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Tag Archives: community journalism
Funders and publishers explore the question: What does ‘sustainability’ really mean?
By Janet Coats In December, The Patterson Foundation and the Investigative News Network invited representatives from national foundations that have been supporting independent and non-profit journalism to participate in a February conversation about financial sustainability for journalism’s startups. The idea … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Foundations, Networked Journalism, Revenue, Super Camp, Sustainability
Tagged community journalism, INN, investigative journalism, nonprofit, revenue models, sustainability
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Images: Indie hyperlocal newsrooms as individual as the sites
Below is a sample of community news and hyperlocal newsrooms from around the country. Publishers and editors in the Block by Block network responded to a request for newsroom photos. Here is the first installment. Submit a photo of your … Continue reading
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Tagged Alhambra Source, Block by Block, Brian Wheeler, BxB, Charlottesville Today, community journalism, community news sites, Daniela Gerson, Erik Torkells, Howard Owens, hyperlocal, indie newsroom, jessdrkn, jessica durkin, newsroom, Sean Tubbs, The Batavian, tracy record, Tribeca Citizen, west seattle blog
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Small, indep. news site in AZ could gain from corporate news layoffs
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
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Tagged Arizona Daily Star, Arizona meda, Arizona print media, community journalism, corporate news, Dylan Smith, Gannett, Lee Enterprises, legacy media, legacy media layoffs, newspaper layoffs, nonprofit community news, print media layoffs, Tucson Citizen, Tucson Sentinel, TucsonSentinel.com
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Block by Block: Community News Summit 2011
We’re excited – Block by Block 2011 is getting close. Join us Sept. 29-Oct. 1 in Chicago for another lively gathering of independent online community news publishers. If you’re leading a local online news start up or looking to grow … Continue reading
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Tagged Block by Block Community News Summit 2011, BxB, Chicago, community journalism, hyperlocal, Jay Rosen, jessica durkin, Medill, michele mclellan, mybxb, publishers, RJI, The Patterson Foundation
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Who is Block by Block? Meet Suzanne McBride at Austin Talks
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 →