Media entrepreneurship takes hold at universities

Journalism professors are adapting to the realities of a historically tough job market. Their graduates are struggling to find stable work in an industry whose biggest players have been cutting staff for a decade. So universities are teaching new skills — multimedia production, community management, data management and visualization, among others — as well as […]

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At American U., media entrepreneurship includes NGOs

Jan Schaffer First in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations.In the new world of media, traditional journalism organizations are just one more voice, and the MA in Media Entrepreneurship program at American University reflects that. Jan Schaffer, who teaches the program’s seminar on media entrepreneurship, believes that journalism schools should […]

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10 consejos para periodistas emprendedores, de J-Lab

Este es un sumario de una columna escrita en inglés por Jan Schaffer, directora del J-Lab en la Universidad Americana en Washington. La creatividad, mucho trabajo y la habilidad periodística no son garantías que puede lograrse éxito en un sitio de noticias. Cada vez más los periodistas profesionales se dan cuenta de la posibilidad de […]

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