She’s forging a career in bilingual journalism

It takes a willingness to try new things, do internships, be persistent (and patient) You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Natalie Van Hoozer. “You don’t have to wait till you have the perfect skill set.” Image courtesy of SembraMedia.org. As I like […]

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History nearly forgot these black industrial titans

‘Smoketown’ records an overlooked history of entrepreneurs who helped shape America You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Recently I wrote about how journalism is often described as the first draft of history. That means that for historians, newspapers often are indispensable sources […]

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These local newspapers gave a voice to Black America

The Pittsburgh Courier was one of many that influenced American business, politics, sports, music, and social justice You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Journalism is often described as the first draft of history. That means that for historians, newspapers often are indispensable […]

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Damian Radcliffe, Part 2: ‘You have to hustle’

Also, public funding of journalism requires transparency with sponsors, consumer Above: The video of our 34-minute conversation. In my previous post, I presented the first part of my interview with Damian Radcliffe, a British journalism professor, researcher, and expert in digital media, particularly news media. These days he’s teaching at the University of Oregon, in […]

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From the UK to Oregon, ‘The future is community-centered news media’

British journalist is working to transform how publishers produce local news From the UK to Oregon, ‘The future is community-centered news media’ British journalist is working to transform how publishers produce local news You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Damian Radcliffe: “We’re […]

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