User commenting
Can the NYT, WaPo and Mozilla create a system to quiet the trolls in your comments?
The Washington Post A partnership between the New York Times, the Washington Post and Mozilla…
Commenters hate HuffPost’s new Facebook-only commenting system
The Huffington Post The Huffington Post's U.S. site and mobile apps will shift to using…
Can Livefyre’s annotations tool fix commenting?
Livefyre wants to bring its social commenting system not only to every story on the…
Sun-Times kills comments until it can fix ‘morass of negativity, racism, and hate speech’
Chicago Sun-Times The Chicago Sun-Times has temporarily eliminated story commenting on its website until it…
Opinion network State launches with goal of democratizing online conversations
Today marks the public launch of State, the “global opinion network” from Jawbone founder Alexander…
HuffPost policy banishes trolls — and drives away some frequent commenters
When The Huffington Post announced that all commenters — not just new registrants — would…
Poynter experiments with ReadrBoard reader comments
Poynter is experimenting with a new commenting and annotation tool, ReadrBoard, which allows users to…
Commenters on HuffPost mobile apps will soon need Facebook verification too
Amid the uproar over the Huffington Post's announcement that commenting now requires Facebook verification —…
Former publisher’s bill would have compelled newspapers to ID commenters
The Spokesman-Review A panel in Idaho's legislature rejected a bill that would have forced newspapers…
Early comments on stories affect what later readers believe, and what they say
A recent scientific experiment demonstrated the importance of intervening in comment sections to cultivate constructive…
Seattle Times columnist can’t stand commenters, retires
Seattle Weekly Seattle Times sports columnist Steve Kelley has standard reasons for retiring at 63:…
Researchers: Online commenters impair readers’ scientific literacy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel People who read newspaper and magazine reports on science "may be influenced…
How the Huffington Post handles 70+ million comments a year
The Huffington Post has accumulated more than 70 million comments so far this year, far…
How journalists can turn their stories into conversations
Social media have made it easier than ever for journalists to engage their readers in…
