Launched a new website: The Tumult
My friend and I were talking about how we wanted to write stuff that wouldn’t really fit anywhere else online. We didn’t want to make personal blogs, but we didn’t…
Category: Journalism
The Adverb Startup Trend Is Going Quiet.ly into the Night
Originally appeared on BostInno There have been Pinterest boards, angry articles and less-angry articles highlighting just how many companies have felt the need to have adverbs for names in the…
A tourist in your own town
Originally appeared on Exposure as a Staff Pick. A tourist in your own town by Mike Murphy on Exposure
Does the Sophomore Slump Exist in Music?
Imagine being in Mumford & Sons. You formed a band, successfully co-opted another country’s musical history, and managed to produce a Grammy-winning record. You got to play with Bob Dylan…
Living in the shadow of the boom: photos
Journalism, Photography, Top Work
Photojournalism piece on the newest oil boom in Williston, N.D. – photos were a Staff Pick on Exposure. LAND OF SECOND CHANCES by Mike Murphy on Exposure
Broadband access in the US
My classmate Lee Schechter and I built an interactive site that shows Americans’ access to broadband speeds. We wanted to show that what the FCC considers “access” to broadband is…
The Starter League – Tomorrow’s entrepreneurs go to school
Here’s an interactive article I recently wrote for Chicago Made. I used Creatavist to build it – it’s a bit of a hassle to work with, but it can produce…
Bringing coding to the masses
Originally appeared on Medill Reports What is holding you back from building a website or app? Is it fear that you’ll fail, that it’s too complicated for someone who didn’t…
Retailers get personal with smartphone marketing—maybe too personal
Originally appeared on Medill Reports The next time Chicagoans walk into a store on the Magnificent Mile, they might get an unexpected greeting from the store via their smartphones. A…
Profits up sixfold as Netflix looks to build on its ‘House of Cards’
Originally appeared on Medill Reports Netflix Inc. earnings shot up sixfold for the fourth quarter and all of 2013, reflecting the impressive addition of 4.07 million new subscribers in the…