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Knight Foundation Report: Getting Local: How Nonprofit News Ventures Seek Sustainability

Knight report examining eight nonprofit news locals finds three need-to-succeed basics: executable biz strategy, innovative audience engagement, and tech to support. VoSD, TX Trib, MinnPost included.

Niche news publishing: “No one shoe fits all.”

Go deep, not wide, in content and audience. That’s my quick overall takeaway from today, Day Two of our forum on sustainable journalism. Today’s conversation focused on particular opportunities for niche sites. Let’s start with this question, and a thanks to the Oregonian News Network’s Cornelius Swart for posing it: Who if any have done...

Sustaining Hyperlocal News: An Approach to Studying Local Business Markets

Medill grad student research cooked this up: “A step-by-step process that can be used to create a business out of a hyperlocal news website.” Bright minds ask fresh questions.

Entrepreneurial Journalism: How to Build What’s Next for News

Curious how to "size up the market, harness technology, turn your idea into a product or service...and launch?" Mark Briggs’ latest installment on innovation details real stories of success.

Niche Perspective: Publisher forum February 29th examines revenue, collaboration and syndication

Niche news startups have unique advantages and particular challenges in the pursuit of sustainable revenue. Meet publishers featured in the sustainable journalism forum and compare notes.

Local Perspective: Publisher forum February 28th explores news, revenue and place

True tales on the road to financially sustainable local news. Trade tips and experience with journalists, business experts and more. Tues., 2/28 and Wed., 2/29. Live window runs 2 to 3:30 EST daily.

Publisher point-of-view: What’s your revenue story?

What paths to financial sustainability in local news publishing will emerge in 2012? Join in Feb. 28th and 29th to trade experience and compare your revenue mix with a wide range of publishers.

2012: The year of the prosperous publisher

The Chinese calendar predicted high risks and rewards in 2012, the celebrated Year of the Dragon. As this year wraps up, check out what a range of leaders working for sustainability in the news business expected, and share what you learned in 2012.

Business Model Generation

Business Model Generation includes a book co-created by "470 practitioners," hands-on tools and a forum. All to "systematically understand, design and implement" new biz models or refresh the mix.

Local Yokel Media

With a mission of “making local online advertising work better for local publishers and local advertisers,” this is an industry-wise team expanding its reach to fuel local publishing.
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