J-Lab executive director Jan Schaffer comments on the role of media start-ups in a changing news environment.
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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.
Ten Steps For Any News Startup
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jan. 1, 2011 in Articles
Professional journalists are launching scores of news startups around the country. Some cover community news, others hone in on special topics; some cover state government, and others aim to generate, and often share, investigative stories.
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New Media Makers Increasingly Getting Grants for News
Posted by J-Lab on Jun. 2, 2009 in Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At least 180 community, family and other foundations have contributed nearly $128 million in grants to news and information initiatives in the United States since 2005, according to a report released today by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism. This funding went to support at least 115 news projects in 17 states