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@Poynter shared
On Aug 5, 2019
Here are the memos that @Gannett and @GateHouse_Media employees received via email today about the new direction of their companies. https://t.co/CecVI4IDk1
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Here are the memos that GateHouse and Gannett employees got today about the merger

These are the two memos that employees of GateHouse Media and Gannett were emailed on Monday.

@Poynter shared
On Aug 5, 2019
Here are the memos that @Gannett and @GateHouse_Media employees received via email today about the new direction of their companies. https://t.co/CecVI4IDk1
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Here are the memos that GateHouse and Gannett employees got today about the merger

Here are the memos that GateHouse and Gannett employees got today about the merger

These are the two memos that employees of GateHouse Media and Gannett were emailed on Monday.

@emilybell shared
On Aug 29, 2019
RT @laurahazardowen: hello, @NiemanLab is hiring a staff writer. Here's what we're looking for: https://t.co/7YSKTF2EdV Apply here: https://t.co/h2aUz0TQzo
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We’re hiring: Come work for Nieman Lab as a staff writer

We have an opening for a staff writer here at Nieman Lab. If you're interested, apply over here! The job's pretty easy to describe: You see all the stories on this website? The ones about journalism innovation — changes in how news gets reported, produced, distributed, discovered, ...

@emilybell shared
On Aug 29, 2019
RT @laurahazardowen: hello, @NiemanLab is hiring a staff writer. Here's what we're looking for: https://t.co/7YSKTF2EdV Apply here: https://t.co/h2aUz0TQzo
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We’re hiring: Come work for Nieman Lab as a staff writer

We’re hiring: Come work for Nieman Lab as a staff writer

We have an opening for a staff writer here at Nieman Lab. If you're interested, apply over here! The job's pretty easy to describe: You see all the stories on this website? The ones about ...

@Brizzyc shared
On Aug 3, 2019
Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019 https://t.co/O7BULpzPWg
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Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019

Apply to Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019 at Democracy Fund in Washington, DC.

@Brizzyc shared
On Aug 3, 2019
Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019 https://t.co/O7BULpzPWg
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Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019

Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019

Apply to Public Square Program Internship, Fall 2019 at Democracy Fund in Washington, DC.

@jcstearns shared
On Aug 31, 2019
RT @RispoliMike: As ANOTHER media outlets closes in NJ, @SenatorLorettaW calls for funding for the Civic Info Consortium. “The program is important for the future of journalism in New Jersey and for the health of our democracy.” https://t.co/xJ4fEoyq2T
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Weinberg Says Fios1 News Shutdown Underscores Need for NJ’s Media Consortium

Weinberg Says Fios1 News Shutdown Underscores Need for NJ’s Media Consortium   $1 Million for Civic Information Consortium on Administration’s ‘Freeze List’   Trenton – The pending shutdown of Fios1’s news channel underscores the need to get the university based news consortium up and ...

@jcstearns shared
On Aug 31, 2019
RT @RispoliMike: As ANOTHER media outlets closes in NJ, @SenatorLorettaW calls for funding for the Civic Info Consortium. “The program is important for the future of journalism in New Jersey and for the health of our democracy.” https://t.co/xJ4fEoyq2T
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Weinberg Says Fios1 News Shutdown Underscores Need for NJ’s Media Consortium

Weinberg Says Fios1 News Shutdown Underscores Need for NJ’s Media Consortium

Weinberg Says Fios1 News Shutdown Underscores Need for NJ’s Media Consortium   $1 Million for Civic Information Consortium on Administration’s ‘Freeze List’   Trenton – The pending shutdown ...

@mathewi shared
On Aug 26, 2019
RT @dangillmor: @annamasera @rasmus_kleis @mathewi @jayrosen_nyu @Sulliview @emilybell @CharlieBeckett @raju @ghoshworld @Indira_L @jeffjarvis @vivian @JenniferBrandel @wblau BTW, a decade ago, somewhat tongue in cheek, I suggested a joint venture -- with paywall but relatively low cost -- of the best of the best (at the time). https://t.co/nE51QLmgeA
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Paying for News: A Mega-Merger Thought Experiment

Paying for News: A Mega-Merger Thought Experiment

@mathewi shared
On Aug 26, 2019
RT @dangillmor: @annamasera @rasmus_kleis @mathewi @jayrosen_nyu @Sulliview @emilybell @CharlieBeckett @raju @ghoshworld @Indira_L @jeffjarvis @vivian @JenniferBrandel @wblau BTW, a decade ago, somewhat tongue in cheek, I suggested a joint venture -- with paywall but relatively low cost -- of the best of the best (at the time). https://t.co/nE51QLmgeA
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Paying for News: A Mega-Merger Thought Experiment

Paying for News: A Mega-Merger Thought Experiment

Paying for News: A Mega-Merger Thought Experiment

@kashhill shared
On Aug 22, 2019
@imaguid When I cut myself off from Facebook as part of my tech giant blocking experiment— https://t.co/MCAjZfrm7A — I discovered that other services had planned for Facebook’s obsolescence.
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I Cut Facebook Out of My Life. Surprisingly, I Missed It

I'm cutting the tech giants from my life. This week, I'm blocking everything Facebook-related—not simply deleting apps from my phone, but using a custom tool that stops all my devices from communicating with Mark Zuckerberg’s enormous, needy baby.

@kashhill shared
On Aug 22, 2019
@imaguid When I cut myself off from Facebook as part of my tech giant blocking experiment— https://t.co/MCAjZfrm7A — I discovered that other services had planned for Facebook’s obsolescence.
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I Cut Facebook Out of My Life. Surprisingly, I Missed It

I Cut Facebook Out of My Life. Surprisingly, I Missed It

I'm cutting the tech giants from my life. This week, I'm blocking everything Facebook-related—not simply deleting apps from my phone, but using a custom tool that stops all my devices from ...

@emilybell shared
On Sep 1, 2019
RT @bbcworldservice: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his own radio show, an app, and is among the most popular global leaders on Twitter. @ acatherwoodnews asks @emilybell whether this trend has global resonance? https://t.co/M0Y1ltViH6
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Media Front: India-The future of journalism

What are the challenges for a free and independent media in India?

@emilybell shared
On Sep 1, 2019
RT @bbcworldservice: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has his own radio show, an app, and is among the most popular global leaders on Twitter. @ acatherwoodnews asks @emilybell whether this trend has global resonance? https://t.co/M0Y1ltViH6
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Media Front: India-The future of journalism

Media Front: India-The future of journalism

What are the challenges for a free and independent media in India?

@johnrobinson shared
On Aug 5, 2019
RT @dankennedy_nu: I find this amazing. Howard was showing the way 10 years ago. You can read about his community news site, @thebatavian, in The Wired City. Here is a sample: https://t.co/14j8dkFO3j https://t.co/nWji8MvtP8
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Charting a locally owned, for-profit future for community news

Nonprofits are great, but a replicable, sustainable model for making money in local news online is the holy grail. In upstate New York, The Batavian is showing the way.

@johnrobinson shared
On Aug 5, 2019
RT @dankennedy_nu: I find this amazing. Howard was showing the way 10 years ago. You can read about his community news site, @thebatavian, in The Wired City. Here is a sample: https://t.co/14j8dkFO3j https://t.co/nWji8MvtP8
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Charting a locally owned, for-profit future for community news

Charting a locally owned, for-profit future for community news

Nonprofits are great, but a replicable, sustainable model for making money in local news online is the holy grail. In upstate New York, The Batavian is showing the way.

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