The past few years marked a period of unchecked experimentation on a large scale. Now, the tests have been run, the results have come in, and the time has come to shift resources based on what was found.
One’s a family-controlled, century-plus-old newspaper chain, known for believing in its civic mission but not for its digital strategy. The other is, well, Tronc. With an assist from L.A.’s richest man, could this be a path forward?
“Because journalism is not The New York Times, or BuzzFeed, or the Miami Herald. When you strip everything down to its essential function, journalism is a system for collecting, synthesizing, verifying and distributing news. Everything else is just form.”
“It’s not just an initiative — it’s an opportunity for others to join to address these challenges for local news, around the country and in Philadelphia.”
Julie Posetti and Cherilyn IretonSeptember 14, 2018
Schmidt, Christine. "Here’s the next round of VR journalism innovation ideas (and the ideas for the tools to make it happen)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 12 Sep. 2018. Web. 26 Aug. 2024.
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Schmidt, C. (2018, Sep. 12). Here’s the next round of VR journalism innovation ideas (and the ideas for the tools to make it happen). Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved August 26, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/09/heres-the-next-round-of-vr-journalism-innovation-ideas-and-the-ideas-for-the-tools-to-make-it-happen/
Chicago
Schmidt, Christine. "Here’s the next round of VR journalism innovation ideas (and the ideas for the tools to make it happen)." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 12, 2018. Accessed August 26, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2018/09/heres-the-next-round-of-vr-journalism-innovation-ideas-and-the-ideas-for-the-tools-to-make-it-happen/.
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