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Seventh in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations. Rich Gordon, Director of DigitalInnovation, Medill School ofJournalism, Northwestern U. Rich Gordon is bemused by the recent proliferation of university programs in entrepreneurial journalism. The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University has been doing it for 30 years. “We had classes […]
Read More »When I was going through the transition from editor of a business publication to the role of publisher, I dreaded sales calls with clients. It meant I had to ask clients for money, which was a new and uncomfortable experience. The hilarious irony of this is that, as a reporter and editor, it was my […]
Read More »Doug SmithExecutive DirectorPunch Sulzberger Program Sixth in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations. Columbia Journalism School’s Punch Sulzberger Program differs from other programs in this series in several ways. Like them, it is entrepreneurial in focusing on innovation and transforming of a media enterprise. But the biggest difference is that it […]
Read More »Fifth in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations. Dan Gillmor, Founding DirectorKnight Center for Digital MediaEntrepreneurship, Arizona State U. Dan Gillmor is recognized as an expert in new digital media, but when he teaches entrepreneurship, he has a broader vision than just media. He sees media as one part of […]
Read More »Brian Stelter2012 Media Bistro photo Brian Stelter is my favorite example of how a young person can create a personal brand and build it into a career. I have talked about him in presentations in Latin America and Europe and his story never fails to make an impression. When he was a freshman at Towson […]
Read More »Fourth in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations. The Poynter Institute’s online training center, NewsU, is building out its offerings in entrepreneurial journalism with the goal of creating a certificate program. It is one of the few organizations doing this kind of training mainly online. Howard FinbergPoynter Institute, NewsU NewsU […]
Read More »Third in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations.The University of Guadalajara in Mexico has just recruited a class of 18 students in its second year of offering an online master’s degree in digital journalism. Manuel Moreno CastanedaRector, Virtual UniversityUniversity of Guadalajara This may be the only master’s degree program in […]
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