Ben DeJarnette
Runner's World
Portland, OR, United States
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From the Soccer Field to National Champion in 18 Months
Brie Oakley of Colorado dominates the girls race at Nike Cross Nationals, while the Bozeman, Montana, boys pull off an upset in the team race. → Read More
What Beacon’s Failure Means for Crowdfunded Journalism
First it was Spot.Us, then Contributoria, and now Beacon. All three crowdfunding platforms specialized in helping news organizations and independent journalists raise money to support their work -- but all three have shut down since the start of 2015, joining Emphas. → Read More
5 Numbers that Illustrate the Rise of Mobile Media
First there were "mobile editors." Then there were mobile innovation labs. Now there are mobile journalism awards, mobile media trainings, and, yes, even entire mobile media conferences. → Read More
4 Examples of AI’s Rise in Journalism (And What it Means for Journalists)
The rise of artificial intelligence and automation in journalism has been front and center in the news lately, from Narrative Science co-founder Kris Hammond’s prediction that “a machine will win a Pulitzer one day” to Facebook’s decision to automate its Trending Topics feed. → Read More
Will Tibit, Blendle or Flattr Win the ‘Micropayment War’?
You might have noticed a resurgent buzz lately about one of journalism's oldest digital revenue schemes: micropayments. The idea of charging small amounts of money -- generally between 10 and 90 cents -- for individual articles has been around since the birth of the internet. → Read More
Tired of waiting for high-speed internet, farm towns build their own
The economics of high-speed internet don't send providers rushing to small, distant towns. These communities tried a little DIY to make it happen. → Read More
Tired of Waiting for Corporate High-Speed Internet, Minnesota Farm Towns Build Their Own
A unique community-owned broadband cooperative will free dozens of tiny towns and farms from reliance on slower corporate providers. → Read More
Tired of Waiting for Corporate High-Speed Internet, Minnesota Farm Towns Build Their Own by Ben DeJarnette —
A unique community-owned broadband cooperative will free dozens of tiny towns and farms from reliance on slower corporate providers. → Read More
Will ‘Megaphone’ Open the Floodgates for Podcast Advertising?
For years, laggards like me have confounded the podcasting industry, stumbling upon Radiolab episodes 15 months after the rest of the world and, of greater business concern, listening to advertisements that are then 15 months old. → Read More
Public Media Stations Share Lessons from Regional Collaborations
“In Collaboration” is a special series on collaborative journalism that MediaShift will publish throughout the summer. The recent boom of local and regional journalism collaboratives has been hard to miss -- no matter where you live. → Read More
Hayward Field is Nearing the End of an Era
The 97-year-old stadium is set to get an expansion. But some longtime track fans in Eugene, Oregon, are worried about the proposed size. → Read More
Women’s 1500 Meters: Simpson, Rowbury, and Martinez
It’s the third Olympic team for Simpson and Rowbury, and Martinez makes up for her disappointing night in the 800. → Read More
Journalists and Academics Collaborating? It’s Paying Off for Investigative Reports in Canada
“In Collaboration” is a special series on collaborative journalism that MediaShift will publish throughout the summer. Great works of journalism often begin with a compelling character -- a victim of corporate malfeasance, a whistleblower within government, a globetrotting renegade with a st... → Read More
Olympic Trials Put Rupp Back in the Spotlight
The 2012 Olympic silver medalist—who already has made the U.S. team in the marathon—will go for another spot in the 10,000 meters on Friday. → Read More
4 Reasons for Optimism in Pew’s ‘State of the News Media’ Report
As expected, the Pew Research Center's annual State of the News Media report delivered more sobering news for the newspaper industry on Wednesday: Employment is down 10 percent from 2014, the sharpest drop in any year since 2009. → Read More
Acing Their Finals: Four College Champions to Watch at Olympic Trials
Four newly minted NCAA champions have a good shot at success at the 2016 Olympic Trials. → Read More
Four Highlights from Tow Center’s SecureDrop Report
It has been three years since the Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) launched the open-source whistleblower submission system SecureDrop, and already its ranks of users include The New Yorker, ProPublica, The Guardian, Gawker Media, the Washington Post, and The Intercept. → Read More
New ‘Diversity Style Guide’ Launches as Political Discourse Deteriorates
For years, the National Association of Black Journalists, the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Center on Disability and Journalism and about a dozen other organizations have all had separate journalistic style guides scattered across the web. → Read More
As Grants and Gifts Boom, American Press Institute Report Tackles the Ethics of Nonprofit Journalism Funding
Amid declining advertising revenue and an uncertain business model for news online, a growing number of news organizations are turning to foundation grants and private gifts to help fund their journalism. → Read More
MECLABS study points to major opportunity for online news subscriptions
Information for and about the digital publishing industry from the leading trade association dedicated to representing the interests of high-quality digital publishers before the advertising community, the press, the government and the public. Includes recent news and latest research on the industry, as well as membership information. → Read More