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Tag Archives: local news
BxB moves on
Block by Block: Community News Summit 2012 was the third and final conference. We’re keeping this site as an archive of resources for online community news publishers. There’s more! Independent publishers have formed their own group, LION Publishers. The membership … Continue reading
Posted in BlockbyBlock
Tagged Facebook, local news, michele mclellan, Online community, Publishing
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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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The future of Block by Block
With the Block by Block summit behind us, I want to share next steps and activities for the Block by Block network. I am excited to report that the BxB network will continue to serve independent publishers and innovators in local … Continue reading
Patterson will sweeten LION dues for local independent online news publishers
LIONPublishers, the new trade association for local independent online news publishers, will be getting a start-up sweetener from The Patterson Foundation. Patterson will offer a subsidy to encourage local indie publishers to join LION, the formation of which was … Continue reading
Knight Lab seeks feedback on Local Angle’s use in local news
The Knight News Innovation Lab wants innovative editors and reporters to tell them how to develop its new tool for local news, Local Angle. The Lab is seeking feedback from the community to refine its next iteration. “This is something in … Continue reading
Posted in Local News Tools
Tagged DBpedia, Google News, Knight News Innovation Lab, Larry Birnbaum, local news, Rich Gordon, Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Wikipedia
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General registration is now open for Block by Block summit 2012
We’ve opened up general registration and invited non-publishers who are interested in the future of local news to join us Sept. 13-15 in Chicago. The general registration fee is $75.00 The registration fee for vendors is $300.00 We have additional … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, community news, hyperlocal news, local news
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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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SoCal community site a regular player in local media
Block by Block will be hosting next week its second annual Block by Block Community News Summit, an independent, online local news publishers gathering in Chicago, Sep. 29-Oct. 1. In the days leading up to the summit, we will feature … Continue reading
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
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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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