Challenging community publishers to think about an exit strategy at CJET reveals it’s not just about selling out. From survive to sustain to partner, sell or build a legacy.
Posted by Emily Harris on November 9, 2012
Topics: Blog, Education, Revenue Tags: Annenberg School for Journalism & Communications, Business Models, Community News, Featured, Investigative News Network, Journalism Business, Nonprofit, Sustainability, Training
Hawaii Independent publisher Ikaika Hussey shares the philosophy and practices that make the cooperative news business he leads both profitable and productive.
Posted by Emily Harris on August 29, 2012
Topics: Blog, Community, Revenue Tags: Business Models, Community Engagement, Community News, Cooperative, Entrepreneurship, Hawaii Independent, Ikaika Hussey, Local News
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 by Journalism Accelerator on July 13, 2012
Topics: Distribution, Policy, Resources Tags: Accountability, Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie-Knight, Community News, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Information Needs, Internet Providers, Knight Foundation, Report
Vetting tools and techniques to empower journalists seeking information vital for public interest reporting. Reviews, research and tutorials help you mine the data and come out with a story.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on February 24, 2012
Topics: Craft, Resources, Technology Tags: Community News, Data, Freedom of the Press, Government Accountability, Investigative Journalism, Reporting, Research, Technology, Tools
A growing network for niche and local “online pioneers” offering support, training and a directory of publishers. Active blog with tips, profiles and opportunities.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on February 24, 2012
Topics: Community, Experiments, Resources Tags: Block by Block, Community News, Hyperlocal, Networks, Online Publishers, Training
Released in 2009 in collaboration with the Aspen Institute, this paper explores what people require to inform their lives in the digital age and how journalism functions in service of this.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 25, 2011
Topics: Community, Distribution, Policy, Resources Tags: Community News, Digital Age, FCC, Federal Communications Commission, Information Ecology, Internet, Knight Foundation, Local News, Newspapers, Radio, Television
While recent PEW research reports TV remains the leading source people rely on for breaking news, newspapers (on and offline) are the leading source people turn to for the widest range of information.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on October 24, 2011
Topics: Community, Distribution, Resources, Revenue Tags: Baltimore, Community News, Information Ecology, Local News, New Media, Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism
Pew’s report offers an early analysis of journalism’s green shoots sprouting up across the nation as nonprofit news.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on August 10, 2011
Topics: Craft, Distribution, Resources, Revenue Tags: Capacity, Community News, Fundraising, Nonprofit, Online Publishers, Sustainability
