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I recently read this magazine “print gimmicks” story from Folio:
“In this era, when everyone’s excited about new media, we need to do everything we can to make older media as exciting as possible,” says Granger, Esquire’s editor-in-chief. The magazine’s latest print gimmick was its May 2009 issue where it featured a mix-n-match cover. The facial features [...]
Filed under: community, design, journalism, magazines, print | Leave a Comment
I’ve been looking lately at some of the “crowdfunding” models for journalism, in which audience members donate money to specific stories whose production they want to support. Here’s my idea for a “news mutual fund” – a concept slightly different from the crowdfunding models I’ve seen so far.
One well-known crowdfunding project for journalism is Spot.Us. [...]
Filed under: business, community, journalism, print | Closed
Tags: business, crowdfunding, funding, news, paywall
The Online News Association conference is happening this weekend in San Francisco. As I sit at home in Fresno – just a three-hour drive away – I’m thinking about the role of media here and there, and the different approaches to online news and communication that are possible in the two cities.
While the innovations being [...]
Filed under: community, journalism, social media, technology | Closed
Tags: digital divide, information, internet, news, technology

