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7 May

Huff vs. Simon: Senate hearings on journalism

The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet recently held a hearing on the future of journalism. Senator and former presidential hopeful John Kerry moderated and witnesses spoke […]

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3 May

Alan Rusbridger on the future of news

“Alan Rusbridger is the editor-in-chief of The Guardian, easily one of the most prestigious newspapers in the English-speaking world, and is widely admired as a journalist’s journalist. At the same […]

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23 Apr

Jeff Jarvis making his case to senate hearing on the future of journalism

“Senator, thank you for inviting me to speak at these hearings. But, with respect, I believe you are investigating the wrong issue from the wrong angle and in any case, […]

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19 Apr

A different perspective on the future of news

This is a different analysis of journalism from a digital marketing expert. “A lot of the discussion around the future of journalism has to do with business models and money. […]

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13 Feb

And in the “how to make news pay” dept…

More in the debate about micropayments, news nightmares and dreams for a better tomorrow. Today’s contestants: social media guru Clay Shirky vs journalist Nicholas Carr. Shirky: Micropayments won’t work for […]

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20 Feb

Teaching the future of journalism

“When it comes to teaching convergence, it’s no longer ‘if’ but ‘how,'” says this Online Journalism Review piece based in part on discussions at a Poynter Institute seminar. For one […]

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