Bruce Ritchie's Page

What kind of org do you work for?

self-employed

What do you do?

journalist

What strengths/expertise do you have to offer?

Twenty-five years in the newspaper business and 15 years covering environmental issues in Florida, with an emphasis on the state capital.

Blog URL?

http://www.floridaenvironments.com/

Twitter ID?

http://twitter.com/bruceritchie

What kind of help/insight do you hope to get from this community?

I would like to learn how to make blogging and freelancing work as a profession, both financially and technologically. I would like to survive my first year as an independent journalist while learning from others about reaching new audiences with new forms of media.

I think we should use the RJI Collaboratory incubator to develop:

Building blocks for geographic- or topic-based local Web news sites, Business assessment tools for local Web news sites, "How-To" handbook, Backgrounder on web advertising