Power shifts toward journalists in new media equation

Versión en español aquí. The balance of power in media continues to shift away from the major news outlets toward the journalists who work for them.Ezra Klein’s departure from the Washington Post for Vox Media is just the latest of a string of changes that illustrate the rise of the journalist as a brand.For journalists working in […]

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Cómo el periodismo de investigación aporta valor comercial a los medios de comunicación

English version here Puedo haber engañado a la gente durante los últimos años, diciéndoles que el periodismo de investigación no es un negocio, sino un servicio público. Otras personas como Felix Salmon, Jeff Bezos y otros cuatro periodistas citados por Journalism.co.uk, me recuerdan que el periodismo de investigación sí tiene un valor comercial. Felix Salmon, […]

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Why investigative journalism is good business

Versión en español aquí.I may have misled people for the last few years by saying that investigative journalism is not a business but a public service.Other people — namely Felix Salmon, Jeff Bezos and four journalists cited by Journalism.co.uk — are reminding me that investigative journalism does, in fact, have commercial value.First, Felix Salmon, the […]

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Bezos purchase of Post has parallels in China

Versión en español aquí. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos isn’t the only e-commerce billionaire making news with acquisitions. Jack Ma, chairman of China’s e-commerce leader, Alibaba, has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in a Twitter-like microblogging service and a mapping service. Both of these giants have been bolting on companies that can help them gain synergies […]

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