Guiding media innovators toward solutions, around the world
The true role of universities has always been the improvement of society. Developing leaders is a key part of that. The scholars of universities immerse themselves in the values, ethics, culture, and history of a society and then communicate it to the students. Those of us in the humanities tend to think of innovation as […]
Read More »The loss of advertising and the complications of public funding are forcing digital publishers to look for ways to persuade the public to pay. Surveys and actual market behavior show that a small percentage of digital users will pay, depending on the country, the media brand, payment systems, and technology platforms. For some publishers, that […]
Read More »Olga Ruiz: Create something unique. PAMPLONA, Spain — In August of 2013, Olga Ruiz returned from a refreshing summer vacation ready to start her 16th season on the COPE radio network in Barcelona. But on her arrival, the managers told her and her team that they were being fired. “The best period in my professional […]
Read More »Oscar Castilla: “You have to think about the business model” SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Oscar Castilla spent 12 years at El Comercio, Peru’s most important daily newspaper, honing his reporting skills with investigations of organized crime and corruption. Versión en español Then in 2014, Castilla and some colleagues from the investigative unit decided to […]
Read More »Martin Rodriguez Pellecer of Nomada SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — You usually don’t hear an investigative journalist talk about the importance of learning business skills. But that is the case with Martin Rodriguez Pellecer, 32, founder of two notable digital news media organizations in Guatemala, Plaza Publica and Nomada, the latter launched last year. Versión […]
Read More »SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The United States has been the world’s biggest market for just about everything, including illegal drugs, and that creates big problems for its neighbors. Carla Minet Versión en español So much money from the drug trade flows into Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean that it corrupts governments, courts, police, […]
Read More »A year ago I wrote an article about digital media startups around the world and attempts to categorize and analyze them. Some of that material is now a bit dated, and I have come across some other analyses and lists that have good road maps for media entrepreneurs. The Open Society Foundations has sponsored a […]
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