About Me
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I'm Director of Teaching and Learning at CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. I teach classes, workshops and now webinars on entrepreneurial and digital journalism. I love learning new ways to learn, teach, or create new things. And I love finding new ways to help teachers and journalists. Wonder is what drives me. I share what I love by teaching and writing.
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I grew up in Boston with a violin in one hand and a catcher's mitt on the other. I was an admirer of both Heifetz and the Chicago Cubs.
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Courses I Teach
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At CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journalism I teach graduate students and visiting professionals
Business Fundamentals
To succeed in the new media marketplace, entrepreneurial journalists must understand basic business fundamentals. This course provides students with a foundation in core principles of finance, strategy, marketing and more. The course is oriented toward journalists, with emphasis on applying key concepts to journalism businesses.
Entrepreneurial Journalism
In this course, students explore the growing universe of journalism startups and the modern renaissance in digital journalism. We work through real-world case studies that prepare students to develop their own entrepreneurial journalism projects.
Startup Sprint
Build something of your own! Develop your own journalism startup. We'll move quickly from idea development into a fun and creative process for sharpening ideas into sketches. We'll test and refine those ideas and build prototypes. You'll conceive of and take steps toward launching your venture. You'll learn about what helps journalism startups succeed — and in some cases, fail. Past students have developed topic-focused sites, newsletters, and podcasts.
Social Video
Social Video is about creating impactful multimedia for social media. We focus on identifying, conceiving and developing story ideas. We also work on strengthening the way we shoot and edit visual stories for social distribution. The platforms and tools employed by professional news organizations and independent journalists change frequently, so this course aims to help catch you up on some of the most important new developments in the world of social video. Along the way we explore new directions for platforms ranging from Instagram and Snapchat to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Newsroom 2030
Meet the next-generation news organization. In this module we'll explore the fast-changing world of innovation within newsrooms in NYC and across the globe. We'll visit a top-tier hub of news innovation and also host visits from industry experts. Each session centers on real-world case studies of news orgs remaking themselves to thrive in this new era of social/mobile news.
News Innovation Lab
In this living laboratory module, we'll focus on the impact of new platforms and tools on the creation of innovative journalism products and services. Sessions will include hands-on demonstrations, experiments, games, challenges and debates. We'll explore how newsrooms can capitalize on VR, AR, AI, & more. We'll consider the use of Snapchat, and WhatsApp for reporting and news distribution.
Published Work
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Here are some of my published pieces covering stories, ideas, and topics I’m passionate about. Each one reflects my voice, curiosity, and commitment to thoughtful storytelling.
A Free Entrepreneurial Journalism Teaching and Learning Toolkit
Discover a comprehensive toolkit for teaching and learning entrepreneurial journalism, covering the field's development and lack of resources, in this insightful article by Jeremy Caplan.
From Podcasts to Social Audio: 7 Innovations in Audio Storytelling
Discover how the audio storytelling landscape has evolved over the past 15 years, driven by the rise of smartphones, increased bandwidth, and the innovative spirit of Apple. Since 2003, numerous milestones have contributed to the rapid growth and diversification of the audio renaissance.
The Best New Ways To Transcribe
Discover the latest ways to transcribe your audio interviews efficiently, from DIY tools to automated services, with this list of 28 innovative options to help you turn spoken words into written text.