melbourne writers festival closing address
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The New NewsJan SchafferMelbourne Writers FestivalSept. 3, 2010
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Creation of New Roles
Citizen media makers
Partnership coordinators
Fact entrepreneurs
Creative technologists
Philanthropic foundations
Universities
Advocacy groups
Government
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“News Work”More than reporting, validating,
writing a story Sharing information Facilitating conversations Crowdsourcing Smart curation, aggregation Data mining and visualizations Social media distribution
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Changing the Big-J Industry
Deputize new reporters
Incentivize new sources
Empower new ideas
Re-imagine indispensable journalism
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Eight Trends in U.S. Media
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Hyperlocal News Sites
Individuals
Old Media Companies
New Media Companies
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Statewide News Ventures
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Independent Metro News Sites
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University-based News Sites
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Creative Technologists2009 Knight-Batten Innovations in Journalism Winners
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Net-J Collaborations
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Philanthropic Foundations
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Advocacy News Sites
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Adding Value to Journalism
Coverage of “master narratives”
Stories that connect the dots on trends
More explanatory journalism
Asking the obvious questions
Revisiting paradigms
“Zag instead of zig”
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Five Key Lessons1. Citizen journalism is a high-churn,
high-touch enterprise.
2. Sweat equity is key.
3. Social media is game-changing.
4. The academic calendar is not good enough.
5. Hyperlocal sites are not a business yet.
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New Measures of Success
New local coverge
Go-to places for crisis information
Empowered voters
Helped solve community problems
Fostered community media skills
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Citizen Media ResourcesCitizen Media Resources KCNN.org KCNN.org - Knight Citizen News - Knight Citizen News
NetworkNetwork J-Learning.org J-Learning.org - - How-to publishHow-to publish J-NewVoices.org J-NewVoices.org - Folo startups- Folo startups J-Lab.orgJ-Lab.org - Cool ideas- Cool ideas NewMediaWomen.org NewMediaWomen.org – Grants– Grants