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

Consensus on journalist-library collaboration begins to emerge at ‘Beyond Books’

A draft consensus statement for journalist/librarian collaboration is circulating after garnering support at “Beyond Books: News, Literacy, Democracy and America’s Libraries,” a two-day Journalism That Matters symposium in Cambridge April 6-7 co-sponsored by the Donald W.  Reynolds Journalism Institute. On Thursday, participants in “Beyond Books” moved to the Cambridge Public Library for a public wrapup … Continued