The International Center for Journalists interviews Jan Schaffer after a training session for its fellows. (Video)
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Law for Media Startups – New Entrepreneurship Guide
Posted by J-Lab on Mar. 4, 2015 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – J-Lab Partners with CUNY to Create E-Guide: “Law for Media Startups,” a new resource for entrepreneurs launching news ventures and educators teaching students how to do it, was published today by CUNY’s Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.
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Four Media Startups Win Encore Entrepreneur Funding
Posted by J-Lab on Feb. 5, 2015 in Press Releases
For immediate release Noon, Feb. 5, 2015 Contact: Jan Schaffer jans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. – Four media startups proposed by entrepreneurs over 50 have been selected to receive $12,000 each in encore media entrepreneur funding, J-Lab announced today. The projects are a single-topic magazine on Medium.com, a Connecticut hyperlocal FM/streamed radio station, daily Internet radio newscasts
The death of Homicide Watch D.C.: Bloggers take their last case
Posted by J-Lab on Dec. 28, 2014 in In the News
Jan Schaffer, executive director of J-Lab, comments on the demise of the Washington, D.C.-based Homicide Watch.
Meet the Women Challenging the Media and Tech Establishments
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 26, 2014 in In the News
Fast Track featured Sillicon Hills News founder Laura Lorek in “Meet the Women Challenging the Media and Tech Establishments.”
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Civic impulse can drive journalism’s future
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 18, 2014 in In the News
Sally Duros interviewed Jan Schaffer about her 20 years of work at J-Lab. Read her post for the Knight Digital Media Center at USC-Annenberg.
The Story Behind the Geezer Grants
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 13, 2014 in Blog
Last week we announced an awards project to help Baby Boomers launch news startups. This week, we chuckle at our new nickname and shine a spotlight on the history that gave the project momentum. “Geezer grants” is the term some wags have applied to the $12,000 startup funding open to people age 50-plus who want
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J-Lab Launches Journalism Grant Program for Baby Boomers
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 5, 2014 in In the News
MediaShift featured the launch of J-Lab’s Masters Mediapreneurs Initiative, a new grant program aimed at “encore entrepreneurs,” or those who are age 50-plus. The initiative awarded $12,000 to four Baby Boomers who have a sustainable idea for a news venture.
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Encore Media Entrepreneurs Invited to Apply for Four $12,000 Startup Grants
Posted by J-Lab on Oct. 29, 2014 in Press Releases
For immediate release Noon, Oct. 29, 2014 Contact: Jan Schaffer jans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. – Encore media entrepreneurs, age 50+, are invited to apply for seed funding to help them launch news projects in 2015 as part of a new initiative launched today by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism. Four $12,000 awards are available to
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2014 J-Lab/AEJMC Breakfast
Posted by J-Lab on Aug. 7, 2014 in Summits
2014 J-Lab/AEJMC Breakfast held in Montreal.
