Tag: business models in journalism

  • Crowdfunding in Journalism

    In this book chapter “Crowdfunding in Journalism”, published in the International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (2019), I review crowdfunding as a business model in journalism. You can read the chapter below.

  • Crowdsourcing in Open Journalism: Benefits, Challenges, and Value Creation

    In this book chapter, “Crowdsourcing in Open Journalism: Benefits, Challenges, and Value Creation,” published in the Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies (2017), pp. 185-193, I examine the role of the online crowds for sourcing information and resources in journalism. I introduce a framework for analyzing the value of crowdsourcing as an open journalistic practice.…

  • The Role of Crowdfunding as a Business Model in Journalism: A Five-Layered Model of Value Creation

    The Role of Crowdfunding as a Business Model in Journalism: A Five-Layered Model of Value Creation

    In this book chapter, published in “Crowdfunding the Future: Media Industries, Ethics and Digital Society”, I provide a framework for analyzing crowdfunding as a business model in journalism. The framework helps us examine the value crowdfunding produces to professional journalism. Full citation: Aitamurto, T. (2015) The role of crowdfunding as a business model in journalism: A five-layered…