Posts from ‘October, 2006’

I’m in a conference room in Washington today with academics, several new-media entrepreneurs and folks from some major media organizations. We are here to discuss the changing nature of journalism, including how to preserve high-quality work while the business model seems to be crumbling. An odd thing happened during the first session, in which I […]

Slowly, but surely, the traditional media are beginning to get it. In a new example, the Indianapolis Star has discovered a new source of expertise, namely its readers: We rarely if ever ask for the public’s help when we research an important issue such as operation of the Marion County coroner’s office (now under investigation […]

Business Week Online: Unrepentant PayPerPost Gets Funding. The Orlando-based startup, which matches advertisers with bloggers willing to write about their products for $2 and up per post, will announce on Tuesday that it has netted $3 million in venture capital. The Series A round was led by Inflexion Partners, with Village Ventures and Draper Fisher […]

NY Times: False Accusation Sharpens Canadian Press Debate. A Canadian government commission faulted Canada, the United States and Syria for their treatment of the engineer, Maher Arar, whom it found to be completely innocent. The commission also found that several leading news organizations had been used by anonymous sources in a smear campaign against Mr. […]

UPDATED Baristanet has created a mashup map, chronicling housing changes in Montclair, New Jersey. Nice work, and it’s been noticed by the NY Times. Update: The idea is not new. See Westport Now. (It’s still a cool project.)

Gary Kebbel at the Knight Foundation (which is funding one of our projects) wants anyone who’s interested in community journalism to consider applying for a grant. The program is called the “Knight Brothers’ 21st Century News Challenge,” and here are some details from an email: The purpose of the challenge is to fund new community […]