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As news consumption increasingly shifts toward online and mobile platforms, journalism innovators are experimenting with new ways to monetize and share their work. In the push and pull digital landscape, search techniques, SEO, social media, aggregation and curation are just a few of the areas where others are experimenting. What techniques or tools do you think are missing? Suggest a resource and let us how it has served your work.

Less of the Same: The Lack of Local News on the Internet

 "The broad landscape of online local news is easy to summarize. . .Newspapers and television stations dominate what local news can be found online."

Exploring a Networked Journalism Collaborative in Philadelphia

J-Lab's analysis for The William Penn Foundation released in 2010 identifies gaps in reporting, maps assets and explores opportunities for future investment in a new model.

Pew Report: How News Happens

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.

Local TV News in the Los Angeles Media Market: Are Stations Serving the Public Interest?

"Are Stations Serving the Public Interest?" 2010 Study on LA local news content by the Annenberg School at USC.

Pew Report: How People Learn About Their Local Community

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.

Linking Audiences to News: A Network Analysis of Chicago Websites

Looking at the network effect within a larger media landscape offers smart analysis of how producers and consumers of news can connect, share or remain separated.

St. Louis Beacon

Nonprofit news site, the St. Louis Beacon, shines with quality reporting and thoughtful discussion.

RJI Mobile Journalism Reporting Tools Guide

2011 RJI Fellow Will Sullivan offers 13 categories of tools — from hardware to apps and web services — to launch your mobile reporting career.

FCC Report: The Information Needs of Communities

465 pages, 600+ interviews over 18 months: “Diagnosis is sound, but the remedies are lacking.”

Twitter’s Official Page for Journalists

Twitter served fresh daily: “Resources to help you and your organization at every step of the reporting and publishing process.”
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