Journalists and journalism students of all stripes may be interested in the Nieman Journalism Lab, "an attempt to help journalism figure out its future in an Internet age." Established in 2008 by veteran journalist Joshua Benton, the Lab is part of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, which was founded in 1938 to provide fellowship to innovative journalists, of whom Benton was one such honoree. On this frequently updated website, visitors will find a number of new stories about journalism, social media, and technology, three areas that are becoming increasingly intertwined. Recent news stories include a feature about how STAT, a publication that focuses on health news, will now have a print section in the Sunday Boston Globe, and an investigation of the Argentine newspaper La Nacion, which has become a major proponent and actor in the open data movement. Readers interested in receiving daily email updates from the Nieman Lab will want to sign up for The Digest.
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