May 2012
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Watchfuturejournalismproject:
senselessfolly:
100 years of women in Journalism.
FJP: Nice follow-up to our earlier (re)post of the Gender Report. If you don’t know these pioneers, now’s the time to do so.
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Siemens Receives $73 M Light Rail Vehicle Order...
ATLANTA, May 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Siemens (NYSE: SI) today announced that it has been awarded a $73 million contract to build 18 of its S70 light rail vehicles for TriMet in Portland, Ore. The vehicles will be manufactured from start to finish at Siemens’ rail vehicle manufacturing plant in Sacramento, Calif., a facility powered almost entirely by two megawatts of solar energy. The...
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Watchfuturejournalismproject:
Tumblr’s Vice President Andrew McLaughlin on making Tumblr Tumblr.
Via Slate.
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Facebook Announces Pricing of Initial Public...
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 18, 2012, under the symbol “FB.” Facebook is offering 180,000,000 shares of Class A...
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Monet's Garden at The New York Botanical Garden
NEW YORK, May 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Monet’s Garden, an exhibition at The New York Botanical Garden from May 19 through October 21, 2012, examines the life and work of Claude Monet, the Impressionist master by highlighting his passion for gardening and the inspiration he drew from his living masterpiece, the garden on the grounds of his home in Giverny, France.
Among...
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The FJP: Tumblr’s Advertising Strategy →
futurejournalismproject:
Digiday’s Josh Sternberg gets to the bottom of Tumblr’s Ad strategy, one that attempts to deliver value to brands without pissing off Tumblr’s community:
For years, David Karp, Tumblr’s CEO, has professed his disdain for advertising. That’s now changing. But he’s now wagering that Tumblr…
Cash rules.
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Zach Galifianakis to Host "Between Two Ferns: A...
30-Minute Show to Feature Appearances by Comedy Award Nominees Tina Fey and Jon Stewart Along With Sir Richard Branson Inaugural Primetime Special Will Serve as Precursor to the 2nd Annual “The Comedy Awards”
NEW YORK, May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Oscars® have Barbara Walters and “The Comedy Awards” have Zach Galifianakis. On Sunday, May 6, Comedy Central will...
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