Engaged Reading Digest: Adobe's Reddit error, impact editing and good news for good news Paid Members Public
Today's digital journalism digest: good news, new job roles and Reddit trolls
Reddit and the problems of scale in large communities Paid Members Public
Is there an optimum size for online communities? This analysis of Reddit suggests that there is.
Alt-right subreddits closed for doxing Paid Members Public
Reddit has closed two major alt-right subreddits [https://thenextweb.com/socialmedia/2017/02/02/reddit-drops-the-ban-hammer-on-popular-alt-right-subreddits/] : > Reddit today blocked two prominent alt-right subreddits over “the proliferation of personal and confidential information.” Commonly referred to as ‘doxing,’ it appears a user (or users) of r/altright and r/AlternativeRight intentionally disseminated
Reddit as a journalistic liveblogging platform Paid Members Public
This is a really interesting development: Reddit is working to facilitate journalistic liveblogging activity [http://gigaom.com/2014/02/25/reddit-embraces-its-role-as-a-journalistic-entity-with-new-live-reporting-feature/] on the site. > [Reddit has…] become a place where new forms of journalism occur, such as the reporting on breaking news events like a shooting or the war
Digg Me! Newsvine Me! and Other Attention Seeking Tactics Paid Members Public
How useful are “share me” links on articles?