Professor Emeritus of Journalism and formerly Knight Chair in Digital Media Strategy, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. Formerly senior vice president/strategy and development and director of interactive media, Chicago Tribune.
In which we summon the news and weather out of thin air by with a wave of the hand. Happens all the time in Italy, apparently, not to mention all across the Internet.
In which we finish videotaping lectures for my fall MOOC, update its promotional video, set a launch date, read about Coursera's latest funding round, and wonder how big its virtual classroom will need to be.
In which we take Google Glass to Medill's two 2013 graduation convocations: In short, there's simply not / A more congenial spot / For happily data gathering / Than here in Camelot. (Er, Evanston.)