Journalism Innovation Tow-Knight Center @NewmarkJSchool
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Listen in as journalists make new things and launch new ventures. We bring you into CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism's in New York City for behind-the-scenes stories of how people develop journalism startups of all shapes and sizes. In season one, you'll hear the voices of journalists and students as they go through the learning process. Join us on the journey. Season One was produced, mixed and edited by Kristen Clark, with music from Chad Crouch (soundofpicture.com).
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Episode 14: "Demo Week"
Over the first four months of 2015, we've defined our strategies, calculated our costs, and build out our prototypes. But there's still one major milestone left for Tow-Knight 2015: Demo Week.
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Episode 13: "Visiting Vice"
For our final startup visit, we visited the Brooklyn headquarters of Vice. We learned that it's never too late to evolve and experiment—even after you've achieved total world domination.
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Episode 12: "Negotiation Training"
This week, Jeremy put the Tow-Knight Fellows through "Ninja Negotiation Training." Here are a few tips we learned for making our next deal.
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Episode 11: "Rethinking Social Media in Zimbabwe"
Where Tinashe Mushakavanhu is from, people don't play by regular social media rules. But if Tinashe can unlock the power of social media in Zimbabwe, he may open the door to independent news for millions of people.
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Episode 10: "Diving Into the Numbers"
With only four weeks to go in the semester-long program, it's time to get serious about the numbers. I enlist my project manager dad to help me build a pro forma and predict when I'll finally start to make money.
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Episode 9: "Take a Walk for Perspective"
With all the incredible opportunities in this city, and all the demands on our time, it can be easy to get overwhelmed and lost. This week, I took a walk with TK fellow Leandro Beguoci to get some perspective and inspiration.