It's true. When you think about really cool things that are happening in the journalism world, your brain is not rushed with hundreds of ideas that make you say "wow, now that is something." Instead, to me personally, the word journalism is getting to be on par with 'bland.' I received my bachelor's degree in journalism, and had that same thought way back then.
The NYT article 'Innovation in Journalism Goes Begging for Support', shows a website called Homicide Watch DC, which tracked every murder in Washington. Meant to fill in the missing murder content which local papers like the Washington Post miss. It got all kinds of press, going from 500 page views per month to 300,000 views. Although its viewership increased, the site gained no kind of financial backers, and had to reach out to Kickstarter for donations.
So why the lack of innovation in journalsim? In this digital age, it seems imperative for journalist especially to be open to constantly evolving and changing. A group of foundations wrote an open letter to journalism schools. Kind of interested in how you feel about this letter since most of you are in the journalism program. View letter here.
Innovation in Journalism Goes Begging for Support
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