A journalist creates her own career path, Part 2

You don’t need to master all the technology; learn what you need, build your brand You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Natalie Van Hoozer: “Build your brand as a journalist.” Image courtesy of Natalie Van Hoozer. In our last post, Natalie Van […]

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She’s forging a career in bilingual journalism

It takes a willingness to try new things, do internships, be persistent (and patient) You’re reading the Your News Biz newsletter. My goal is to help digital media entrepreneurs find viable business models. Natalie Van Hoozer. “You don’t have to wait till you have the perfect skill set.” Image courtesy of SembraMedia.org. As I like […]

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Wikipedia is the greatest online service created in the internet age. And it’s not for sale.

It’s free, global, non-profit, and crowd-sourced; it strives for a neutral stance in a media world filled with trolls, polarization, and automated disinformation James Breiner The value of trust It’s hard to find information you can trust these days. Powerful algorithm-driven marketing machines flood us with news and reviews about everything from pizza to politics, […]

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Reasons for optimism #12: Jeremy Caplan and AI

He shows how to innovate and save time with tools such as ChatGPT Why write about “reasons for optimism” when so much is going wrong in our politics, economy, and environment? Optimism gives us confidence that we can make things better. As I like to say, it’s another day of opportunity. Jeremy Caplan is director […]

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