Tag Archives: Jay Rosen

BxB publishers united in reporting FOR vs ABOUT their communities

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Sally Duros

The secret sauce for effective local indie online news easily boils down to choosing between two words: FOR  vs. ABOUT. “Reporters elsewhere write ABOUT our communities. We write FOR our communities,” said David Boraks, Publisher of DavidsonNews.net, at the close of … Continue reading →

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Site criteria, lessons learned, LION discussed in BxB12 closing session

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Sally Duros

                In a wide ranging conversation Jay Rosen, journalism professor from New York University, and Michele Mclellan, founder of the BlockbyBlock Community News Summit,  discussed the summit’s origin, and the lessons learned about sustaining … Continue reading →

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Headlines and indie local news tips from #bxb11

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

Over three days last weekend — Sept. 29-Oct 1 — more than 100 people gathered for the second Block by Block Community News Summit in Chicago. The majority of those present were independent news publishers who run local, digital commmunity … Continue reading →

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Block by Block: Community News Summit 2011

Posted on July 23, 2011 by MicheleMcLellan

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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Jay Rosen: ‘Advertising is not about adjacency’

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

Last weekend, Jay Rosen was part of a New York University hyperlocal conclave, and there he succinctly talked about how advertising is evolving from legacy media to online: It’s about value-added expertise. News publishers need to deliver an expertise service … Continue reading →

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The FCC report and ‘hyperlocal’

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Jessica Durkin

The Federal Communications Commission released today the 300+ page report “The Information Needs of Communities: The changing media landscape in a broadband age”. The report is an exhaustive overview of modern American media in traditional and emerging formats. The term … Continue reading →

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