry continues to evolve, news organizations throughout the globe search for new ways to stay in the game.
Unfortunately, surviving in a...
Poynter’s plan to make work suck less
The Poynter Institute is on a mission to make your 40 (let’s be honest, it's way more than that) hours a week in the...
DOCUMENTARY
Photos: What resilience in America’s Heartland looks like
There are pretty pictures whose color or composition catch your eye, and then there are pictures with deeper meaning. Real pictures can changes lives...
The biggest crowdfunding campaigns in Kickstarter history happened in the past month
Through the Cracks has not shied away from saying Kickstarter is important, but it's not the only crowdfunding platform. As I said in a piece...
WATCHDOG
Italian newspaper tries to revive and keep its war reporting alive
As the media industry continues to evolve, news organizations throughout the globe search for new ways to stay in the game.
Unfortunately, surviving in a...
Veteran and journalist perseveres to launch news startup ‘The War Horse’
There was a class during his time at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, in which Thomas Brennan had tears in his...
GovTrack asks the crowd to fund accountability of U.S. Congress
Hoping to improve government accountability by making it easier for citizens to access and digest the details of legislation, Joshua Tauberer, an open government...
Why Kickstarter is not the entire story of crowdfunded journalism
Kickstarter plays a central role in the crowdfunding universe, but it is not the sun. The crowd is the sun. Kickstarter is a big...
