I was out of commission for a solid week this month with a bad case of food poisoning, and I’m still in the process of catching up on all that I missed. One of those things was the release of … Continue reading
Editor’s Note: This article, written by Debbie Galant, was originally posted on the NJ News Commons blog. The Patterson Foundation is supporting business mentoring training for NJ News Commons in May. The state of the news business is lousy. A … Continue reading
In a post on his blog Buzzmachine last week, Jeff Jarvis talked about the phenomenon of “hyperlocal cooties.’’ That’s what happens, Jeff posits, every time another high-profile venture aimed at building both content and revenue models for community-based journalism stumbles publicly or bites … Continue reading
One of the great gifts of the digital age is the ability to build communities in a myriad of different ways. No longer is physical proximity a requirement for connection. Websites and social media channels allow us to connect across distance based … Continue reading
Jane Jansen is a digital startup executive and a former director and manager at the Chicago Tribune Media Group. Jane was a coach for the Community Journalism Executive Training program (CJET) sponsored by the Investigative News Network, USC Annenberg School … Continue reading
One of the things I like most about working with The Patterson Foundation is that it embraces the philosophy of recycling. That doesn’t just apply to material goods – although we are pretty diligent about sorting our plastic water bottles. … Continue reading
In the midst of the already overwhelming crush of Christmas advertising, you may have notice the ads urging you to participate in Small Business Saturday. The campaign, promoted by American Express, is focused on encouraging shoppers to support small businesses … Continue reading
Long before the Community Journalism Executive Training (CJET) brought together 32 non-profit and for-profit news entrepreneurs for intensive business training, I started recruiting coaches. And I knew from the outset that, for the program to be successful, I’d need to … Continue reading
Michele McLellan has been one of our key partners in the New Media Journalism Initiative, working with us to create the Block by Block Community News Summit and the business mentoring efforts we have pioneered for independent publishers. In this … Continue reading
As a Floridian and a journalist, I know a little something about what it takes to cover a hurricane and its aftermath. I was here for Andrew, and for the four-hurricane season of Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. I know … Continue reading