“Your guide to good journalism.” Special for elections: investigative reporting plus community/crowd fact-checks hoping to help keep politicos honest.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 16, 2011
Topics: Community, Experiments, Resources Tags: Access To Information, Accuracy, Civic Engagement, Crowdsourcing, Fact-Checking, News Literacy, Nonprofit, Social News Site, Truthsquad
“Keeping government honest” - CPI, PRI and Global Integrity unite forces to investigate the integrity of all 50 state governments and lay groundwork for deeper local digging.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 11, 2011
Topics: Community, Craft, Experiments, Policy, Resources Tags: Center for Public Integrity, Corruption Index, CPI, Crowdsourcing, Global Integrity, Investigative Journalism, PRI, Public Radio International, State Integrity
Eager to start your own news nonprofit? The Investigative News Network’s online hub supports “local investigative and public service journalism.”
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 11, 2011
Topics: Community, Craft, Education, Resources Tags: Crowdsourcing, Forum, Investigative Journalism, Investigative News Network, Nonprofit, Online Community, Voice of San Diego, Watchdog Reporting
The Economist presents a rich bundle of perspective on the business of news past, future and present.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 26, 2011
Topics: Community, Resources, Revenue, Technology Tags: Business of News, Citizen Journalism, Crowdsourcing, Digital Publishing, Future of News, State of the Fourth Estate, The Economist
Creating a way for citizens to participate in news and reporting, PIN counts over 120,000 people in their network, with new funding to add 100,000 more while working with 45 newsrooms nationwide.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 16, 2011
Topics: Community, Craft, Experiments, Resources Tags: American Public Media, Audience Engagement, Center for Public Broadcasting, Citizen Journalism, Citizen Sources, Collaboration, Crowdsourcing, Minneapolis, Public Insight Network, Public Radio
Nonprofit news site, the St. Louis Beacon, shines with quality reporting and thoughtful discussion.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 9, 2011
Topics: Community, Distribution, Resources, Revenue Tags: Alternative Revenue, Audience Engagement, Crowdsourcing, Local, Online, Revenue, St. Louis
The Carnival of Journalism makes a comeback in 2011 with insight and commentary on present, and future, forms of news.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 3, 2011
Topics: Community, Education, Experiments, Resources Tags: Carnival of Journalism, Collaboration, Crowdsourcing, Dave Cohn, DigiDave, Journalism Critique, Knight Foundation, Reynolds Journalism Institute, RJI, Social Media, Technology
Discussion, tools, articles, workshops and forums by a number of leading thinkers in publishing, news reporting and the academy.
Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 1, 2011
Topics: Community, Craft, Education, Policy, Resources Tags: Best Practices, Crowdsourcing, Future of Journalism, Journalism Ethics, Networks