Free Press: journalism

Media Minutes: November 20, 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:26:03 -0800

Leaders in journalism, philanthropy and business gathered in St. Paul, Minn., to tackle complex questions facing the worlds of commercial and public media. And the FCC has floated an interesting prospect: Should we use local TV airwaves for wireless broadband?

Media Minutes (2009-11-20)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:18:20 -0800

Free Press and SaveTheNews.org Share Ideas with the FTC on the Future of Journalism

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:54:03 -0800

WASHINGTON -- On Friday, Free Press, SaveTheNews.org and thousands of citizens filed comments with the Federal Trade Commission on policy ideas to improve the future of journalism in America. In December, the FTC will hold a series of high-profile workshops on journalism and the news in our digital economy; the agency sought public input to shape the event.

FTC Journalism Filing

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:42:12 -0800

FTC Seeks Public Comment by Nov. 6

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:19:21 -0800

Media Minutes: October 30, 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:51 -0700

A new report proposes a set of recommendations that endorse public policy as part of the solution to securing the future of news. And the Op-Ed Project is expanding public debate by training women to contribute their ideas to the public discourse in many ways.

Free Press Praises Plan for Reconstructing American Journalism

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:09:02 -0700

WASHINGTON -- Free Press welcomes the release of The Reconstruction of American Journalism, a new report from Columbia University’s School of Journalism by Leonard Downie, Jr., former executive editor of The Washington Post, and Michael Schudson, professor of journalism at Columbia.

The Philadelphia Initiative for Journalistic Innovation

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:34:29 -0700

Start: 11/06/2009 - 23:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

It’s time to save journalism in the Greater Philadelphia region! It’s time for PhIJI, the Philadelphia Initiative for Journalistic Innovation! PhIJI is a forum for Philadelphia-area journalists and aspiring journalists to communicate about best practices, discuss issues facing journalism and journalists, and offer feedback on entrepreneurial ideas. PhIJI is open to all Philadelphia-area journalists (paid or unpaid), interested in improving upon how Philadelphia and the region are covered. This forum can be used to address issues of technology and software for journalism, issues of monetization in a changing news business landscape, as well as issues of journalistic values and standards.

Journalism & The New Media Ecology: Who Will Pay The Messengers?

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:41:33 -0700

Start: 11/13/2009 - 09:00

End: 11/14/2009 - 16:30

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

A search is underway for new ways to support the work of the Fourth Estate. Yale Law School’s Knight Law and Media Program and Information Society Project are inviting scholars, media leaders, journalists, faculty, students and interested citizens to share their insights and creative ideas during a two-day conference at the Law School, November 13-14, 2009.

Media Minutes: October 9, 2009

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:44:44 -0700

Free Press debunks old myths about Net Neutrality. And the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy released a groundbreaking report on the future of media.