How J-Schools Can Promote Local Journalism Innovation

Too often when we talk about innovation in journalism we focus on the biggest tech companies partnering with the biggest media companies. This is a troublingly narrow view of what innovation in newsrooms looks like. For those of us working with local journalists, we know there is much more to the story.   When Snapchat launched Discover, a feature putting news beside messages from friends, all 11 media partners were national brands. When Facebook created Instant Articles for publishers to create stories inside Facebook, it was only open to a few national and international news organizations.