Caroline O’Donovan | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Caroline O'Donovan

Caroline O’Donovan is a staff writer at the Nieman Journalism Lab, where she covers media, technology and the future of the news business. As a Lab staffer, she’s been heard on NPR’s All Things Considered and CBS Radio. Previously, she was a fellow at Chicago Public Media, where she reported and produced stories in the Chicago area, as well as for American Public Media’s Marketplace.

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A farewell to #content: Optimism, worries, and a belief in great work

A few thoughts on the state of media (and meta-media) from our departing staff writer.

Medium, known for going long, wants to go shorter

February 18, 2015

Media accelerator Matter tries to connect an entrepreneurial ethos to traditional media companies

“At other accelerators it’s: Hit a home run or you’re dead to us. Matter is trying to find this middle ground, being things that are mission-oriented, and something that can actually scale.”

February 11, 2015

Timeline is providing historical context to the news — but is there a business model to support it?

With successes in technology behind him and a career in venture capital in front of him, why did Tamer Hassanein decide to build a news app?

February 10, 2015

Troll toll: Tablet is now charging its readers for the right to comment

In an unusual attempt to improve the quality of discourse, the Jewish site is putting a paywall around the comments, not the content.

Clicks, likes, and comments: A hacker looks into Facebook’s News Feed

This.cm isn’t built for mobile. Is that a problem?

January 29, 2015

Bloomberg Business’ new look has made a splash — but don’t just call it a redesign

Bloomberg digital editor Joshua Topolsky on uncomfortable news design, new ad units, and why they killed the comments.

January 27, 2015

At Datalore, data plus storytelling means empathy, humor, and games

At the MIT Media Lab, teams of designers, developers and storytellers pulled stories from eight different data sets.

January 21, 2015

What does Facebook’s new tool for fighting fake news mean for real publishers?

Tweaks to the News Feed algorithm that push back against satire and hoaxes suggest that Facebook wants better content — but is pushing responsibility on its users.

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