RJI Fellows

Peter Meng was browsing Twitter when he got his big idea. He typed “for sale” in Twitter’s search box, and was amazed at how many people were using the site to post items for sale. The problem? Those posts were only being viewed by people who followed the user with an item for sale. This revelation led to Meng’s conceptual development of adFreeq:

In today’s web-driven world, newspapers now compete with online products and have to find a way to break out of the clutter. One way to do that is to understand how the brain processes information, to better understand what news websites need to do to stand out.

Fidler has built his career around the study of digital publishing. He has conducted several studies on mobile media, and shared his most recent findings on news usage on mobile devices during RJInnovation Week.

A recent study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism suggests that the news industry’s challenge in transitioning from print to digital is hampered by the culture within those organizations. Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, the comments collected in the research suggest that the most troublesome culture barrier comes not from the newsroom, but from other areas of the enterprise.

Mike Fancher, former editor of the Seattle Times and 2008-2009 RJI Fellow, moderated a town hall-like discussion of the issue, leading off with the Pew Research Center’s Mark Jurkowitz and Tom Rosenstiel. Tuesday’s RJI discussion centered around bridging the gap between traditional news and business methods and the revenue streams and news reporting of the future.

Quick Tips for Bringing Engagement to Your Newsroom: Tending the Fire You Started

The Sunday Classifieds are a way for me to share with you what I find most interesting in the week in regards to newspapers, advertising, and classifieds.

Was participation in LAUNCH! worth it? Absolutely. And for a whole lot of reasons. Although we didn’t directly raise money at LAUNCH! It definitely jump started the whole process.