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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Journalism interns improve coverage, deepen community connections at indie sites
Journalism interns are providing great coverage for NatomasBuzz.com and MyEdmondsnews.com, publishers said. But better yet, the interns also deeply connect the news sites with their communities. For NatomasBuzz.com, a neighborhood in Sacramento, CA., the internship partnership started in January 2011, when … Continue reading
Posted in Operations, Partnerships, Uncategorized
Tagged Brandy Tuzon Boyd, journalism interns, Knight Digital Media Center, MyEdmondsnews.com, Natomasbuzz.com, Teresa Wippel
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Hometown passion fuels local news, indie publishers in NJ
The founder of TheAlternativePress.com in New Jersey thinks hometown passion and a licensing package are the winning equation for making online publishing work for communities and for locally grown journalist entrepreneurs. In a ”teach me to fish” strategy, TheAlternativePress.com has begun selling a … Continue reading
Early registration is open for Block by Block: Community News Summit 2012
We’re excited to open early registration to publishers and others from independent online community news sites to the annual conference Sept. 13-15 in Chicago! Register here. As in the past, early registration is open only to publishers and site staff … Continue reading
Posted in BlockbyBlock, Events
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Managing risk is first step in getting media insurance
By Sally Duros Risk management is at the heart of an indie newsroom’s search for liability and media insurance. All news organizations can reduce their risk by taking action on a few fronts, said Andrew Sellars, Staff Attorney for the … Continue reading
Publishers mastering the art of online conversation
By Sally Duros Indie online publishers are mastering the art of online conversation. “We don’t treat social media as a means to just push out headlines,” said Emily Lowrey, Founder and CEO of Magic City Post in Birmingham, Al. “We will … Continue reading
Posted in Engagement
Tagged Emily Lowery, hootsuite, Joy mayer, Kate Gardiner, Magic City Post, Myveronanj.com, The Community Engagement Guide, The Engagement Metric, Virginia Citrano
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