Here is the man Felix Salmon will work with at Fusion.net

The news about Felix Salmon’s decision to leave Reuters and join Fusion.net threw a spotlight on this new digital venture of ABC and Univision. A few weeks ago I interviewed Fusion’s chief of digital, mobile and social platforms, Daniel Eilemberg. He talked about the target audience of Fusion — millennials —  and his other entrepreneurial […]

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MOOC experts surprised by how they’re evolving

Versión en español aquí Mark Glaser of PBS Mediashift recently pulled together a panel of experts for an online chat about how massive open online courses (MOOCs) are affecting universities and professional education. Some exceprts from the fascinating 40-minute exchange are below. Alves Rosental Alves, director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas […]

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Cómo el periodismo de investigación aporta valor comercial a los medios de comunicación

English version here Puedo haber engañado a la gente durante los últimos años, diciéndoles que el periodismo de investigación no es un negocio, sino un servicio público. Otras personas como Felix Salmon, Jeff Bezos y otros cuatro periodistas citados por Journalism.co.uk, me recuerdan que el periodismo de investigación sí tiene un valor comercial. Felix Salmon, […]

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Why investigative journalism is good business

Versión en español aquí.I may have misled people for the last few years by saying that investigative journalism is not a business but a public service.Other people — namely Felix Salmon, Jeff Bezos and four journalists cited by Journalism.co.uk — are reminding me that investigative journalism does, in fact, have commercial value.First, Felix Salmon, the […]

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What journalism schools can and can’t teach students

Versión en español aquí. A master’s degree in English literature might not seem an ideal preparation for a career as a business journalist. Actually it served me well, for all the reasons given by advocates of a liberal arts education.  But my own experience seems to have little to do with what the journalism job […]

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