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Digital journalism's heyday has arrived—thanks to Big Data – Knight …

Higinio O. Maycotte is CEO of Umbel, a company that uses data to increase publishers’ understanding of their audiences and online advertising revenue. Knight Foundation supports Umbel through its Enterprise Fund.
Curiosity drives journalism. Questions are the foundation of the industry. And attaining knowledge for your reader, knowledge they otherwise wouldn’t have been able to gain themselves, is what makes media […]

Innovating to create comprehension of big data and the Internet …

Higinio O. Maycotte is CEO of Umbel, a company that uses data to increase the understanding media companies have of their audiences and online advertising revenue. Knight Foundation supports Umbel through its Enterprise Fund. Below, Maycotte writes about the theme of the first Knight News Challenge of 2014: How can we strengthen the Internet for free expression and innovation?