Top news of the week: 24.11.2020.
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Future Of News & Journalism
RT @sarafischer: The pandemic has been a nightmare for thousands of journalists out of work —and for additional thousands trying to navigate jobs amid fear and uncertainty. https://t.co/pqlxiv8cN1
OpenJournalists face volatile media landscape
The pandemic and industry shifts are making the journalism job market a tough place for most.
With journalists flocking to Substack, @joepompeo looks at the newsletter boom: https://t.co/fFlVbYRuSC
Open“People Are Looking to Latch Onto Something Positive”: As Journalists Flock to Substack, Is There a Limit to the Newsletter Boom?
Greenwald, Yglesias, and more are ditching the newsroom for the newsletter, seeking independence and, for some journalists, a “real adult” salary. CEO Chris Best is promising “a better ...
RT @Brizzyc: ICYMI, pretty proud of our new Journalism Creators Program @newmarkjschool, written about here in Nieman Lab https://t.co/QIk4yt2ooQ
OpenThe Journalism Creators Program at CUNY teaches participants to launch their own news products, from wherever they are
One lesson from pandemic times is that journalism education doesn't have to happen in person, and remote learning can open up more opportunities for journalists to launch their own products.
Is local news your beat? Do you work in media for underserved communities? Apply by Nov. 20 for a stipend to attend the Dec JAWS conference. Pls Share @nhannahjones @princeeditor https://t.co/B4vHVrpWCY
OpenJAWS offers Alice stipends to the 35th CAMP to support local news journalists
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on local news coverage (more than 1 in 5 local newspapers have closed), the Legacy Fund of the Journalism and Women Symposium will ...
For something else I'm working on now, I looked up this tribute to CTRL-S I wrote sometime ago:
https://t.co/L9IIWYuqGj
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Founder’s Big Idea to Revive BuzzFeed’s Fortunes? A Merger With Rivals
Jonah Peretti, the chief executive, says his company could eventually merge with other online publishers in order to negotiate better terms with tech platforms like Facebook.