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8 leading programs in entrepreneurial journalism

Here are links that describe eight leading university programs in entrepreneurial journalism. What are some other programs that I should include in this series? Medill builds on 30 years of entrepreneurial journalism Students work in teams in this program at Northwestern University. Columbia focuses on coaching journalism execs   Punch Sulzberger program emphasizes  developing the organization by coaching a key executive. Dan Gillmor: We need more experiments on revenue side of media startups   Arizona State professor urges m ore focus on sustainability. Online courses play bigger role in entrepreneurial journalism Poynter's NewsU aims to make distance learning as effective as a classroom experience. In Mexico, innovative selection process for entrepreneurial journalism   University of Guadalajara's  master's is offered in Spanish and completely online. CUNY aims to incubate new media Students work with New York City's media innovators.  At American U., med...

Medill builds on 30 years of entrepreneurial journalism

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Seventh in a series on entrepreneurial journalism programs at universities and media organizations.   Rich Gordon, Director of Digital Innovation, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern U. Rich Gordon is bemused by the recent proliferation of university programs in entrepreneurial journalism. The Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University has been doing it for 30 years. "We had classes here in our master's program where we required our students to create new publications and address the content, the audience, and the business plan of these publications,"  Gordon, director of digital innovation , said in an interview. "I assume other schools didn't do it because it wasn't considered appropriate for journalists to be talking about business, students didn't want it, faculty couldn't teach it, and the job market didn't ask for it. I don't think the term 'entrepreneurial journalism' even existed a few years ago." Read m...