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University News Sites: Investments in Civic Entrepreneurship
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Oct. 2, 2012 in Articles | International Journal of Communication
The best journalism schools in the country are now providing genuine opportunities for students to do authentic reporting. However, the most valuable of these are more than just classroom exercises that live and die by the academic calendar.
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Social Media and Journalism’s New Directions
Posted by J-Lab on Sep. 27, 2012 in Speeches
| Howard University, Social Media Tech Conference 2012
A speech by Jan Schaffer at Howard University for the Social Media Tech Conference 2012.
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2012 AEJMC Luncheon: The Rise of University Entrepreneurial News Startups
Posted by J-Lab on Aug. 11, 2012 in Summits
| Marriot Chicago Downtown Hotel, Chicago, IL
Around the country, journalism programs are launching news websites to cover their communities, state capitals, or public issues on a day-to-day basis.
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Current Public Media cites J-Lab’s work on university news website
Posted by J-Lab on Jun. 8, 2012 in In the News | Current Public Media
Current.org draws attention to J-Lab’s work in supporting university news websites, noting that J-Lab has funded some 24 sites since 2005.
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Trending: University News Sites
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jun. 6, 2012 in Blog
Quietly, and not so quietly, journalism schools around the country are starting to give their students new news opportunities. More than beefing up course catalogues with multimedia and convergence offerings, the schools are becoming incubators for entrepreneurial news startups – news websites that are populated with student content.
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New News Labs: Exploring University News Start-ups
Posted by J-Lab on Jun. 1, 2012 in Summits
| Washington, D.C.
A workshop for those editing or aspiring to edit year-round news sites.
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Neon Tommy – Q&A with Founder Marc Cooper
Posted by Jessica Durkin on May. 31, 2012 in Spotted
A Q&A with Marc Cooper, the digital news director at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. He founded Neon Tommy, a student-run news site that provides a hands-on news reporting and writing experience while serving up a range of web-only content.
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