Posts filed under “CIM”
Podcast: David Cohn discusses Spot.Us and community funding
David Cohn launched his new community-funded journalism project, Spot.Us, last week to much fan fare. I don’t know whether or not it can save journalism or if it will fail. My guess is on somewhere in the middle. It will probably be a viable way to fund certain kinds of journalism in certain communities. In [...]
Podcast: Monitor editor John Yemma on the future of newspapers
Click here to stream the interview. Or download the MP3. John Yemma, the editor of The Christian Science Monitor, discussed with me his thoughts on the future of newspapers in my latest podcast. Yemma and I discussed several topics. What’s clear is that newspapers will continue to evolve in the coming years as Web operations [...]
Interview with an enthusiastic adopter, Paula Froke
Paula Froke has jumped headfirst into the world of online and multimedia journalism with her upstart blog, Paula’s Adventures in Multimedia. While she may not have been born a digital native, she has quickly become an enthusiastic adopter. And as the Deputy National Editor for the AP, she is a manager, not a content producer. [...]
Conversations in Media: David Cohn on Spot.Us
David Cohn discusses his latest project, Spot.Us, which was made possible by a Knight News Challenge grant. Some of the things we discuss: What is Spot.Us and what will it mean for journalism? Why people should apply for Knight News Challenge grants? How hard is it to apply for a grant from Knight? Click here [...]
Conversations in Media: Kiyoshi Martinez
The inaugural Conversation in Media is with Kiyoshi Martinez, the 23-year-old former journalist who founded AngryJournalist.com. I will try to have a weekly conversation with a media member about the state of media, journalism and where the future is headed. Some highlights: Why did Martinez start Angry Journalist? “Being a journalist shouldn’t mean you have [...]