Guiding media innovators toward solutions, around the world
We see lots of hand-wringing about the sorry state of local news organizations because of digital disruption of their financial models. I just happened on a 2016 study by Clare Cook, Kathryn Louise Geels, and Piet Bakker that finds reasons for optimism while realistically assessing the problem. Their study, Hyperlocal revenues in the UK and […]
Read More »Renaissance maps showed monsters, hazards to avoid. The future of journalism is increasingly digital, mobile, and in flux. It is unexplored territory. Like the explorers and navigators of the Renaissance, various organizations – governments, NGOs, journalism groups, and universities, among others – have been trying to map the most promising routes to sustainability in the […]
Read More »Versión en español. As traditional media organizations cut back on staff and coverage, thousands of new digital media are popping up all over the world to fill the gaps. I’ve compiled 14 lists of startups below. Some startups are included on more than one list. Can you think of any lists that I’ve left out? […]
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