by Meghan D. Rosen | May 15, 2012 | Posts
Two quarters ago, David Cohn—the web whiz and crowd-funded journalism advocate who invented Spot.us—left the SciCom class of 2012 with a note-worthy nugget of internet advice. “It’s cheaper and easier to try something,” he said, “than to debate about whether or not to...
by Meghan D. Rosen | Dec 5, 2011 | Posts
David Cohn doesn’t look like the new face of journalism. He’s boyish, with an untamed mop of black curls and a stubbly beard: Picture a darker Mark Zuckerberg, but more stylishly dressed. It’s early in the morning when Cohn comes to talk with our class about Spot.Us,...
by Meghan D. Rosen | Nov 9, 2011 | Posts
On Halloween, an adventure-seeking Santa Cruz surfer braved wintery water temperatures and paddled a half-mile out past Seabright Beach wearing only a bikini. But she wasn’t trying to catch a wave. The scantily clad surfer was trawling for an intimate look at the...