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Student researchers: Successful “watchdog” websites focus on audience engagement, distribution partnerships, diverse revenue streams

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Rich Gordon

Nonprofit “watchdog” websites find success by building connections with people, engaging them through online conversations, establishing distribution partnerships and diversifying revenue sources, a team of graduate journalism students reported today. “Nonprofit Watchdog News: What’s Working?” was produced by seven journalism … Continue reading →

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Tucson Sentinel focuses on keeping the community talking

Posted on October 31, 2011 by MicheleMcLellan

By Kathleen Majorsky In 2009, Gannett shut down the Tucson Citizen, one of the city’s two newspapers, after 138 years. The city’s morning newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, continued to provide news and information for the city. But a voice … Continue reading →

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Who is Block by Block? Meet Suzanne McBride at Austin Talks

Posted on October 25, 2011 by MicheleMcLellan

Kathleen Majorsky, a journalist who worked with Michele McLellan and Janet Coats at RJI, is writing a series of posts called “Who is Block by Block?”  for The Patterson Foundation website to introduce the foundation community to the sites and … Continue reading →

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‘Comments are content’ for local news sites: 8 tips to build community, coverage

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

What types of stories get comment traction on hyperlocal sites? Block by Block (BxB) surveyed independent, community news site publishers about their top reader engagement tools, and 100 percent of respondents said the comments feature on their CMS platform is … Continue reading →

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