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Articles by Shan Wang

Shan Wang is a staff writer at the Lab. She previously worked in editorial at Harvard University Press, and has reported for Boston.com and the New England Center for Investigative Reporting. One of the first news stories she ever wrote was about Muggle Quidditch for The Harvard Crimson. She was born in Shanghai, grew up in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and is a Ray Allen devotee.

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May 27, 2016

What does it take to be a “full-service” digital journalism organization? Ask Discourse Media

“We’ve gone down lots of experimental rabbit holes.”

In India, a boom of digital media startups find large audiences, but face familiar business challenges

May 26, 2016

Spain’s Eldiario.es has 18,000 paying members, and its eye on the next several million

“We have a potential of six million readers. You may not convince all six million people to be your socios, but if you learn more about their interests, you can get closer.”

Podcast paywall: Stockholm-based podcasting platform Acast launches a premium, ad-free service

May 20, 2016

Journalists without borders: CONNECTAS helps reporters look beyond their own country lines

“Say a member is talking about a mining problem in his or her community. We open this up: This mining company is linked to issues in another reporter’s country — why don’t you work together?”

May 19, 2016

PRX is creating a new company, RadioPublic, to bring mobile audio to bigger audiences

“Building an app is just the tip of the iceberg.”

May 18, 2016

The Hindustan Times is working to build the definitive online source of real-time air quality in all of India

In addition to pulling in data from government stations for its map, the organization is deploying and testing its own air quality sensors across the country.

The Undefeated, ESPN’s site at the intersection of sports, race, and culture, finally launches

Knight and Columbia launch a $60M effort to advance freedom of expression in the digital age

May 16, 2016

NPR One is getting serious about the promise of new digital audiences for local journalism

“There’s still a huge place for the stations and that structure and local journalism, but I think it can be disseminated differently.”

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