Journalism Schools Become Incubators for Media Startups, Entrepreneurs | Mediashift | PBS
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This article from MediaShift profiles how journalism schools across the United States are launching entrepreneurship programs that help students develop and launch media startups, featuring case studies of successful ventures like Skillcrush (an online tech education platform) and Narratively (a digital storytelling platform) that emerged from programs at CUNY, Syracuse University, and the University of Texas-Austin. The piece examines how these J-school programs provide students with hands-on experience to validate business ideas, build networks, and successfully bring new media products to market.