Mark Poepsel's Page

My current research project is on local online news publishers. There are several connected to this website.
If you can answer some questions for me about how you balance the need to get advertising $$$ and the need to provide space for civic discourse, please let me know.

My email address is: markpoepsel-at-gmail-dot-com.

Nothing matters more at this moment in the history of American Democracy than finding business models to support journalism in the future.

Prognostications are varied, and the well-supported ones make claims that inform my research. Major claims: 1.) Journalism in America was fading in popularity and relevance/trust as commodification grew, and much of that occurred before the Internet boom; 2.) Search capabilities and overall fragmentation of media make mass communication much more difficult t… Continue

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So, my sincerest apologies to Samantha Running who has been shooting and uploading vid from the Flip Mino HD every 5 minutes of shooting for the last two or three times out.

I could not figure out why the remaining shoot time was so low even though the cam recognized no files. \

Two things happened tonight: I watched the flip as it cycled thru a virus scan and noticed files that should have been long gone were still showing up. Also, I re-read the help site on http://www.theflip.com/support_ho… Continue

Notes from Mr. Martin's presentation.

Mike is a freelance journalist who writes for science publications primarily. He often distills medical research in his reports.

He started his blog in 2005 after he "suffered some defeats at the hands of local governments."

E.G. The city of Columbia received block grants to put in curb and gutters into poor parts of town that had NEVER had curb and gutter. These neighborhoods had been segregated, historically. To make up the difference that wasn't covere… Continue