Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

Original Reporting

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Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

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Ep. 5 - "Start From the Ashes" 11.09.2020 29:35

In this final episode of Original Reporting, host Tomer Ovadia surveys a range of ideas that could help improve incentives for original journalism. Other notes: Lessons from fashion's free culture (Johanna Blakley at TEDxUSC) - https://www.ted.com/talks/johanna_blakley_lessons_from_fashion_s_free_culture/discussion

Ep. 4 - "Nothing is More Culturally Specific Than Journalism" 10.09.2020 25:29

Episode four dives deeper into editorial reasons for aggregation. Join host Tomer Ovadia as he answers the question: what type of content should be considered original journalism?

Ep. 3 - "Are We Really Winning Here?" 09.09.2020 1:00:32

In episode three, host Tomer Ovadia examines strategies publishers are currently employing in response to incentives for original reporting. Other notes: Steal our Stories (Propublica) - https://www.propublica.org/steal-our-stories/

Ep. 2 - "The Food that Feeds Bigger Fish" 08.09.2020 29:21

In episode two, we explore where original content is created and how incentives to produce it have changed. Hosted by Tomer Ovadia. Other notes: The Loss of Local News—News Deserts - https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/03/06/the-loss-of-local-news-news-deserts Who’s Producing Local Journalism? Assessing Journalistic Output Across Different Outlet Types - https://dewitt...

Ep. 1 - "It Was a Land Grab" 07.09.2020 29:21

In this first episode of Original Reporting, host Tomer Ovadia reviews the history of original journalism and what some call "The Aggregation Era." Other notes: The New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger (Full interview at Code 2019) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ByCkocPBBA New rule: Cover what you do best. Link to the rest - https://buzzmachine.com/2007/02/22/new-rule-cover-what-you-do-bes...

Teaser: Introducing Original Reporting, a podcast about the creation and business of journalism 31.08.2020 2:17

Introducing Original Reporting, a limited podcast series looking at the creation and business of journalism. Host Tomer Ovadia, a software engineer with a background in journalism, talks to experts about one of the biggest problems facing the news industry today: a model to fund original reporting. This podcast was produced and published with help from the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harva...