Social journalism has been discussed as one way for professional journalism to thrive despite a marked decline in the audience for traditional journalism. Writing in Re/code, Jonathan Glick, CEO of Sulia, said the model of publishers as platforms (which he calls a "platisher") is "on the rise". Glick cites as examples Medium (from Twitter co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone), Vox Media, Sulia, Skift, First Look Media (backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar) and BuzzFeed. On March 12, 2014, Mark Little, the CEO of Storyful.com, now a division of News Corp., proposed "10 Principles that Power Social Journalism," including "UGC [User Generated
Evan Williams (actor) Evan Williams (actor) Evan Martin Williams is a Canadian actor and musician. He is known for his roles on "", "Awkward" and "Versailles" Williams was born in Swan Hills, Alberta, but raised in Calgary, Alberta. He is a graduate of Henry Wise Wood Senior High School, and studied theatre at Ryerson University. Williams first major role was Kelly Ashoona in "". His other notable television roles are Baxter McNab in "Baxter", Luke in "Awkward" and "Chevalier de Lorraine" in "Versailles", a role that gained him a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting