The Uptake: Inception, Breakthroughs, and Uncertainty
The news industry is suffering one of its worst years in modern history, including a splintering audience, plummeting revenue and the inevitable layoffs that follow. But even in this in environment some have found ways to find success in the fault lines of the media landscape.
The Uptake, a left-leaning Minneapolis-based journalism group has been working to not just survive but thrive under the current conditions by harnessing citizen journalists and live internet streaming.
I spoke with Chris Dykstra, Chairman of the board for The UpTake, asking him first about the news industry as it is today.
Tagged with: Chairman of the board • Chris Dykstra • Journalism • live internet streaming • Minneapolis • The UpTake
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