For Monday, April 14, 2014, here are some media stories of note:
A study by Twopcharts has found that 44 per cent of all Twitter users have never Tweeted. Twitter says it has 241 million monthly active users, which in its terms mean those who have logged into their accounts in the last month. The Wall Street Journal reports that the study tracked actual activity (Tweeting, reTweeting) and found that about 30 per cent have sent only one to 10 Tweets ever, while only 13 per cent have written more than 100 Tweets.
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Mindy McAdams, the University of Florida professor, writes a guide for Medium (actually, an excerpt from a book chapter) on redefining multimedia journalism. There is some strong advice: complement, don't repeat; integrate the various media types; keep it simple; be visually appealing; do not complicate non-linear work; low interactivity is okay; immersive experiences are best; and everything still requires good judgment.
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The Chicago Sun-Times is the latest organization to pull the plug on online comments. Until it can find ways to fix the "morass of negativity, racism and hate speech," it will kill online commenting. Sam Kirkland writes for Poynter that others have tried to do the same, mainly by compelling commenters to identify themselves.
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A study by Twopcharts has found that 44 per cent of all Twitter users have never Tweeted. Twitter says it has 241 million monthly active users, which in its terms mean those who have logged into their accounts in the last month. The Wall Street Journal reports that the study tracked actual activity (Tweeting, reTweeting) and found that about 30 per cent have sent only one to 10 Tweets ever, while only 13 per cent have written more than 100 Tweets.
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Mindy McAdams, the University of Florida professor, writes a guide for Medium (actually, an excerpt from a book chapter) on redefining multimedia journalism. There is some strong advice: complement, don't repeat; integrate the various media types; keep it simple; be visually appealing; do not complicate non-linear work; low interactivity is okay; immersive experiences are best; and everything still requires good judgment.
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The Chicago Sun-Times is the latest organization to pull the plug on online comments. Until it can find ways to fix the "morass of negativity, racism and hate speech," it will kill online commenting. Sam Kirkland writes for Poynter that others have tried to do the same, mainly by compelling commenters to identify themselves.
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