Master’s Thesis Project
This is a time of upheaval – a revolution, many argue – of the entire journalism philosophy and newsroom culture. This is the time to make mistakes, to throw out some of the old rules, to accept that things won’t go back to the way they were and that being a journalist right now is scary and murky – and very exciting.
The truth is, though, for many that excitement isn’t going to be found in the traditional newsroom. It’s just not.
It’s going to be something we create ourselves under the loosely defined term “entrepreneurial journalist” — a mash-up of freelancer, enterprising beat reporter, niche publisher, small business owner …
And Something Totally New.
This project sets out to more closely examine news entrepreneurship: what is it, what does it take to make it work, including the culture clash of journalist-turned-advertiser, and why its key elements are rapidly becoming part of the journalism school curriculum.
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