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Patch.com to hire dozens of Atlanta metro journalists

August 19, 2010 – 6:25 pm

Patch.com, the hyperlocal journalism start-up on which AOL is betting $50 million dollars, is searching for several dozen journalists to edit and run local community sites throughout the Atlanta metro area. The pay is between $35,000 — $45,000 a year plus benefits. It comes with a freelance budget too. Here are excerpts from an email [...]

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Center for Sustainable Journalism Launches Juvenile Justice Pro-Am Initiative

June 7, 2010 – 12:05 am

Today the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University launched its Juvenile Justice Information Exchange, a niche pro-am journalism initiative covering juvenile justice issues in Georgia. It combines professional journalism with community-based financial and content support. The Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (JJIE) provides continuing news and information focused on juvenile justice issues and shines [...]

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20-year-old Discusses Winning Business Plan to Reinvent Journalism

May 4, 2010 – 12:30 am

Want to feel better about the future of journalism? Then read this IM Interview Leonard Witt conducts with Jesse Villanueva, the 20-year-old advertising director of San Diego State University’s The Daily Aztec. He won the first First National Sustainable Journalism Concept-2-Reality Competition sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. Catherine Shen, [...]

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San Diego State Students Win Concept2Reality $1,000 Award

May 3, 2010 – 4:36 pm

Fourth Estate Mobile, a team of MBAs and undergraduates from San Diego State University, won the First National Sustainable Journalism Concept-2-Reality Competition held this past week at Kennesaw State University. The Competition was sponsored by Kennesaw’s Center for Sustainable Journalism, whose mission is “to ensure that high quality, ethically sound journalism remains a part of [...]

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Cellphone Payments, Perfect for Journalism Entrepreneurs

April 29, 2010 – 10:39 am

The New York Times has an informative article and a video on how individuals can make small transactions via smart phones, including bumping two phones together or swiping a credit card via a little attachment. It’s great for spontaneous purchases, which I think will be perfect for small journalism start-ups that depend on small donations [...]

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McChesney, Nichols Advocate Government Help to Save Journalism

January 18, 2010 – 11:47 am

Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols discuss their new book The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again with NOW’s David Brancaccio “about the perils of a shrinking news media landscape, and their bold proposal to save journalism with government subsidies.” They discuss the idea of providing [...]

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