{"id":3523,"date":"2017-07-17T13:13:20","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T12:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amdf-centre.org\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T19:13:03","slug":"jamlab-meetup-stories-of-media-innovation-and-entrepreneurship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amdf-centre.org\/2017\/07\/17\/jamlab-meetup-stories-of-media-innovation-and-entrepreneurship\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMLAB Meetup: Stories of Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postArticle-content js-postField js-notesSource js-trackedPost\" data-post-id=\"46c49db1c8cf\" data-source=\"post_page\" data-collection-id=\"7ed9b9c06824\" data-tracking-context=\"postPage\" data-scroll=\"native\">\n<section class=\"section section--body section--first section--last\">\n<div class=\"section-content\">\n<div class=\"section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn\">\n<h1 id=\"ee04\" class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\">JAMLAB Meetup: Stories of media innovation and Entrepreneurship<\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"635f\" class=\"graf graf--h4 graf-after--h3 graf--subtitle\">What innovations in digital media are working and how can we help\u00a0them?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"d6d8\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--h4\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<figure id=\"d6d8\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--h4\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"progressiveMedia js-progressiveMedia graf-image is-canvasLoaded is-imageLoaded\" data-image-id=\"1*V1SPGFR8nRm8Qm_4_wJVyA.jpeg\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"389\" data-scroll=\"native\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*V1SPGFR8nRm8Qm_4_wJVyA.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1600\/1*V1SPGFR8nRm8Qm_4_wJVyA.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"imageCaption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"65af\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">In August JAMLAB is hosting a guest from <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.ryerson.ca\/\">Ryerson University<\/a> in Canada, one of our partners in the journalism and media accelerator we are running at <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tshimologong.joburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.tshimologong.joburg\/\">Tshimologong<\/a>. <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/rsj.journalism.ryerson.ca\/team\/asmaa-malik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/rsj.journalism.ryerson.ca\/team\/asmaa-malik\/\">Asmaa Malik<\/a> is an associate professor at the <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/rsj.journalism.ryerson.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/rsj.journalism.ryerson.ca\/\">Ryerson School of Journalism<\/a>, and before that was a journalist at the <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/\">Toronto Star<\/a> and deputy managing editor of the <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/montrealgazette.com\/\">Montreal Gazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"3b39\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf--layoutOutsetLeft graf-after--p\" data-scroll=\"native\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"postArticle-content js-postField js-notesSource js-trackedPost\" data-post-id=\"46c49db1c8cf\" data-source=\"post_page\" data-collection-id=\"7ed9b9c06824\" data-tracking-context=\"postPage\" data-scroll=\"native\">\n<section class=\"section section--body section--first section--last\">\n<div class=\"section-content\">\n<div class=\"section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn\">\n<figure id=\"3b39\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf--layoutOutsetLeft graf-after--p\" data-scroll=\"native\">\n<div class=\"aspectRatioPlaceholder is-locked\">\n<div class=\"progressiveMedia js-progressiveMedia graf-image is-canvasLoaded is-imageLoaded\" data-image-id=\"1*VbsbrsJWbPnG70vhsRqGLA.jpeg\" data-width=\"250\" data-height=\"250\" data-scroll=\"native\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"progressiveMedia-image js-progressiveMedia-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1200\/1*VbsbrsJWbPnG70vhsRqGLA.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/1200\/1*VbsbrsJWbPnG70vhsRqGLA.jpeg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"imageCaption\">Asmaa Malik. Picture: RYERSON UNIVERSITY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"0bca\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">Malik will be participating in a JAMLAB Meetup on media innovation and startups. She will share some case studies of media startups that have grown out of the <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/dmz.ryerson.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/dmz.ryerson.ca\/\">Digital Media Zone<\/a>, a tech hub at Ryerson. She will be joined by South African media innovators for a discussion on where to find the \u2018white spaces\u2019 for digital media startups and what support hubs, universities and others should be offering to grow and improve media innovation. If you are interested in or working in independent digital media and how to grow it then please join the discussion.<\/p>\n<p id=\"28b0\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p graf--trailing\"><strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">When:<\/strong> Wednesday, 2 August 2017.<br \/>\n<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Time:<\/strong> 17h00<br \/>\n<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">Where:<\/strong> <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tshimologong.joburg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.tshimologong.joburg\/\">Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct<\/a>, 41 Juta Street, Braamfontein.<br \/>\n<strong class=\"markup--strong markup--p-strong\">RSVP:<\/strong> Click <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/jamlab-meetup-stories-of-media-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-tickets-35782493401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/jamlab-meetup-stories-of-media-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-tickets-35782493401\">here<\/a> to book your seat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"u-maxWidth740 u-paddingTop20 u-marginTop10 u-borderTopLightest container u-paddingBottom20 u-xs-paddingBottom10 js-postAttributionFooterContainer\">\n<div class=\"row js-postFooterInfo\">\n<div class=\"col u-size6of12 u-xs-size12of12 u-xs-marginTop30\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"u-block u-paddingBottom18 js-cardCollection\">\n<div class=\"u-tableCell u-verticalAlignMiddle u-breakWord u-paddingLeft15\">\n<h3 class=\"u-fontSize18 u-lineHeightTighter u-marginBottom4\"><a class=\"link link--primary u-accentColor--hoverTextNormal\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/jamlab?source=footer_card\" rel=\"collection\" data-action-source=\"footer_card\">jamlab<\/a><\/h3>\n<p class=\"u-fontSize14 u-lineHeightBaseSans u-textColorDark u-marginBottom4\">The JAMLAB Newsletter is produced by Wits Journalism. 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