Journalism in a Changing World

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Journalism in a Changing World

• How to transform journalism for today.
• And reinvent it for tomorrow.
• USC Annenberg Sept. 26, 2008

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Robust Information Architecture

• Innovators
• Gamers
• Non-Profit News Producers
• Individual Start-ups
• Eyewitness/Sharing Sites
• J-School Community Sites
• Citizen Media Sites
• Female Start-Ups

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New Organizing Principles

• Fill in the gaps
• Supply more feet on the street
• Advance participation
• Reduce filters/gatekeeping
• Innovate and Automate
• BUILD community not COVER it

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New Players New Aspirations

• BUILD community, not COVER it
• Hobby/ Volunteerism
• Self-promotion
• Advance participation
• Truthsquad/ Accountability
• Give voice to the voiceless

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www.J-Lab.org
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Knight-Batten Innovators
Choices game
WikiScanner
ChicagoCrime.org/Everyblock
Global Blogging
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News Games
Moral Compass
PBS Engage
MPR budget balancer
Garbage Game
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Non-Profit News Initiatives

• TechPresident.com
• CFR.org, Council on Foreign Relations

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Individual News Enterprises that gain credibility

• HuffingtonPost.com (Arianna Huffington)
• TalkingPointsMemo.com (Joshua Micah Marshall)

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EyeWitness, Photo, VideoSharing Sites

• CNNs iReport.com
• NowPublic.com

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News Aggregators

• TCDailyPlanet.org
• PhillyFuture.org

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J-School Community Sites
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www.J-NewVoices.org
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CitMedia New Voices start-ups
VermontClimateWitness.org
CCTVs NeighborMedia
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GreaterFultonNews.org
StoriesThatFly.org
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All-Star New Voices Projects

• The Forum (forumhome.org),Deerfield, NH
• NewCastleNOW.org, Chappaqua,NY

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Women News Entrepreneurs

• Blogher.com
• NewMediaWomen.org

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J-Lab Observations

• Citizen seek to BUILD community, not COVER it.
  Stories have
• Less conflict
• Fewer stereotypes
• No parroting of experts/quotes
• No false equilibrium
• No scorecard journalism

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Challenges/Opportunities

• Theres no one right way.
• Success can be separate from a business model.
• New rules/ ethics apply.
• Help wanted validating, navigating, teaching.

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Knight Citizen News Networkwww.KCNN.org
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KCNN.org Learning modules
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Inside KCNN.org

• 10 tips for Limiting Legal Risks
• Blog that answers legal questions

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Inside KCNN.org

• Citizen Media Site Directory
• Tools for Citizen Journalists

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New Scopes of Work

• Networked Journalism Project -partnering 5 MSM
  orgs with 5 local citmedia sites.
• Community Media Toolkit - entice local
  foundations to support local media.
• Big Think project - Revisiting journalism on
  auto-pilot.

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Coming Soon

• Regional News Partnerships
• Miami Herald, Sun Sentinal, Palm Beach Post
• Miami (Ohio)/ Whitewater Public Media Project
• Networked Journalism - Partnering MSM with
  citmedia, alternative media

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• Citizen Media Resources
• KCNN.org -Knight Citizen News Network
• J-Learning.org - How-to publish
• J-NewVoices.org - Folo startups
• J-Lab.org - Cool ideas
• NewMediaWomen.org - female start-ups

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www.J-Learning.org
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www.J-NewVoices.org