Tech Companies are Media Companies and Vice Versa. This point needs to be reiterated more often.
Tag Archives: David Cohn
Carnival of Fail – the next #Jcarn. The question: What failure have you personally seen, and what lessons did you tak away from it? Responses are due May 5th at 12 pm Pacific.
Background information on our survey of Knight News Challenge projects
If you’re reading this post because I, Chris Amico, or one of two other collaborators emailed you this link, congratulations! You’re one of the 64 projects funded since 2007 through the Knight Foundation’s News Challenge contest. These projects have been granted $21.9 million dollars over… Continue reading →
Journalism should be reproducible
The idea came a month ago: “journalism should be reproducible.” After a conversation with Miles this weekend, I’d like to explore this further. First point: Let’s approach journalism as the science for civic participation. Give journalism the goal to help us improve our standards of… Continue reading →
We’re back at it. Time for round 2 of the Carnival of Journalism. This month’s question: What steps can be taken to increase the number of news sources? Responses are due Thursday, the 17th of February at noon Pacific, plus or minus 24 hours.
Universities as hubs of journalistic activity
In the first Carnival of Journalism of the new year, David Cohn asks: How do we increase the role of higher education as hubs of journalistic activity? First, the why. Educational institutions often have long-standing ties to a local community, both in terms of physical… Continue reading →
Come join the Carnival of Journalism! It’s baaaaaack. This month’s question is (simplified to): What role should universities play as facilitators of journalism for their communities? Responses are due by January 20th at 10 am PT.