We kick off ONA15 with a candid conversation on the symbiosis — and tensions — between high tech giant Google and the media. Richard Gingras, head of news at Google, and the Tow Center’s Founding Director, Emily Bell, will discuss critical issues, including traffic and search referral, developing content and data tools for newsrooms — especially to enable speedy content on the mobile web — and restrictions on an open internet and privacy concerns overseas.
TV networks buy up rights for exclusive coverage of pro sports events, making it difficult for many newsrooms to show highlights. How do these exclusive agreements affect coverage...
Live streaming has been a part of newsrooms for a while, but with the advent of Periscope, Meerkat, Stringwire and other tools, it has become ubiquitous, both for reporters and...
Do you need to read Martin Heidegger’s “Introduction to Metaphysics” to build a great mobile user experience? No, but understanding what makes a tool “present-at-hand”...
