RJI Futures Lab update #48

Educational content, newsroom strategies, plus LinkedIn

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PART 1: Creating content for education

Education is one of many specialized markets where news organizations have sought to grow audiences by adapting existing content. Tim Olson, vice president of digital media and education at KQED public media in San Francisco, explains how his organization creates educational materials alongside its regular news content.

PART 2: Strategy at Lee Enterprises

Lee Enterprises operates 46 daily newspapers across the country including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Arizona Daily Star and the Wisconsin State Journal. Vice President of Strategy Greg Schermer tells us how newsrooms might address some of the mobile challenges headed their way.

PART 3: LinkedIn as a journalism tool

Founded mainly as a site for professional networking, LinkedIn has increasingly become a tool for journalists to uncover news, build an audience and more. We learn some of the possibilities from LinkedIn Corporate Communications Manager Yumi Wilson.

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