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Freelance writers need to think like entrepreneurs One of the lessons we are learning from the corona virus is that the news is a commodity. Nearly everything you want to know about this disease is available online free, everywhere, all the time. In the language of economists, this kind of news product has little “exchange […]
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The $2.2 trillion Coronavirus economic rescue package contains some elements that could and should benefit journalists and their media organizations. As Ken Doctor points out in Nieman Lab, the package gives incentives to news publishers both large and small to maintain their payrolls. Publishers and broadcasters with fewer than 1,000 employees are eligible for $350 […]
Read More »Versión en español aquí.Journalism is the best job in the world, and working with journalists is fun. They’re funny, irreverent, intelligent and excellent storytellers. Still, as a group we tend to be arrogant, self-righteous and holier-than-thou (I include myself in this criticism). We tend to view ourselves as high priests of an exclusive profession and […]
Read More »Versión en español aquí. The work of journalists in Mexico is becoming increasingly dangerous, and governments at the state and national level are doing nothing to change the situation. This is the essence of the new report by the Center for Journalism and Public Ethics (CEPET). At least 139 journalists and 21 media outlets in 25 Mexican […]
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