What makes a professional journalist? Ethics

November 12, 2011
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With all types of people publishing news and information on the web, how do you distinguish who is a professional journalist? After all, bloggers have broken some big stories before mainstream news organizations, for example. Many of them bring value to their work. In other words, how do journalists justify calling themselves professionals, and how do […]

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Few news entrepreneurs in Latin America make money

March 16, 2011
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Versión en español aquí. A study of 54 independent journalism sites in Latin America has found that 20% of these new ventures produce no revenue. What’s more, only one-fourth of the for-profit operations are covering their costs. Most did not do a financial viability study before launch and less than half are taking advantage of […]

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