Looking to start your own news biz? Mark Briggs teams up with Poynter in an online course: Entrepreneurial journalism - from idea to implementation. A low-cost investment in practical learning.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 25, 2012
Topics: Education, Resources Tags: Business Models, Business of News, Education, Journalism Education, News Entrepreneurs
Offering insights to the highs and lows of freelancing, useful broad context as more journalists become self-employed. Findings explore attitude, practices and entrepreneurial success.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 10, 2012
Topics: Community, Resources Tags: Business Models, Entrepreneurship, Freelance, Report
Hawaii Independent publisher Ikaika Hussey shares the philosophy and practices that make the cooperative news business he leads both profitable and productive.
Posted by Emily Harris on August 29, 2012
Topics: Blog, Community, Revenue Tags: Business Models, Community Engagement, Community News, Cooperative, Entrepreneurship, Hawaii Independent, Ikaika Hussey, Local News
Go beyond the news industry for fresh insights on revenue and customer relationships. From the fashion world: “Make sure that you constantly have something to offer that people like.”
Posted by Emily Harris on July 18, 2012
Topics: Blog, Revenue Tags: Audience Engagement, Brands, Business Models, CRM, Crowdsourcing, Partnerships, Revenue, Technology
Mark Fidelman suggests HARO to the JA community as a useful tool to connect reporters with experts in almost anything. Free and built on user input, the biz model reflects a return to mimic.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on June 15, 2012
Topics: Craft, Experiments, Resources Tags: Business Models, Free Tools, Reporting Tools
The fresh eyes of a next generation journalist examine paywalls and concludes they are “the best option for newspapers moving forward.” How to sell customers? "It's a matter of fairness."
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on June 15, 2012
Topics: Experiments, Resources, Revenue Tags: Business Models, Content, J-School, Online News, Paywall, Report, Research, Revenue
A searchable database to help journalism startups see into others’ success. Want to review “financially sustainable business model[s]...? Browse case studies...find one that suits your site.”
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on June 1, 2012
Topics: Resources, Revenue Tags: Business Models, Business of News, Database, Hyperlocal, Local News
In a JA thread, Sally Duros recommends this as a "favorite resource for analyzing collaborations." Offering perspective on how shrinking competition in journalism enables new experiments.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on June 1, 2012
Topics: Experiments, Resources, Revenue Tags: Business Models, Business of News, Collaboration, Entrepreneurs
Tap into bright brains bridging the gap between new communications theory and reality. Deep study and practical applications offered in the work of diverse thinkers.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on May 22, 2012
Topics: Education, Experiments, Resources Tags: Business Models, Future of Media, New Media, Research, Think Tank
Exposure and a chance to innovate emerge as major collaboration benefits. Weigh against the challenges in this readout from the JA collaboration & revenue conversation.
Posted by Emily Harris on May 10, 2012
Topics: Blog, Community, Revenue Tags: Analysis, Audience Development, Business Models, Collaboration, Forum, Innovation, Revenue