Reported by Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle.
This week’s RJI Futures Lab looks into how the startup accelerator Matter nurtures media innovation, and we hear how software giant Adobe is approaching the mobile platform.
PART 1: Growing media startups at Matter
Since its launch in 2012, the startup accelerator Matter has helped more than a dozen teams of entrepreneurs build skills and advance their ideas through a five-month intensive program. We visited Matter’s workspace and spoke with Managing Partner Corey Ford and KQED’s Tim Olson to learn more about how the program is fostering innovation
Reporting by Olga Kyle and Reuben Stern.
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For more information:
Lessons that Matter: Six takeaways from the media accelerator’s first class of startups (Knight Blog)
Matter is currently accepting applications for its third program, which will take place from April to September. For more information, click here.
PART 2: Publishing across platform with Woopie
Among the startups in Matter’s second cohort, Woopie is a tool that provides responsive templates for publishers to use to design and publish print, Web and mobile content. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Martha Rotter explains how it works.
Reporting by Laura Davison.
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Access to the beta version of Woopie is limited but can be requested here.
PART 3: Looking toward mobile at Adobe
Software giant Adobe has a well-established suite of multimedia pro tools geared toward desktop computers, but as Adobe Senior Product Manager for Mobile John Nack tells us, the company is challenging itself to bring its expertise to the mobile market.
Reporting by Olga Kyle and Reuben Stern.
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Reuben Stern is the deputy director of the Futures Lab at the Reynolds Journalism Institute and host and co-producer of the weekly Futures Lab video update.
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