Privacy: The evolving meaning of a single word for our networked news and information economy

Privacy. It’s hard to think of another word that is simultaneously at the center of journalism, technology and Internet policy. Privacy is increasingly thought of broadly, and encompasses trust and networks. It’s a big story now, involving the White House, Edward Snowden, data breaches and research. Balancing identity, marketing and privacy is a quagmire for … Continued

Student winners demo product at Hearst headquarters

Team Scope, winners of the 2012 Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Competition, demonstrated their story recommendation engine and self-service advertising network this week to newspaper, television, magazine and digital media executives at Hearst Tower in New York. Hearst Corporation, one of the country’s largest media companies, has sponsored the contest which brings together journalism, computer science … Continued