Matter, one of San Francisco’s newest accelerators, has announced the six companies that will make up its first class looking to apply technology to issues in media, publishing, and broadcast. Read more »
An unlikely startup accelerator has cropped up in San Francisco Monday, aimed at tackling the big problems in journalism and media from a Silicon Valley perspective, where entrepreneurs aim to change how people consume information and aren’t afraid to fail. Read more »
There have been calls for a restructuring of the British public broadcaster in the wake of scandals involving sexual-abuse charges against prominent British citizens. But does the BBC just need to be shaken up, or does its entire mandate for public journalism need to be reviewed? Read more »
This week, public radio’s Blank on Blank successfully raised more than $11,000 in funding on Kickstarter. It’s not the only radio show looking to crowdfunding as a new way to connect to its audience, and it could foreshadow huge disruptions for public radio. Read more »
