Guest blogger Archives - Coral by Vox Media https://coralproject.net/blog/category/guest-blogger/ A better commenting experience Sat, 13 Apr 2019 17:12:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 https://coralproject.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/cropped-coral_logo_mark.png?w=32 Guest blogger Archives - Coral by Vox Media https://coralproject.net/blog/category/guest-blogger/ 32 32 228099314 Why Facebook’s New Algorithm Is Good For Journalism https://coralproject.net/blog/facebooks-new-algorithm-good-for-journalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facebooks-new-algorithm-good-for-journalism Thu, 01 Mar 2018 02:00:41 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=612 It's time for journalism to get back to listening and engaging – and the rewards have never been greater … Read More

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]]> 889 How we can agree to disagree https://coralproject.net/blog/agree-to-disagree/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agree-to-disagree Mon, 17 Jul 2017 15:54:59 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=562 It is possible to turn an argument into a meaningful debate, argues the author of a new book on participatory journalism … Read More

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]]> 562 Listening 101 https://coralproject.net/blog/listening-101/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=listening-101 Tue, 30 May 2017 13:51:14 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=543 To understand what someone is trying to say, do the hard work … Read More

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]]> 543 12 Tips For Doing Journalism With Communities https://coralproject.net/blog/12-tips-for-doing-journalism-with-communities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=12-tips-for-doing-journalism-with-communities Wed, 19 Apr 2017 19:50:57 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=518 If you plan it right, this can be the most fulfilling work of your career … Read More

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]]> 518 How To Build A Community Liaison Team https://coralproject.net/blog/build-a-community-liason-team/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=build-a-community-liason-team Mon, 27 Feb 2017 18:07:05 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=483 Inside Fusion's attempts at a different kind of engagement … Read More

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]]> 483 Building Productive Partnerships for Community Engaged Journalism https://coralproject.net/blog/building-productive-partnerships-for-community-engaged-journalism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-productive-partnerships-for-community-engaged-journalism Mon, 06 Feb 2017 23:15:36 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=478 How can you build connections that lead to great journalistic content? … Read More

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]]> 478 What Women Want in a Community https://coralproject.net/blog/what-women-want-in-community/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-women-want-in-community Mon, 23 Jan 2017 16:38:56 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=460 To increase the diversity of your community, you need to know the social rewards and cues that work for many women … Read More

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]]> 460 The Real Name Fallacy https://coralproject.net/blog/the-real-name-fallacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-real-name-fallacy Tue, 03 Jan 2017 18:16:33 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=443 Many say that horrible comments would vanish if people were forced to use their real names. Thirty years of research suggests otherwise. … Read More

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]]> 443 Coding Away The Game https://coralproject.net/blog/coding-away-the-game/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coding-away-the-game Wed, 12 Oct 2016 19:47:51 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=398 How Slashdot improved behavior using a secret piece of programming … Read More

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]]> 398 When The Trolls Arrive https://coralproject.net/blog/when-the-trolls-arrive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-the-trolls-arrive Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:37:12 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=364 In the second part in our series on the creation of Slashdot, its co-founder reflects on the arrival of the trolls … Read More

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]]> 364 New Community Tools: Hearken https://coralproject.net/blog/new-community-tools-hearken/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-community-tools-hearken Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:43:07 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=344 An exciting tool that increases engagement and connections between newsrooms and the public … Read More

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]]> 344 Can Design Make the Comments Nicer? https://coralproject.net/blog/can-design-make-the-comments-section-nicer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-design-make-the-comments-section-nicer Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:50:59 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=326 What does signing in to comments tell us about comment spaces? Caroline Sinders takes a look … Read More

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]]> 326 Let’s Begin at the Beginning https://coralproject.net/blog/lets-begin-at-the-beginning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-begin-at-the-beginning Tue, 24 May 2016 03:04:57 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=303 Rob Malda, co-founder of Slashdot, starts a series on how he built the world-famous online community … Read More

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]]> 672 Artificial Moderation: A Reading List https://coralproject.net/blog/artificial-moderation-a-reading-list/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=artificial-moderation-a-reading-list Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:31:15 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=261 Current academic research in artificial moderation … Read More

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]]> 666 How To Argue Successfully Online https://coralproject.net/blog/how-to-argue-successfully-online/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-argue-successfully-online Mon, 21 Mar 2016 18:26:28 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=251 If we can’t agree on basic reality or facts, how can we discuss what's right and wrong? … Read More

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]]> 665 Where The Audience Is At https://coralproject.net/blog/where-the-audience-is-at/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=where-the-audience-is-at Mon, 21 Mar 2016 15:30:00 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=248 There are better ways to handle your comments, says The Engaging News Project's Dr. Talia Stroud … Read More

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]]> 664 Finding Your Top Commenters https://coralproject.net/blog/finding-your-top-commenters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-your-top-commenters Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:07:01 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=220 What the New York Times learned from talking to its top contributors … Read More

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]]> 660 Creating Community Culture https://coralproject.net/blog/creating-community-culture/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-community-culture Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:07:47 +0000 http://blog.coralproject.net/?p=221 How to build a space that helps people build relationships with each other … Read More

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]]> 661 Advice for the Accidental Community Manager https://coralproject.net/blog/advice-for-the-accidental-community-manager/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=advice-for-the-accidental-community-manager Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:14:20 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=119 Librarian, internet folk hero and former Metafilter moderator Jessamyn West explains how to run a successful community. … Read More

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]]> 657 Raising Women’s Voices https://coralproject.net/blog/raising-womens-voices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=raising-womens-voices Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:39:45 +0000 https://blog.coralproject.net/?p=118 The absence of women’s voices is a problem for democracy, and for news organizations’ bottom lines.
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]]> 656 Killing the comments — what’s next? https://coralproject.net/blog/killing-the-comments%e2%80%8a-%e2%80%8awhats-next/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=killing-the-comments%25e2%2580%258a-%25e2%2580%258awhats-next Tue, 28 Jul 2015 04:38:33 +0000 http://coralproject.wpengine.com/?p=34 Some high-profile websites are closing their comments sections. Are comments broken or do we need some better tools? By Federica Cherubini. … Read More

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]]> 643 Designing Digital Communities @ SRCCON https://coralproject.net/blog/designing-digital-communities-srccon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=designing-digital-communities-srccon Thu, 02 Jul 2015 23:53:15 +0000 http://coralproject.wpengine.com/?p=30 What’s the worst online community you could imagine? The answers from SRCCON attendees might horrify you. … Read More

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