James Breiner, director of the Global Business Journalism Program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, starts off his series on entrepreneurial journalism programs with American University.
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U.K. Journalists Keeping a Close Watch on Journalism Collaboration Projects in U.S.
The website Journalism.co.uk looks at collaborations projects based on a discussion with J-Lab’s Jan Schaffer at the Community Journalism Conference in Cardiff, Wales.
Podcast Interview with J-Lab’s Jan Schaffer
The website It’s All Journalism recently featured this podcase interview with J-Lab’s Jan Schaffer.
J-Lab Fosters Innovation, Media Entrepreneurship
J-Lab’s Jan Schaffer talks about J-Lab’s work with journalism innovation and media entrepreneurship in a podcast for It’s All Journalism.
Jan Schaffer does Q&A in Street Fight on Networked Journalism Report
J-Lab’s Jan Schaffer answers questions about the recent report, Networked Journalism: What Works.
Jan Schaffer in Nieman Lab: J-Schools Will Become Startup Catalysts in 2013
Nieman Journalism Lab posted today 10 artlcles predicting the top trends in journalism in 2013. Jan Schaffer contributed her thoughts on how journalism schools will become media startup accelerators.
PBS MediaShift Q&A With J-Lab On Net-J Report
Amanda Hirsch talks news-to-news collaborations with Executive Director Jan Schaffer. The article features a brief overview of the the Networked Journalism report and a Q&A with Schaffer.
Newsosaur’s Alan Mutter gives a shout-out to the Net-J report
In his well-respected media blog – Newsosaur – Alan Mutter examines the Columbia Journalism School’s report, “Post-Industrial Journalism: Adapting to the Present.” He compares it to J-Lab’s Networked Journalism report, which he calls “an excellent, must-read study.”
News Collaboration Project Yields 146 Partners, Revenue Models Still a Nut to be Cracked
For immediate releaseMarch 4, 2015 Contact: Jan Schafferjans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. – A J-Lab pilot project that called for eight newspapers and one public radio station to network with local blogs delivered nine different models of collaboration, five success stories and roadmaps for rethinking local news, according to the project’s findings. In “Networked Journalism: What Works,”
Social Media and Journalism’s New Directions
A speech by Jan Schaffer at Howard University for the Social Media Tech Conference 2012.






