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Tag Archives: journalism
BxB publishers united in reporting FOR vs ABOUT their communities
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
Posted in BlockbyBlock, Engagement
Tagged BlockbyBlock, Dylan Smith, Jay Rosen, journalism, LION Publishers, local news, Media, michele mclellan, Publishing, Tucson Sentinel
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Impact counts for hyperlocal news, but how to count it?
What is the impact of journalism? Newsrooms and journalism think tanks — big and small — are looking for answers. Why? Embedded within the answers is a better understanding of newsrooms’ added value and a value proposition for sustaining newsrooms – for-profit, NPO and hybrids. Continue reading
Posted in Engagement, Impact
Tagged Aron Pilhofer, Carnival of Journalism, Greg Linch, hyperlocal, Jan Schaffer, JLab, journalism, michele mclellan, New York Times, Reynolds Journalism Institute, Storify
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Follow #bxb11 for indie local news publisher ideas, advice, trends
Block by Block Community News Summit 2011 begins today at 4 pm. Publishers of for-profit and nonprofit community news start-ups will meet in Chicago through Oct. 1 to talk about where they are in the independent hyperlocal business, trends and … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Block by Block, bxb11, community news, community news sustainability, hyperlocal, independent publishers, jessica durkin, journalism, local news, michele mclellan, news summit, RJI Reynolds
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Patch by the numbers: Part II
Last week, some of you hopefully read my report on Patch’s content and audience engagement on four different Patch sites. In case you missed it, here it is again (and remember that you can comment either on KDMC’s site or … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged advertising, anna tarkov, Howard Owens, hyperlocal, journalism, KDMC, Knight, Knight Digital Media Center, local advertising, local journalism, local news, Mike Fourcher, online advertising, Patch, patch.com, The Batavian, Warren Webster
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Patch by the numbers: A month-long study
Over the course of August, I’ve been studying four different Patch.com sites for a report for the Knight Digital Media Center. Today, part one has been published which deals with content, comments, user engagement, etc. I hope you’ll all read … Continue reading
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Tagged anna tarkov, Brian Farnham, Howard Owens, hyperlocal, journalism, KDMC, Knight, Knight Digital Media Center, local journalism, local news, Patch, patch.com, Warren Webster
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Patch news exec: ‘We’re trying to be local in 849 different ways’
Patch.com editor in chief Brian Farnham was among five guests on a panel about hyperlocal news in the Washington, DC area. The panelists were invited to speak about their news sites during “Hyperlocal Coverage: Neighborhood Blogs, Community Websites, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged aol, Authentically Local, Block by Block, Brian Farnham, community news, hyperlocal, jessica durkin, journalism, patch.com, start-up journalism
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The FCC report and ‘hyperlocal’
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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Tagged america online, aol, Block by Block, community news, CUNY, digital age, digital media, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Genachowski, hyperlocal, Jay Rosen, journalism, journalism school, local media, local news, michele mclellan, newspapers, NYU, online news, patch.com, placeblogger
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