New Media

New, Exciting And Intriguing Innovations

Jenny Darroch | Posted 05.25.2011

Jenny Darroch

Since innovation is the engine of economic growth, it is critical to focus our attention on it if we are ever going to get ourselves out of the economic mess we got ourselves into.

The Case for the Internet: A Human Right

David D. Burstein | Posted 05.25.2011

David D. Burstein

Finland and France have declared internet access a legal right for all citizens. Here's why I hope the United States and all other countries will follow their and grant internet access as a human right.

Please Stop Whining About The "Death Of Journalism"

Henry Blodget | Posted 05.25.2011

Henry Blodget

The Internet is doing to the news business the same thing it has done to dozens of other industries: disrupting it. As always, this disruption is painful, but it's not necessarily bad.

Newspapers Still Lead Local News Coverage

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 05.25.2011

SAN FRANCISCO — Most local news still flows from newspapers even as an Internet-driven upheaval diminishes the depth of their coverage, accordin...

Joe Foote's Plan to Save Journalism

Al Eisele | Posted 05.25.2011

Al Eisele

While we ink-stained wretches agonize over the uncertain future of journalism, Joe Foote and the University of Oklahoma are trying to make sure that it survives and thrives in the 21st century.

eBooks Outsell Print Books And Free eBooks Are Biggest Bestsellers

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

eBooks, some of them free eBooks, outsold print books this Christmas. On December 26, Amazon announced that, for the first time ever, they had sold mo...

Climate Lobby Investigation Goes Global — and Digital

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011

Tracy L. Barnett

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has been raking in the awards for its international tobacco smuggling investigation. Now it's targeting the lobbying effort to influence the treaty on climate change.

MSM vs. Digital in 2009: The Times' Brian Stelter Weighs in on Who Won the Big Stories

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Who's on top, the MSM or Digital Media? Who's leading the discussion, why, and is it a good thing? To help us navigate this tricky landscape, we asked New York Times reporter Brian Stelter.

New Media Star, Sara Lopez

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Rivera

If you're anything like me, you're tired of hearing doom and gloom stories about the economy. That is why when we discovered, Sara Lopez I got excit...

Why New Media Looks A Whole Lot Like Old Media

Bryan Monroe | Posted 05.25.2011

Bryan Monroe

This week, the FTC will be convening a hearing looking at "How Will Journalism Survive The Internet." I am going to talk about how white the Web is, and the threat that represents to journalism for our diverse nation.

Latest Game Changers: Technology and Wellness

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Arianna Huffington

Look over the slideshows we've put together giving you the rundown of who we picked -- and why -- then vote for the Ultimate Game Changer in Technology and Wellness. READ MORE

The Audacity of Winning vs. The Timidity of Governing Reading David Plouffe's The Audacity to Win, I often found myself wondering what Candidate Obama would think of President Obama. READ MORE

WATCH: Arianna Discusses Limbaugh and Obama on The Joy Behar Show

WATCH: Arianna Discusses Candidate Obama vs. President Obama on Morning Joe

WATCH: Arianna Discusses This Week's Elections on Dylan Ratigan's Morning Meeting

Chi-Town Daily News Founder Launches Chicago Current

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 05.25.2011

Next month, the former Chicago Tribune reporter will start another journalistic endeavor, Chicago Current. ...

Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller Launches with a Dash of Sex, a Dearth of Original Content

Colin Delany | Posted 05.25.2011

Colin Delany

Tucker Carlson's The Daily Caller officially launched this week, taking its place alongside Politico, HuffingtonPost, Slate, Salon and a host of internet publications fighting for political eyeballs and online ad revenue.

Taliban YouTube Channel: Group Creates YouTube Channel To Spread Propaganda (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

The enemy in Afghanistan has discovered YouTube. CNN's Fareed Zakaria briefly reported on the Taliban's foray into new media during his show on Su...

My Declaration of Disconnection

Daniel Sieberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Sieberg

I'm Daniel Sieberg. I'm a recovering social network addict. And my life is not a status update.

HuffPost Game Changers: Who Is The Ultimate Game Changer In Sports?

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

(VOTING IS NOW CLOSED) HuffPost's Game Changers celebrates 100 innovators, visionaries, and leaders in 10 categories who are harnessing the power o...

Braving New Trails to the Web and Beyond with Screenwriter Aaron Mendelsohn

Jeffrey Berman | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeffrey Berman

During the recent Writers Strike, Aaron brought together a group of top writers from Hollywood to launch Virtual Artists, Inc., a writer-owned studio that produces sponsor-supported "water cooler" entertainment for the Web.

The Rightroots: Are They 2010's X Factor?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Republicans were supposedly leaps and bounds behind at that time of the election, but after a year's worth of execution on the part of both parties, it now looks like the space could be anyone's to own.

Is Journalism Going Through Its Own Reformation?

Alexander Howard | Posted 05.25.2011

Alexander Howard

The traditional "high priests of journalism" -- newspaper and magazine editors -- controlled what was covered. No more, or at least not in online news.

Moving the Needle

Nathan Bransford | Posted 05.25.2011

Nathan Bransford

Editors want to take authors to the next level or make a splash with a debut. Publishers want to gain traction with new electronic formats. Sales and marketing teams want to make a splash. Everyone is desperate for a hit.

Rebiblican Stealth Strategy Loses Big in Washington State, Wins Big on East Coast. Why?

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

Valerie Tarico

When Rebiblicans (Republicans) pose as moderates and change agents, they have just exposed soft tissue.

Tits and Ass or Climate Change? Welcoming the Environmental Journalist to the Endangered Species List

Leah Lamb | Posted 01.15.2010

Leah Lamb

Here is a list of journalists suggested by the Society of Environmental Journalism. Also included are journalists who were suggested via Twitter and Facebook.

Is "Social Media" Really Changing the World?

Jared Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Jared Cohen

The term "social media" has become obsolete in a world where technology has become a critical tool for connecting people to other individuals, entities and actual resources be they financial, medical, or judicial.

Tucker Carlson Launches 'The Daily Caller'

The Daily Caller | Posted 05.25.2011

From Tucker Carlson's welcome letter at The Daily Caller: Welcome to the Daily Caller. Editors' letters have a well-deserved reputation for undue le...

The Irrelevancy of Network News

Judith Ellis | Posted 05.25.2011

Judith Ellis

Arianna was right to question the networks about their "balloon boy" coverage. Does anybody really wonder why old media is becoming more irrelevant, while new media continues to pave a new path?