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May 6, 2009

John Blossom commented on Mike Fancher's blog post 'The future of journalism'

Thanks for the post, I agree that much of what we call "professional journalism" is a product of the modern industrial era, in which journalism became a standardized product well-suited for mass manufacturing and distribution.

May 6, 2009

John Blossom replied to Allan Siegert's discussion 'Is the Examiner.com a winning model for Hyperlocal Journalism?' in the group Hyperlocal Journalism Business Model

Allan, In my experience Examiner.com is a highly suspect channel for "astroturfing" and not a model for authentic local journalism. Truly authentic local journalism doesn't need to pretend to be a part of a media brand. That doesn't mean that citiz…

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Hyperlocal Journalism Business Model

The goal is to find models (templates) for journalists who want to start sites or blogs to profitably cover local news.

May 6, 2009

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What kind of org do you work for?

other business

What do you do?

advertising/marketing professional

What strengths/expertise do you have to offer?

Market research and strategy evaluation for publishers and content & publishing technology companies, author of "Content Nation: Surviving and Thriving as Social Media Changes Our Work, Our Lives and Our Future", speak at major conferences and events.

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

I have a strong interest in community publishing and will be interested to learn and to contribute best practices, also looking for clients needing research and advisory services.

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At 4:34pm on May 12, 2009, RJI Collaboratory said…: Of course that was meant to be John with one "n"!

At 4:33pm on May 12, 2009, RJI Collaboratory said…: Johnn, welcome to the Collaboratory! You bring a great set of expertises to the party, and we can see you've already made yourself at home and found some conversations to engage -- great going! Poke around a bit further and if you *don't* see the conversation *you* want to have, feel free to start it!

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