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As traditional media organizations cut back on staff and coverage, thousands of new digital media are popping up all over the world to fill the gaps.
I've compiled 14 lists of startups below. Some startups are included on more than one list. Can you think of any lists that I've left out?
Many of the organizations that compile lists also share tutorials, especially on revenue-generating models, to help others launch and sustain their news sites. Sustainability is the Holy Grail. Part of the reason digital media are springing up is because of the gaps left by cuts in coverage and staff at major media (graphic below, from Mark J. Perry's Carpe Diem blog via Clay Shirky's Medium post, "Last Call").
Gigaom followed up with an analysis of the study, and the Knight Foundation sponsored a roundtable discussion on the topic, with videos of the sessions.
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As traditional media organizations cut back on staff and coverage, thousands of new digital media are popping up all over the world to fill the gaps.
I've compiled 14 lists of startups below. Some startups are included on more than one list. Can you think of any lists that I've left out?
Many of the organizations that compile lists also share tutorials, especially on revenue-generating models, to help others launch and sustain their news sites. Sustainability is the Holy Grail. Part of the reason digital media are springing up is because of the gaps left by cuts in coverage and staff at major media (graphic below, from Mark J. Perry's Carpe Diem blog via Clay Shirky's Medium post, "Last Call").
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Mark J. Perry's graphic shows newspaper decline. A digital opportunity? |
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1. The Pew Center has done a study of 178 nonprofit journalism websites with a detailed breakdown of their business models, "Nonprofit Journalism: A Growing but Fragile Part of the U.S. News System."Gigaom followed up with an analysis of the study, and the Knight Foundation sponsored a roundtable discussion on the topic, with videos of the sessions.
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