Jennifer Baldwin Bakersfield, CA United States: Share; Share on Twitter; Share on Facebook

Jennifer Baldwin's Apps

Jennifer Baldwin's Groups

Business Assessment Tools

26 members

View All

Jennifer Baldwin's Page

Gifts Received

Jennifer Baldwin has not received any gifts yet

Give Jennifer Baldwin a Gift

Latest Activity

Jennifer Baldwin joined Jane Stevens's group

Business Assessment Tools

This is a project to develop a local business and advertising assessment tool for jurnos who want to find out if a local Web-based news organization could be financially supported by local ads and other revenue streams.

August 12, 2009

Jennifer Baldwin added a blog post

Introducing BakersfieldExpress.org

August 12, 2009

Roger Gafke commented on Jennifer Baldwin's blog post 'Getting started with BakersfieldExpress.org'

Jennifer, best wishes for a good launch and great success. When I read of your plans, I recall the work that Jane Stevens did at the Reynolds Journalism Institute last year in developing a concept for a public forum. She built it around health issue…

August 1, 2009

Michelle Ferrier commented on Jennifer Baldwin's blog post 'Getting started with BakersfieldExpress.org'

Hi Jennifer, Nice to meet you again and see that you're taking the plunge! You've got the right steps first -- go to the people, learn from them. Some of the steps I talked about in "Get Out! Running an Online Community Like a Political Campaign" on…

July 23, 2009

Jennifer Baldwin added a blog post

Getting started with BakersfieldExpress.org

July 21, 2009

Jennifer Baldwin added a blog post

Non-profit vs. for-profit

May 29, 2009

Jennifer Baldwin commented on Dorian Benkoil's blog post 'Do I Have a Business? Some Points to Consider'

Thank you for this great information. As a journalist with no business background, this helps me stretch my mind around the money aspect as I build a business plan for my nonprofit niche Web site. Since I'm hoping my site will be 50 percent donation…

May 29, 2009

Jennifer Baldwin commented on Amy Senk's blog post 'The Can of Worms That is Reader Comments'

I don't see the harm in sending a link to folks on the other side of the issue and asking them to chime in. If you want more interactivity on your site, you'll want to reach out to the community. To save yourself time and energy, create a section in…

May 29, 2009

Jennifer Helen left a comment for Jennifer Baldwin

May 29, 2009

Amy Senk commented on Jennifer Baldwin's blog post 'Brand new to the Collaboratory'

Hi and welcome. I enjoyed that link although a few things didn't jibe -- for example, Wordpress.com doesn't let you sell your own ads, and I thought it was a little funky that the page views question didn't elicit a real answer.

May 5, 2009

Jennifer Baldwin added a blog post

Brand new to the Collaboratory

April 28, 2009

Jennifer Baldwin is now a member of RJI News Collaboratory

Welcome Them!

April 28, 2009

Profile Information

What kind of org do you work for?

self-employed

What do you do?

journalist

What strengths/expertise do you have to offer?

Social networking, citizen journalism, multimedia production, reporting, editing, teaching.

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

Networking, help with starting a local niche Web site.

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

Building blocks for geographic- or topic-based local Web news sites, News apps and widgets, Ways to send mobile alerts via content management systems, Clearinghouse of experts to help launch new services

Jennifer Baldwin's Blog

Introducing BakersfieldExpress.org

BakersfieldExpress.org, the brand new (soon to be nonprofit) community news website in Bakersfield, Calif., launched Monday morning. It focuses on quality of life issues, arts and culture, green living and nonprofits and volunteering. After just three days, we already we have more than 50 registered users! It's been a very exciting launch, but now it feels like the REAL hard work begins. It's now a full-time job instead of something fun to talk about.

Check it out and let me know what you think… Continue

Posted on August 12, 2009 at 8:24pm — 2 Comments

Getting started with BakersfieldExpress.org

I finally took the plunge after a few job interviews didn't pan out. I'm launching a community website in about two weeks. If you visit the site now, you'll see a simple placeholder letting people know we're "coming soon."

URL:
BakersfieldExpress.org

Tagline:
"An expression of community through arts, culture and civic involvement"

About Us:
BakersfieldExpress.org is a community website advancing local culture and democracy and promot… Continue

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 12:25pm — 2 Comments

Non-profit vs. for-profit

As I take my first steps toward creating a niche community Web site, I am facing a dilemma which I'm hoping you all can help me sort out. I ultimately want my site to be nonprofit, in order to truly be a public service rather than an advertising-driven business. One of my site's main goals will be to serve the local arts, culture and nonprofit communities. I hope to fund the site through donations, sponsorships and grants.

My dilemma is the process for becoming a nonprofit. I'm in a time crunch… Continue

Posted on May 29, 2009 at 11:04am —

Brand new to the Collaboratory

After feeling alone in unemployment land and dreaming of possibilities, I'm glad to now be a part of this online community. I've been studying the niche Web sites popping up around the country and wondering if it's the direction I should go. I'm at the edge of the diving board. It's scary up here. I'm hoping someone will push me, but I know I have to make the leap myself.

Meanwhile, I've interviewed a fellow journalist who did make the leap. You can read the case study on my blog at… Continue

Posted on April 28, 2009 at 3:43pm — 1 Comment