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Plus: The debate about free news and journalism quality, The New York Times’ labor conflict, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
The application deadline for non-U.S. journalists is December 1. (Americans have until January 31.)
A new wave of financial optimism is hitting some corners of the newspaper industry. But there’s still plenty of reason to hesitate.
The PBS documentary series is trying to orient itself for a future beyond TV that includes the web, tablets, and more.
After being sold over the summer, the newspaper is hiring about 50 editorial staffers and adding new print sections — because print’s where the money is.
As The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post continue to experiment with video, the challenge is not to reinvent television.
“We are just at the beginning of understanding what the digital media curriculum of the future will look like. But we can’t let the constraints of accreditation and untrained faculty slow us down.” Cindy Royal
Plus: Fox News raises questions of ethics in live coverage, the death of a journalism legend, and the rest of the week’s media and tech news.
Developed by Code for America fellows, the Knight News Challenge winner allows people to create, collect, and manage data. Justin Ellis