A pre-conference workshop at the 2012 Online News Association Conference & Awards Banquet.
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2012 AEJMC Luncheon: The Rise of University Entrepreneurial News Startups
Posted by J-Lab on Aug. 11, 2012 in Summits
Around the country, journalism programs are launching news websites to cover their communities, state capitals, or public issues on a day-to-day basis.
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AU’s New Media Graduate Program Gaining Attention
Posted by J-Lab on Jun. 18, 2012 in In the News
Business News Daily published an article today on American University’s new Masters of Arts in Media Entrepreneurship program.
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WAN-IFRA: Student Journalism is Going Digital
Posted by J-Lab on Jun. 13, 2012 in In the News
WAN-IFRA article describes how student journalism is shifting to digital, citing J-Lab’s work on University News Sites.
Current Public Media cites J-Lab’s work on university news website
Posted by J-Lab on Jun. 8, 2012 in In the News
Current.org draws attention to J-Lab’s work in supporting university news websites, noting that J-Lab has funded some 24 sites since 2005.
New News Labs: Exploring University News Start-ups
Posted by J-Lab on Jun. 1, 2012 in Summits
A workshop for those editing or aspiring to edit year-round news sites.
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Online News Startups Need More Data to Convert Users into Supporters
Posted by J-Lab on May. 30, 2012 in Press Releases
For Immediate Release May 30, 2012 Contact: Jan Schaffer, jans@j-lab.org Erin Polgreen, erinpolgreen@gmail.com Washington, D.C. – The rise of social media tools has empowered online news startups to distribute their content, market their sites and monitor users. However, most small news sites say they cannot lasso data to track whether they are turning users into supporters
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Mainstream Media and Entrepreneurial News Startups: Bridging the Silos
Posted by J-Lab on May. 24, 2012 in Speeches
A keynote presentation by Jan Schaffer at the BBC Connecting Communities Conference, Salford, U.K.
News Entrepreneurs vs. Traditional Journalism at SXSW 2012
Posted by J-Lab on Mar. 20, 2012 in Panels
This J-Lab event was named one of the Top 15 SXSW Interactive Panels Journalists Should Listen To by the Boston Phoenix.
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$56,000 Awarded to Four Women-Led News Projects
Posted by J-Lab on Mar. 6, 2012 in Press Releases
For Release: March 6, 2012 Contact: Jan Schaffer 202-885-8100 Washington, D.C. – Four public-service news ideas – from a site that compares local health costs and a tablet app for news comics, to a western North Carolina investigative news site, and a fast-growing LGBT site based in Seattle – each won a $14,000 award to
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