10 commandments for digital news entrepreneurs

Versión en español aquí.I have been inspired by a book about 13 new digital media launched in Spain by entrepreneurial journalists.The book — Microperiodismos: Aventuras Digitales en Tiempos de Crisis — profiles some news organizations that are defying the voices of pessimism, the economic crisis in Spain and competition from the traditional media.The authors, Eva […]

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In New Orleans, nostalgia is not good for journalism

Let’s not cry any more about the decision of Advance Publications, a profit-driven enterprise, to reduce its newspapers in New Orleans and Alabama to publishing three days a week. It is sad for the people who were laid off, and we who love print are disappointed. But this was inevitable. The big newspaper chains have […]

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Making money Part IV: Events build your brand

Last weekend I spent a day and a half participating online in NewsU’s Revenue Camp for Journalism Entrepreneurs, an intense session on some of the new ways journalists are making money on the Web. (The entire course will be available to view online in a few days; Twitter comments from the course are at #revcamp.)If you have a […]

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Making money Part III: How journalists can do ad sales

This weekend I spent a day and a half participating online in NewsU’s Revenue Camp for Journalism Entrepreneurs, an intense session on some of the new ways journalists are making money on the Web. (The entire course will be available to view online in a few days; Twitter comments from the course are at #revcamp.) The biggest mistake […]

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Making money Part II: custom content at MedCity

This weekend I spent a day and a half participating online in NewsU’s Revenue Camp for Journalism Entrepreneurs, an intense session on some of the new ways journalists are making money on the Web. (The entire course will be available to view online in a few days; Twitter comments from the course are at #revcamp.) […]

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Making money Part I: Mark Briggs

This weekend I spent a day and a half participating online in NewsU’s Revenue Camp for Journalism Entrepreneurs, an intense session on some of the new ways journalists are making money on the Web. (The entire course will be available to view online in a few days; find Twitter comment at #revcamp.) One of the […]

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Warren Buffett bets on value of local news

Warren Buffett’s decision to buy 63 daily and weekly newspapers from Media General confirms the market value of organizations that build a strong community around local news. That value is precisely what digital news entrepreneurs like MinnPost, Texas Tribune and Voice of San Diego are counting on as they build their organizations. Buffett, CEO of the […]

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