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Here's more to chew on for contrarians! Excellent article from Forbes.com
http://xark.typepad.com/my_weblog/2009/11/the-imagination-gap.html
as Dan Conover says in this vital post "But that isn't a business. It's a job without benefits, sick days or vacation, and it's not likely to be sustainable for many people in most…
Like that idea. Or how about ... hmm... an emperor without clothes? Check Flickr creative commons search for freely used images. Here's one that's a bit more on the abstract side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jpellgen/779397372/
Actually the site owners ARE the reporters. Reporters are the new owners.
We need an image for this group.... to make it the most provocative, cantakerous and probing group on the RJI site! What do think?
I suggest a photo of "meat and potatoes"
You have my sympathy. Look, reporters are often very smart people. The problem is they are like over-nurtured children who think the world revolves around them. That myth held sway from --- i'll use movies as cultural references ---- All the Preside…
Likewise Jane! that's a great link.... and if one projects 5 years out from this... I CAN see value for the owners and I guess, from that eventually, the reporters..... So perhaps the future for owners has potential...but pity the poor reporter? Tha…
Thank you. Thank you. I have been struggling with the view of journalists starting hyperlocals. I'm a business person who started a hyperlocal because I and my fellow merchants couldn't reach our customers in my small town. Traditional media was now…
Well meaning contrarians discuss what's not being discussed
Bob -- Check out the companion wiki to RJICollaboratory -- Jurnoswiki.
In the nav bar on the left, there's a link to "Niche News Organizations". Take a look. There's LOTS of them, and more being created every day. The real story is in the networks…
Well meaning contrarians discuss what's not being discussed
Thanks .. and thanks again for the reference to Dan Conover's excellent post. I keep thinking that business is business and reporters tend to know absolutely nothing about it. There are institutional winners in the mess (I'm calling it Un Gran Fraca…
Bob and others,
Yes, with a surplus of unemployed and underemployed reporters in most communities, your questions are quite valid.
The same thought about Teach for America hit me in December 2007:
But the current nonprofit climate, as well as push…
Well meaning contrarians discuss what's not being discussed
Well meaning contrarians discuss what's not being discussed
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- What kind of org do you work for?
- educational institution
- What do you do?
- journalist, educator
- What strengths/expertise do you have to offer?
- 10 years teaching an evolving model of digital storytelling. 20 years producing video before that. National director of News 21 in 2008.
- Blog URL?
- http://bobcalo.tumblr.com/
- Twitter ID?
- Bcalo
- What kind of help/insight do you hope to get from this community?
- Answers to tough question about emerging forms of reporting. I think we need to remember the collapse of trust began before the Internet ruined old media's easy ride.
- I think we should use the RJI Collaboratory incubator to develop:
- Business assessment tools for local Web news sites, News apps and widgets, Clearinghouse of experts to help launch new services
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