Free speech playbook: How media refuse to be silenced

Independent media in the U.S., Latin America, and Eastern Europe are resisting authoritarian pressure You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Alarm bells ringing The previous few weeks I’ve been writing about how autocrats in Latin America were silencing media organizations (here and […]

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Local news finds some lifelines

But threats to publicly funded media could create more news deserts You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. This is the third post that I’ve drawn from presentations at the International Symposium of Online Journalism (ISOJ), which took place March 27-28 at the […]

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Mexico slides toward less press freedom

New president Claudia Sheinbaum continues suppression of dissident voices You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. This is the second post in which I’ve drawn on presentations from the International Symposium of Online Journalism, which took place March 27-28 at the University of […]

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Latin American media under fire; are we next?

Autocrats dismantle democracy in stages, and they start with the news media You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. This is the first of several posts that will draw on presentations from the International Symposium of Online Journalism, which took place March 27-28 […]

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A journalist creates her own career path, Part 2

You don’t need to master all the technology; learn what you need, build your brand You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Natalie Van Hoozer: “Build your brand as a journalist.” Image courtesy of Natalie Van Hoozer. In our last post, Natalie Van […]

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