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Journalism Schools Introduce New Degrees Focused on Future

A university in the United Kingdom is leading the way in 21st-century journalism education. New degrees at the Birmingham School of Media are in: Next year, the university plans to offer a master's in Magazine Journalism and Interactive ...

From MAURREEN SKOWRAN, E-media Tidbits,  18 Aug 2009
Related Topics: David Copeland

How to Start a Web Site in Six Easy Steps

6. There, you can write. You can link. You can add pictures and video. You can learn some HTML. You can customize the design. You can get comments and links. You can get traffic numbers. There are other ways to get started. But this way will get you ...

From MAURREEN SKOWRAN, E-media Tidbits,  18 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Google Inc.

Re-imagining J-School Programs in Midst of Changing News Industry

In the past few years, journalism schools have done some rejiggering. But I think they can do better, by looking further ahead. To help with this, I made an outline for an imaginary college program in civic media. The program I've imagined centers on ...

From MAURREEN SKOWRAN, E-media Tidbits,  12 Mar 2009

NYT Readers Brainstorm Business Models, Paying for Online News

A package of essays published yesterday on the New York Times' Room for Debate blog, Battle Plans for Newspapers, drew plenty of tactical suggestions -- and some complaints -- from readers. These essays addressed how newspapers might survive their ...

From MAURREEN SKOWRAN, E-media Tidbits,  11 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Steven Brill,  Craigslist.org,  Craig Newmark,  Walter Isaacson

News Challenge Garage: More Support for Innovators

If you have an idea for 21st century community media, you can get help with honing it from a mentor through the Knight News Challenge Garage, a service that launched last month. The Garage is a support system for the Knight News Challenge program, ...

From MAURREEN SKOWRAN, E-media Tidbits,  12 Sep 2008

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