Tag Archives: Jeff Jarvis
How to Rebuild the Business of Local News
April 30, 2014Marc Andreesen, an Internet pioneer and venture capitalist, tweeted in early February that he’s bullish on the growth of the news business in the next 20 years. “Will grow 10x-100x,” he wrote. However, when it comes to local news, Andreesen … Continue reading
Repainting Journalism
October 1, 2013Last week, I attended a panel discussion about the Nieman Journalism Lab’s ambitious oral history, “Riptide,” at the Paley Center for Media in New York. “Riptide,” which chronicles legacy news media’s failure to adapt to the internet, covers 35 years … Continue reading
Pew: News Industry in Crisis
March 27, 2013The state of the news business is lousy. A week after the much-revered Boston Phoenix threw in the towel that’s hardly surprising news, but a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism is packed with statistics showing … Continue reading