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Digital media are emerging to give voice to native groups in Latin America You may have heard the saying that a language is a dialect with an army. Which is another way of saying that military and financial power impose themselves through language. Versión en español So it follows that people in Latin America whose […]
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Experts point to data that supports President Biden’s view “Ask any expert, they will tell you that Facebook is the most dangerous player in the digital world.” When I read this opinion from Frederic Filloux, a digital media expert, I was surprised by its severe tone. But he went on: “The social network’s business model […]
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Focusing on the right metrics helped a news organization navigate a leadership crisis Back when newspapers had their headquarters in office towers, editors used to say that their most valuable assets went down the elevators every night. They were referring to their journalists, but they were overlooking other important human assets. If an independent news […]
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It starts with identifying your own strengths, and then those of your employees In my continuing search for learning better leadership skills, I saw statistics from the Gallup organization on the reasons people gave for why they quit their jobs. Half left to get away from their boss, and we can imagine all the possible […]
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Publishers can fill a big void in coverage, but they need the right people A media entrepreneur asked me recently if I was optimistic about the future of local news organizations. Actually, I am. Let me run through some of the reasons and end with some caveats. First of all, there is a shortage of […]
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Latest Reuters report highlights importance of trust, user payments, shift to digital Several insights from the latest Reuters Digital News Report caught my attention. I want to share them from the executive summary, followed by my comments. Digital News Report 2021: “This [coronavirus] crisis has also shown the value of accurate and reliable information at […]
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Say yes if the organization invests in developing people’s talents and abilities Over the years, lots of colleagues and students have asked me whether they should accept a particular job offer. I thought about this when someone asked me how I had arrived at la Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, six years ago. Basically […]
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