Rich Gordon

Evanston, Illinois

Rich Gordon is associate professor and director of the new media program at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Before coming to Medill, he was the first new media director for The Miami Herald. In the 1980s and early 1990s, he was an early leader in the use of technology to analyze data for journalistic purposes.

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Online opportunities make journalism’s future bright, despite gloomy feelings

October 27, 2005
Reason to be hopeful, regardless of shrinking audience numbers: new technologies offer a positive, transforming force for journalism.

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February 7, 2012
You've got to know the truth to tell it
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February 3, 2012
Look at the bottom, not the top, of your traffic analytics to boost your website's readership
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