Through Facebook, current and former Patch employees stay connected
Hank Kalet shared this shot of Patch merch on Facebook. Photo by Hank Kalet.Jim Romenesko…
January 29, 2014
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Can stories like the Zimmerman trial point to a better journalism?
The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial and juror B-37’s interview with CNN reveal what…
July 16, 2013
4 ways Muni Diaries readers document San Francisco bus riding
Complaining about riding the bus is sport in San Francisco. So when we started Muni Diaries,…
December 27, 2011
New Knight study identifies 3 surprising keys to nonprofit news business success
The Knight Foundation has a new study out this morning examining the business models for…
October 18, 2011
Community, rural newspapers ‘surprisingly healthy’
Romenesko Misc. The Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University has just…
July 7, 2011
7 ways to get your audience to participate in mobile mapping projects
News organizations are increasingly involving the community in their reporting and trying to figure out…
June 27, 2011
California Watch’s engagement efforts show staffers what hard-to-reach audiences want
California Watch's stories about earthquake safety problems in schools reached hundreds of thousands of people…
June 23, 2011
Rockville Central drops website for Facebook, offers eight lessons on Facebook news publishing
A little over 100 days ago, a community news blog in Rockville, Md., took a…
June 14, 2011
How does a community editor engage with citizen journalists, audiences?
In this week's career chat, we talked with Queena Kim, community editor at The Bay…
June 7, 2011
5 small steps journalists can take to build a bigger, more engaged audience
Traffic on news sites isn't just about page views and unique visits; it's about people.…
May 31, 2011
In Kansas, Twitter puts court reporter in touch with the community
In an elevator in a Wichita, Kan., district court in 2008, Ron Sylvester realized Twitter…
March 28, 2011
Holovaty: EveryBlock’s new community focus will ‘help you make your block a better place’
Monday afternoon, EveryBlock announced a major shift in focus, from a geographically-based, hyperlocal news site…
March 21, 2011
What 12 journalists learned about community engagement and human interaction at SXSW
I spent time on both sides of the digital divide during my five days in…
March 17, 2011
Journal Register Company’s open newsroom a sign of transition to ‘digital first’
The Register Citizen in Torrington, Conn., made headlines a few months ago when it moved…
March 7, 2011
Foundations fund community information needs
KnightBlog | FSG & Knight Report During the past year the Knight Foundation, the FCC,…
December 7, 2010
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