Archive for 'Social Networking'
Public Support for Media – Wrap-up
Posted on 27. Oct, 2008 by David Cohn.
Jan Schaffer- J-Lab: rapporteur for the Public Support group. Possibilities for public support of news media are clustering in some key areas – foundation grants, member donations, targeted micro-payments, and government support. Our group discussed how some forms of public support can threaten a news operation’s independence, either by funding coverage of certain topics to […]
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Steve McNally – Parade.com
Posted on 10. Mar, 2008 by David Cohn.
We’ve been working in earnest to put several Networked Journalism ideas into effect; foremost has been getting our “Parade Partner News” pipeline off the ground. Parade’s print pub is distributed by more than 400 newspapers nationwide. We’re working to deepen those partnerships online, as well. “Parade Partner News” is a chance for us to promote […]
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Ed Sussman: Fast Company Launches Social Networking Bonanza
Posted on 18. Feb, 2008 by David Cohn.
“When editors are going to assign a story we typically think about different elements that go into it; who is the writer, who is the photographer, do we want a video or a podcast or any kind of poll? Now we ask an additional question: what is the community aspect?” I met Ed Sussman briefly […]
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Social Networking Session
Posted on 10. Oct, 2007 by Candice Coots.
After a late finish during the morning events at the New York Times Auditorium, the nearly 200-participants walked next door to the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism for a quick lunch break and more informal panels. The Social Information Session is just starting. The approximately 45-participants take charge by rearranging their black foldout chairs to […]
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Scott Clark and Dwight Silverman – Houston Chronicle (Chron.com)
Posted on 08. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism. At chron.com, the Web site for the Houston Chronicle, we began engaging readers in our coverage several years ago, sharing their photos and experiences in Houston’s flood of 2001, their opinions during the 2004 political conventions and election and their live experiences from the ballpark during the Houston Astros World […]
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Rick Burnes – Faneuil Media
Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism. I’ve spent the last year and a half bootstrapping Faneuil Media, an online news startup. Initially, my partner Theo Burry and I focused on creating content for news sites using public data and open applications like Google Maps. Last year we broadened our scope with Atlas, a mapping tool that […]
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Jason Oberfest – Los Angeles Times
Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism.We have two social media pilot projects underway. The first pilot is a new local activity and events directory website for Los Angeles that fuses user submitted content, LA Times-appointed guide content, and LA Times newspaper content to neighborhood directories. It’s similar in some ways to Citysearch, though it was built […]
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Dave Winer – Scripting News
Posted on 04. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism. I started blogging, RSS and podcasting, and have worked with various organizations to level the playing field so that anyone can participate in gathering news. What are your goals? Better information flow so we can have richer lives and solve the big problems before us. Notable achievements? I’ve created several […]
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Dan Pacheco – Bakersfield.com
Posted on 28. Sep, 2007 by David Cohn.
Introduction and Narrative: In 2004 Dan Pacheco was hired as part of the new Digital Products team at The Californian. Their job was to “look out in the future 5-10 years and see trends,” says Pacheco. He came to the position with experience at the Washingtonpost.com and America Online where he worked on community products […]
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Merrill Brown – NowPublic
Posted on 27. Sep, 2007 by David Cohn.
Introduction and Narrative: Inspired by user–generated sites like Flickr, NowPublic is a citizen journalism news network with contributors from across the world. As other legendary startups, it was founded in a garage by Michael Tippett, Leonard Brody and Michael Meyers in 2005. At the time the group believed there was no space on the net […]
