We probably see them and think they’re a real Twitter profile. Or spam. They’re those comments we see online that have little or nothing to do with the topic at hand and clearly want you to click on a link. Those are bots – computer programs created by humans to pretend to be humans and interact […]
Twitter has earned its reputation as both a journalistic haven and a potential ender of careers. Its value in a breaking news scenario cannot be overstated, and yet the viral “fails” the platform has seen continue to define it in the public eye. While Twitter is the favored social media outlet for many in the […]
When the New York Times came out with virtuality content, some may have been skeptical. It can be unexpected for a giant in print journalism to come out with content on such a new platform, and lovers of investigative print journalism may have some fears. Mark Thompson, President and CEO of The New York Times […]
Keli Dailey is at SXSW to tell us comedy journalism is real journalism. At her SXSW Interactive panel “Comedy is the New Journalism,” Dailey took the audience through several comedy news clips, why they’re relevant as well as providing some comedy herself. She started with a few quips about Jon Stewart and his legacy (“Stewart’s […]
Just a few highlights and thoughts from the SXTXstate team for future SXSWers.
I’m sitting in a darkened theater watching a comedy show. The room seats 90 people. It’s a late show, and I only stayed out because there’s a writer from The Daily Show performing. Then the host comes out and says, “We have a very special guest with us tonight…Mr. Judd Apatow.” That’s right, the director […]
Kimberly and the rest of the SXTXState team had a great time at SXSW. Here is Kimberly’s Tuesday.