Journalism crisis becomes an opportunity

19 August 2009On The Content Makers, Margaret Simons introduces the board of the Foundation for Public Interest Journalism

MOST OF US know the old cliche about crisis also being opportunity. The genesis of the Foundation for Public Interest Journalism proves that the cliche is true.

Those who follow this blog will know that with Swinburne University’s Institute for Social Research, I am involved in a number of experiments exploring new models for journalism. A few weeks ago we called for nominations for the board of the new Foundation for Public Interest Journalism. We were overwhelmed with dozens of nominations, including many of Australia’s leading journalists, new media innovators, community advocates and journalism academics...

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