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News organizations have always stepped up in times of natural disaster, the University of Southern Mississippi professor argues. But the interweaving of professional and citizen journalism can push beyond the general to the specific.
Plus: President Obama’s stop at Reddit, questions about bias and boundaries at The New York Times, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
Do newspapers have a shot at stepping ahead of their broadcast rivals as web video evolves?
The challenge: Find a way to tell the world these translations are out there.
The Salt Lake City company is breaking out of the newspaper mold by building online-only products that aim at an audience beyond Utah’s borders.
To be sustainable past print’s lifespan, Sorgatz argues, the Times will have to build more meaning and more value into a membership program.
An internal video-filing app goes public, featuring super short videos that reporters capture on their smartphones.