19
Aug
The kids are alright: posts at Nieman Lab
The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University was kind enough to be interested in the research I’ve been doing, which led to my writing a two-part piece about the most compelling lessons and ideas for getting young people engaged with news media.
You can read Part 1 and Part 2 at Nieman Lab.
18
Aug
The end of a trip and the beginning of a report
I have reluctantly returned to the United States from a summer in Europe, bringing with me my legally limited single bottle of wine from Provence, lots of Swiss chocolate and mountains of newspapers, interviews and thoughts about young people and news media. Over the course of the next week I’ll be starting to untangle this research (we’ll call it “mountaintop removal”) and posting about the interesting stuff as I go. Stay tuned!30
Jun
A pan-European vision for news
It is my third day in Paris (ever), and I am seated in the back of a breezy French bistro with one Adriano Farano, who is excitedly telling me about his mission to answer this question: How can we stimulate the emergence of next-generation European news entrepreneurs?26
Jun
“Toilet training” – illustrated thoughts on Dave Weigel and young journalists
Condescension at its best: “The sad truth is that the Washington Post, in its general desperation for page views, now hires people who came up in journalism without much adult supervision, and without the proper amount of toilet-training,” wrote Jeffrey Goldberg yesterday on his blog at the Atlantic. He is by no means the only person with this view of young journalists, though others might be less direct. Here’s why it’s wrong.25
Jun
Back.
After an unexpectedly long two-month hiatus following the publication of the Younger Thinking research project, I am happy to announce that I am returning to begin the regular updating of this blog. I’m now two weeks into a 2-month addendum research project in France and England, which will examine young people’s news habits in those two countries and discuss initiatives to get young audiences engaged in news media.2
May
10 Ways to Improve News Media for Young People
I’ve identified 10 of the most promising ideas for improving news media to engage and serve more young people. They cover basic methodology, coverage choices, online, print and television. Ideas and feedback are welcomed.1
May
Full Disclosure: A Vision for this Blog
I’m entering the lawless dystopia of blogging, which I once heard from a journalism professor is where people to go to have a complete disregard for ethics and the facts. Sounds like fun. But before we get started, you should probably know something about me and this blog.30
Apr
