Is communications security for reporters improving? August 11, 2014 By Sarah Laskow A new tool makes encrypted phone calls easy; no one can keep information safe
With the Aereo decision, local TV news likely dodged disaster June 25, 2014 By Sarah Laskow If enough people were unsubscribing from cable, networks might have eventually gotten out of the broadcast business altogether and abandoned their local satellites
The secretive business of fighting content piracy June 19, 2014 By Sarah Laskow Private automated systems are sweeping the internet for illegal content–but they sometimes catch legitimate media coverage, too
Matter shows a Kickstarter risk–the project you back may not be what ultimately emerges June 16, 2014 By Sarah Laskow As Kickstarter gives more prominence to journalism projects, one crowdsourcing success story has disillusioned its funders
Media for millennials June 11, 2014 By Sarah Laskow Media outlets led by millennials, targeted to millennials, and writing stories about the issues millennials care about are getting not only traffic, but the money to continue growing it
Aereo coverage in a nutshell April 22, 2014 By Sarah Laskow Of all the angles on Aereo, the most important one is the worst for the company
3 signs you’re in a bad relationship with your editor April 16, 2014 By Sarah Laskow What happens if, somewhere between first draft and publication, the editor-writer relationship goes south?
In search of the ur-quiz March 17, 2014 By Sarah Laskow One of BuzzFeed’s most popular features, quizzes’ origins in the popular media are surprisingly murky
Saving orphan photos March 11, 2014 By Sarah Laskow On the internet, photos are separated from their owners–often on purpose
The Olympics are the closest to coverage parity female athletes get February 24, 2014 By Sarah Laskow Normally, the US sports media spends–if we’re being generous–less than 5 percent of its time covering women in sports