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Monthly report: December 2018
This month, The Essentials Report, has curated & analyzed the content published by 138 influencers like Nieman Lab and Joshua Benton, discussing hashtags such as #Predix2019 , #NewsMatch and #longread.
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Indianapolis Star reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski wins Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard
Nieman Fellows in the class of 2019 at Harvard University have selected Marisa Kwiatkowski, an investigative reporter at The Indianapolis Star, for the 2019 Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. ...
Indianapolis Star reporter Marisa Kwiatkowski wins Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism at Harvard
Nieman Fellows in the class of 2019 at Harvard University have selected Marisa Kwiatkowski, an investigative reporter at The Indianapolis Star, for the 2019 Louis M. Lyons Award for ...
The news is dying, but journalism will not — and should not
"It is losing its cultural relevance after almost two centuries — and thereby its commodity value."
The news is dying, but journalism will not — and should not
"It is losing its cultural relevance after almost two centuries — and thereby its commodity value."
The gap between journalism and research is too wide
"Journalists had piles of Chartbeat data, but few models for understanding the social psychology of media audiences. They were stuck musing about things like filter bubbles, bots, and young people paying for news, when there is growing research evidence available with answers to these ...
The gap between journalism and research is too wide
"Journalists had piles of Chartbeat data, but few models for understanding the social psychology of media audiences. They were stuck musing about things like filter bubbles, bots, and young ...
Secrets and Transparency
What is Wikileaks, and what is its future?
Full Q&A: Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher on the future of journalism
Klein says Twitter has made journalists dumber, meaner and more reactive.
Full Q&A: Ezra Klein and Kara Swisher on the future of journalism
Klein says Twitter has made journalists dumber, meaner and more reactive.
Think 2018 was bad? Wait until you see 2019
"I think the end of 2018 is the top of the rollercoaster track. The descent, which we are not ready for, is going to involve a lot of screaming as we hurtle towards Brexit in 2019 and the 2020 U.S. elections."
Think 2018 was bad? Wait until you see 2019
"I think the end of 2018 is the top of the rollercoaster track. The descent, which we are not ready for, is going to involve a lot of screaming as we hurtle towards Brexit in 2019 and the ...
Government funds local news — and that’s a good thing
"And when we start treating people not as consumers but as constituents, we’ll find new ideas, new allies and new resources to reverse the downward spiral in local journalism and restore the public’s trust in the news."
Government funds local news — and that’s a good thing
"And when we start treating people not as consumers but as constituents, we’ll find new ideas, new allies and new resources to reverse the downward spiral in local journalism and restore ...
We will finally confront systemic market failure
"Those unconstrained by market ideology might dare to consider what a new, truly public, digital media system could look like in the United States and beyond."
We will finally confront systemic market failure
"Those unconstrained by market ideology might dare to consider what a new, truly public, digital media system could look like in the United States and beyond."
