J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer comments on the role of media start-ups in a changing news environment.
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Jan Schaffer discusses Community Journalism with former BBC Global News head
Posted by J-Lab on Jan. 28, 2014 in In the News
On Jan. 28, Richard Sambrook of Cardiff University interviewed J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer on community news startups.
Wonder Women Show Might at ‘Indie’ Hyperlocal Sites
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 21, 2013 in In the News
J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer quoted in StreetfightMag.com article on women at ‘Indie’ hyperlocal sites.
News Chops Report Cited in Columbia Journalism Review
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 5, 2013 in In the News
An article in CJR.org profiles the pending merger of two nonprofit newsrooms in the St. Louis. The merger was highlighted in J-Lab’s Networked Journalism report, released in July 2013.
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Lessons from New Media Women Entrepreneurs
Posted by J-Lab on Sep. 19, 2013 in In the News
Knight Digital Media Center profiles six years of The McKormick Foundation-funded program.
Women Media Entrepreneurs – Making New Ideas Happen
Posted by J-Lab on Sep. 12, 2013 in Summits
This summit brings together women entrepreneurs who have launched media projects large and small.
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2013 AEJMC Luncheon – Journalism Collaborations: What Works
Posted by J-Lab on Aug. 10, 2013 in Summits
Increasingly, old media news organizations and new media startups are collaborating, sharing content and co-producing stories.
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Public Broadcasters Beefing up Local News, Taking on New Roles in their Media Ecosystems
Posted by J-Lab on Jul. 8, 2013 in Press Releases
July 8, 2013For immediate release Contact: Jan Schafferjans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. – Unfettered by competitive pressures and fortified by their trusted brand, public broadcasters in many states and cities are finding new ways to engage in more local news – especially more investigative and enterprise journalism – than ever before, according to a new J-Lab
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Four Women-Led News Ideas Awarded $56,000
Posted by J-Lab on Mar. 13, 2013 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Four innovative news ideas – to cover the cultural narrative of food, build e-platforms for long-form women writers, expand Latino coverage in New England, and spotlight emerging women musicians –won $14,000 awards to develop their projects in the coming year. The award winners were selected from 205 proposals received in the sixth
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GigaOM’s Mathew Ingram writes on “the traditional culture of journalistic hubris”
Posted by J-Lab on Jan. 22, 2013 in In the News
An article this week on paidContent describes how journalistic hubris is a major obstacle to media success. The author uses J-Lab’s Networked Journalism report to help make his case.