For the last two years, I’ve been working on two projects that I’ve largely kept separate from each other – the Journalism Accelerator collaboration tool and the ongoing development of the Block by Block community of independent news publishers. Since the fall, those two … Continue reading
In December, The Patterson Foundation and the Investigative News Network invited representatives from national foundations that have been supporting independent and non-profit journalism to participate in a February conversation about financial sustainability for journalism’s startups. The idea for this meeting … Continue reading
During the last couple of months, most of my posts here have focused on the New Media Journalism Initiative’s work with the Block by Block community of independent news publishers. That’s understandable, given how much activity there’s been in this … Continue reading
Repost by Janet Coats, The Patterson Foundation New Media Journalism Initiative Manager The New Media Journalism Initiative, now at work for two years, began in The Patterson Foundation conference room when we assembled a group of thought-leaders to help us … Continue reading
Part of our journey in the New Media Journalism Initiative has been embracing a willingness to change as we go. That value of embracing new ideas to address a constantly changing world is a core part of The Patterson Foundation’s … Continue reading
If there is one core value underlying the New Media Journalism Initiative, it is innovation. When The Patterson Foundation’s CEO Debra Jacobs asked me to work on this initiative, she gave me a relatively blank slate. But her one charge … Continue reading
Most of the Block by Block publishers are focused on serving a particular geographic community. But community is more than geography; it is affinity and common concerns. In today’s post, Kathleen Majorsky introduces us to a community site organized not … Continue reading
Florida has long been a journalist’s paradise: Strong public records laws, residents with a tradition of newspaper readership and lots of strong newspapers conspired to create a tradition of strong accountability journalism. But Florida has been hit particularly hard by … Continue reading
I’ve written often about the New Media Journalism Initiative’s involvement in helping to incubate the Block by Block network of independent community news publishers. Most recently, I’ve shared my thoughts about the Block by Block Community News Summit, the gathering … Continue reading
Eighteen months ago, when Michele McLellan first talked with me about the possibility of bringing together independent community news publishers to talk about their work, I had no idea what to expect. Going into this year’s Block by Block Community … Continue reading