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Making a Case for New Taxonomies in Journalism
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Sep. 15, 2016 in Articles | Teaching Media Entrepreneurship
New forms of journalism are populating the new media landscape – much of it emerging from entrepreneurial news startups. I think there are enough examples that we can begin to develop taxonomies.
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Teaching Media Entrepreneurship. What Does that Mean?
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jun. 15, 2016 in Articles | Mediashift
As more and more journalism programs add courses on media entrepreneurship, there is little evidence of a standardized media-entrepreneurship curriculum, according to a recent survey of journalism educators conducted for CUNY’s Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.
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Law for Media Startups – New Entrepreneurship Guide
Posted by J-Lab on Mar. 4, 2015 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – J-Lab Partners with CUNY to Create E-Guide: “Law for Media Startups,” a new resource for entrepreneurs launching news ventures and educators teaching students how to do it, was published today by CUNY’s Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism.
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Four Media Startups Win Encore Entrepreneur Funding
Posted by J-Lab on Feb. 5, 2015 in Press Releases
For immediate release Noon, Feb. 5, 2015 Contact: Jan Schaffer jans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. – Four media startups proposed by entrepreneurs over 50 have been selected to receive $12,000 each in encore media entrepreneur funding, J-Lab announced today. The projects are a single-topic magazine on Medium.com, a Connecticut hyperlocal FM/streamed radio station, daily Internet radio newscasts
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The Story Behind the Geezer Grants
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 13, 2014 in Blog
Last week we announced an awards project to help Baby Boomers launch news startups. This week, we chuckle at our new nickname and shine a spotlight on the history that gave the project momentum. “Geezer grants” is the term some wags have applied to the $12,000 startup funding open to people age 50-plus who want
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Encore Media Entrepreneurs Invited to Apply for Four $12,000 Startup Grants
Posted by J-Lab on Oct. 29, 2014 in Press Releases
For immediate release Noon, Oct. 29, 2014 Contact: Jan Schaffer jans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. – Encore media entrepreneurs, age 50+, are invited to apply for seed funding to help them launch news projects in 2015 as part of a new initiative launched today by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism. Four $12,000 awards are available to
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2014 J-Lab/AEJMC Breakfast
Posted by J-Lab on Aug. 7, 2014 in Summits
| Montréal, Quebec
2014 J-Lab/AEJMC Breakfast held in Montreal.
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Gender Gap Blues? Build Your Own Sandbox
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jul. 3, 2014 in Blog
Women comprise only 36 percent of the journalism workforce and only 23 percent of the leadership (where they make 25 percent less than their male counterparts). Yet they make up 64 percent of journalism school enrollments, where many will elect careers in public relations.
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10 Takeaways from Teaching Entrepreneurship
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jan. 30, 2014 in Articles | MediaShift
So far, two cohort groups, some 21 people, have gone through my Seminar in Media Entrepreneurship for mid-career professionals. It is the first seminar that each cohort group takes as they embark on the 20-month, 10-course journey to a MA in Media Entrepreneurship at American University.
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