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The Journalism Accelerator resource section features what other news producers have used, applications to up productivity across distribution, technology, revenue, craft, community, experiments, education and policy. We’re also collecting (and welcoming your recommended) resource listings from other industries that may help publishers gain efficiency.
Digest of Featured Links | Tweets for Keeps
Resource Listings
Thursday, March 12
Tweets for Keeps: February 2020
Tools to manage your freelancing career, tips for making hard facts easy to read, making journalism “memberful,” a report about the importance of LatinX communities, resources for covering the climate crisis Tools & Tactics Tips & Techniques Innovation & Experiments Reports & Articles People & Collaboration
Sunday, January 12
Tweets for Keeps: December 2019
A Twitter sorting tool, transparency tips, an AI institute for helping vets, how to practice “right speech,” and keeping track of protests and riots Tools & Tactics Tips & Techniques Innovation & Experiments Reports & Articles People & Collaboration
Sunday, December 8
Tweets for Keeps: November 2019
Fact-checking tools, social media metrics tips, data science and AI for social good, telling stories of forgotten women, challenging journalistic barriers Tools & Tactics Tips & Techniques Innovation & Experiments Reports & Articles People & Collaboration
Sunday, November 3
Tweets for Keeps: October 2019
Digital security toolkits, a j-education guide to Slack, automated mapmaking resources, G suite for media orgs, a plethora of fundraising research resources Tools & Tactics Tips & Techniques Innovation & Experiments Reports & Articles People & Collaboration
Resource Comments
Thursday, March 14
Dean M Gray on AltWeeklies Content Exchange
To be accurate I never suggested that AAN was not accepting new members. True, AAN does publish a policy about membership with membership criteria stated... “we can’t exactly describe what an alt weekly is, but we know what it is when we see it....
Wednesday, March 13
Lisa Skube on AltWeeklies Content Exchange
Hey Dean, thanks for bringing your voice to the conversation. You raise a good question asking "what is an alt weekly is" but I would suggest many newsrooms across the nation face this. The field of news broadly continues to redefine its identity & r...
Wednesday, March 13
Dean M Gray on AltWeeklies Content Exchange
The problem with AAN is it has devolved into a self-determining "good old boys and girls club" and, as membership falls, not admitting new members. With a membership policy of "we can't exactly describe what an alt weekly is" how can the organizatio...
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Journalist’s Resource
“Unlocking scholarship for stories” by curating studies on the environment, economy, society and government. A terrific source of tips and insight for finding good info in the overflow.Center for News Literacy
How do you show your audience skills they can develop to help journalism thrive? This center trains next generation news consumers "to think critically about what they read, watch, and hear.”Followerwonk
A Twitter tool giving you intelligence beyond numbers and metrics to people and connection. Find experts with similar interests and grow your own influence.Posted on July 27, 2012
Topics: Resources Technology
Shaping 21st Century Journalism: Leveraging a “Teaching Hospital Model” in Journalism Education
A new vision for J-schools as vital contributors to community, centers of practice with real impact, “laboratories of innovation” contributing to the “policymaking process that underpins them.”New Media Toolkit
Well organized and easily accessible, a guide to digital publishing tools that covers essential bases without overwhelming. Begin or advance your know-how in SEO, multimedia, impact and more.Tamarack: An Institute for Community Engagement
Interested in "creating positive community change through collaboration"? This Canada-based organization hopes to, offering cross-industry experience, deep research and ideas.Cartoon Movement
Enjoy, rank, offer and source cartoons and comic journalism on this collaborative cartoon publishing platform, built to meet community needs for easy, fair distribution and fresh revenue models.Posted on July 13, 2012
Topics: Community Distribution Experiments Resources Revenue
From Competition to Cooperation: Engaging Cable, Satellite, Internet and Mobile Broadband Service Providers in Meeting the Information Needs of Communities
Focusing on distribution as well as content, North Carolina explores how broadband service providers can "bolster accountability journalism." What is the answer in your community?Posted on July 13, 2012
Topics: Distribution Policy Resources
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Penetrate the lawmaking labyrinth with this tech-marries-mission tool from Sunlight Foundation. Cuts research time and brings custom state or Congressional bill tracking right to you.Posted on June 27, 2012
Topics: Craft Experiments Resources Technology
Just wanted to let the JA community know that we've submitted a Knight News Challenge open government grant application to expand OpenMissouri to our cities. If you'd like to know more, or support the application, go here: https://www.newschallenge.o...