Guiding media innovators toward solutions, around the world
While print newspapers are losing subscribers and advertisers in the rest of Europe, an Italian print publication launched by an investigative reporter is thriving because of its independent voice.Il Fatto Quotidiano (The Daily Facts) has been slaying sacred cows since 2009 and makes its money from subscribers and newsstand sales — roughly 6 million euros […]
Read More »Recently I met the people of Sourcefabric, who produce two free publishing platforms for print and radio organizations that want to have a web presence.This non-profit group, based in Prague, has been helping independent media outlets extend their reach on the Web for more than a decade. (Disclosure, I was a guest speaker at their recent […]
Read More »Last week I gave an all-day seminar to 30 journalists in Valencia, Spain, on the business aspects of starting a digital news outlet. It‘s easy enough to launch a blog or web page, but the hard part is making money. I gave participants a series of examples of revenue sources other than advertising and subscriptions: […]
Read More »Tina Seelig, venturebeat.com Versión en español aquí. I just finished taking the free online course on innovation offered at NewsU and thought the beleaguered folks working at newspapers could certainly benefit. So could digital news entrepreneurs. The course offers simple, useful techniques to encourage innovation in any newsroom. The main takeaways: Innovation is a discipline […]
Read More »(Aquí se encuentran entradas relacionadas sobre periodismo emprendedor y liderazgo.) NewsU and its founder, Howard Finberg, celebrated their 100th webinar today with ideas from faculty at the Poynter Institute on making journalism better. My favorites had to do with leadership and the business side of the news. From Wendy Wallace, on journalism entrepreneurs Play to […]
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