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Siege biscuits: You really can eat just one

Fri Sep 30 2011
Posted by Patricia Marcoccia
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Battle Castle

 
Today we're celebrating the launch of our Battle Castle flash game and teaser site with siege biscuits!

These not-so-tasty treats were carried by armies as they prepared for the long siege ahead. The hard, twice-cooked bread was resistant to mould and made from whatever scraps of grain, fat and salt that was left in the castle cellars.

Digital storytelling in the awkward years

Mon Mar 21 2011
Posted by Patricia Marcoccia
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The structural transition facing traditional media can certainly trigger a lot of anxiety. As a recent journalism graduate, I experienced much of it in J-school, where the prevalent feeling around the online platform was apprehension: declining newspaper sales, lack of online monetization models, the rise of citizen journalism - it all signified chaos!