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Tag Archives: Knight Foundation
Defining your exit strategy to build a legacy
It felt odd to consider “exit strategy” at the recent Community Journalism Executive Training program (CJET), which brought nearly three dozen news organizations to Los Angeles for two days of intense, hands-on work developing specific business strategies and action plans. After … Continue reading
Posted in Business Models, Entrepreneurship, Getting Started, Sustainability, Training, Uncategorized
Tagged business, independent publishers, Investigative News Network, Knight Digital Media Center, Knight Foundation, Rusty Coats, The Journalism Accelerator, The McCormick Foundation, The Patterson Foundation
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20 community news publishers will get Knight training
Twenty community news publishers challenged by the business aspects of running their news sites will receive expert coaching through the Community Journalism Executive Training (CJET) program, a joint effort of The Patterson Foundation and the Investigative News Network, with $100,000 … Continue reading
Posted in BlockbyBlock, Entrepreneurship, Operations
Tagged business, Janet Coats, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Knight Foundation, Los Angeles, Patterson Foundation, Publishing, SuperCamp
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Indie online publishers see print premium for members
Here’s what members of BlockbyBlock indie online news publishing world had to say about the idea of publishing a print publication. Continue reading
Posted in Engagement, Marketing, Memberships, Revenue, Sustainability
Tagged business, IPad, Knight Foundation, NPR, Print on demand, Publishing, Publishing and Printing, San Diego, Voices of San Diego
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Rapidian’s first fund drive goes social, makes education a priority
By Sally Duros In April, The Rapidian is going to launch its first fund drive in a big way. It’s going social. “We are still working on a sustainibility plan for The Rapidian,” said Holly Bechiri, Managing Editor, “and we … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Revenue, Sustainability
Tagged Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community Media Center, Knight Foundation, Mayor George Heartwell, The Rapidian
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Open communication is juice that runs networked journalism
A peek under the hood of two Networked Journalism projects reveals inklings toward the future. First, the legacy and indie newsrooms are satisfied with the “journalism” sum created by the partnerships and agree that it is greater than its parts. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising networks, Networked Journalism
Tagged Bob Payne, Charlotte News Alliance, Charlotte Observer, Glenn H. Burkins, J-Lab, Knight Foundation, QCityMetro, Seattle Times
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Bookkeeping: A necessary skill for independent publishers
After interviewing many of you over the course of my graduate studies and finally hearing your stories in person at this years Block by Block summit, one major theme keeps popping up: The need for more practical business knowledge. As … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship
Tagged Ben Wirz, bookkeeping, budget, business, CorneliusNews.net, costs, David Boraks, DavidsonNews.net, Knight Foundation, payroll, taxes
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Getting local: Paths to sustainability for nonprofit news
Knight Foundation has just published a new report that details revenue, spending and engagement practices at seven of the larger nonprofit news sites like MinnPost and Voice of San Diego. Their challenges are similar to those of smaller, entrepreneurial independent … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Crosscut, engagement, Knight Foundation, MinnPost, New Haven Independent, nonprofit, revenue, St. Louis Beacon, sustainability, Texas Tribune, The Bay Citizen, Voice of San Diego
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