Publications
In addition to the traditional media publications below, I publish occasionally on Medium and through my email newsletter.
Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer.
Recent Publications
July 22, 2021
Five Stones for Goliath: a radio interview about monopoly power and technology.
Radio Open Source with Christopher Lydon
May 29, 2020
Trump, Twitter and the truth: The internet’s septic problem
USA Today
by Nicco Mele
October 5, 2019
Philanthropic Options for Newspaper Owners: A Practical Guide
The Knight Foundation
By Nicco Mele
September 23, 2019
These simple fixes could boost voter turnout in a major way
CNN
by Nicco Mele and Robert Pozen
August 13, 2019
Digital Pay-Meter Playbook: How today’s news publishers can use data, best practices, and test-and-learn tactics to build better pay-meters
Shorenstein Center White Paper
by Nicco Mele, Matthew Skibinski, and Matthew Spector
February 13, 2019
Our Digital Lives Don’t Need to Make Us Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unwise
Harvard Business Review
By Carrie Barron, Nicco Mele, and Michael Phillips Moskowitz
October 18, 2017
Using Data Science Tools for Email Audience Analysis: A Research Guide
Shorenstein Center White Paper
By Nicco Mele and Jacque Boltik
Mele, Nicco (2013). The End of Big: How The Digital Revolution Makes David The New Goliath. New York, NY: St. Martin’s Press.
Mele, Nicco (2012). "Skyrocketing Numbers: Online Fundraising for Political Campaigns". In Pearlman, Nathaniel (Ed.), Margin of Victory: How Technologists Help Politicians Win Elections (pp. 29-40). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Mele, Nicco (2008). "A Web Activist Finds Dean". In Teachout, Zephyr & Thomas Streeter (Eds.), Mousepads, Shoe Leather, and Hope: Lessons from the Howard Dean Campaign for the Future of Internet Politics (pp. 179-191). Boulder, CO: Paradigm Publishers.
Books
Public Speaking
February 21, 2020
Remember Rule #1: It Will Get Crazier
Keynote address, 2020 Camden Conference
The Media Revolution: Changing the World
August 25, 2016
College of William & Mary Convocation Address
Curiosity, hope will help heal broken world
Convocation address to incoming students, class of 2020
April 15, 2019
Podcast interview: The Long Game with Jon Ward
Yahoo
Other Publications
July 11, 2019
Ross Perot was the original viral candidate
Washington Post
By Ron Rapoport, Walt Stone and Nicco Mele
April 4, 2019
How do we get people to vote? Let’s try financial incentives.
Washington Post
By Bob Pozen and Nicco Mele
February 22, 2019
Demanding Better Digital Nutrition
Psychology Today
By Carrie Barron, Nicco Mele, and Michael Phillips Moskowitz
February 13, 2019
Our Digital Lives Don’t Need to Make Us Unhappy, Unhealthy, and Unwise
Harvard Business Review
By Carrie Barron, Nicco Mele, and Michael Phillips Moskowitz
April 11, 2018
How Facebook’s changes could hurt the ‘good guys’
CNN
By Dipayan Ghosh and Nicco Mele
October 18, 2017
Using Data Science Tools for Email Audience Analysis: A Research Guide
Shorenstein Center White Paper
By Nicco Mele and Jacque Boltik
Aug. 8, 2016
How Trump owns the media: Column
USA Today
by Nicco Mele and Marvin Kalb
Nov. 30, 2015
7 Reasons Why Trump Will Win
Medium - Soapbox
by Nicco Mele
April 12, 2013
The end of big (media): When news orgs move from brands to platforms for talent
Nieman Lab
By Nicco Mele and John Wihbey