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Journalism in the Age of Terrorism

In an era when terrorist organizations like ISIS are seen as a very real and constant threat to public safety, reporting from conflict zones has become increasingly dangerous for journalists.

Making Music Physical Again

“Print is just a broken touchscreen.” This radical statement introduced the SXSW Interactive audience Tuesday to Kate Stone and Charlotte Brimner’s panel, Making Music Physical Again. Stone, of UK technology company Novalia, explained that she works with bluetooth connectivity to build interactivity based around paper.   By channeling touch, connectivity and data back into everyday physical objects many […]

Tina Craig of Bag Snob has Advice for Bloggers

“A lot of people now want to start blogs because they want to be famous, they want to get rich […] they want to have a brand…Those are all the wrong reasons to start anything.” Tina Craig, blogger extraordinaire of Bag Snob fame, shared this tidbit of advice during the question and answer portion of […]

Civics & Superheroes

Stories are powerful, just how and why all depends on the story . Christian Blauvelt is the Deputy Editor for Culture at the BBC. Christian’s thoughts on the new mainstream of comic book movies have a lot to do with the messaging in each film and what comments each of them make about our society. They […]