Monthly Archives: August 2011

Hyperlocal ad network scales to local news environment

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

Community news publisher Justin Carder learned first-hand the shortcomings of traditional news advertising systems. Carder started Capitol Hill Seattle blog in 2006, a site that is now read by 5,000 people daily, according to information on the site. CHS was voted … Continue reading →

Posted in Entrepreneurship | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off

Changing journalism, changing ethics — book looks at new rules

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

Should small news outlets print the names of people listed in police reports who were cited for misdemeanors, knowing the published names will live a long time on search engines? Should a publisher remove a published comment or photo upon … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off

Small, indep. news site in AZ could gain from corporate news layoffs

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

What is a loss for corporate legacy media in the Tucson, AZ, newspaper market could be a small gain for an independent news start-up. “Given that the amount of local content in the [Arizona Daily] Star is bound to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment