telling the local story
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The fate of community journalism in a time of cultural upheaval. My talk for TEDxLowell, to be given on April 27, 2014. Based on research for my book "The Wired City: Reimagining Journalism and Civic Life in the Post-Newspaper Age." (http://thewiredcity.org)TRANSCRIPT
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Telling the local story
The fate of community journalismin a time of cultural upheaval
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“Thinking the Unthinkable”
• Clay Shirky argues we’re in the midst of a post-Gutenberg disruption
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“Thinking the Unthinkable”
• Clay Shirky argues we’re in the midst of a post-Gutenberg disruption
• No one thing will replace newspapers, but many things might
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“Thinking the Unthinkable”
• Clay Shirky argues we’re in the midst of a post-Gutenberg disruption
• No one thing will replace newspapers, but many things might
• Three possibilities– Nonprofit– New forms of for-profit– Voluntary efforts
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The community as editor
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Tracking the global blogosphere
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“Bowling Alone”
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Rebuilding community ties
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The New Haven Independent
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Technology for journalists
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Why the Independent works
• Hyperlocal focus on the city’s neighborhoods and quality of life
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Why the Independent works
• Hyperlocal focus on the city’s neighborhoods and quality of life
• Fundraising base is more like public radio than like a newpaper
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Why the Independent works
• Hyperlocal focus on the city’s neighborhoods and quality of life
• Fundraising base is more like public radio than like a newpaper
• Tightly moderated comments build a sense of civic engagement
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The Batavian
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For-profit, online and independent
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Why The Batavian works
• Close attention tothe quotidian detailsof small-town life
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Why The Batavian works
• Close attention tothe quotidian detailsof small-town life
• Good photography helps tell the storyof the community
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Why The Batavian works
• Close attention tothe quotidian detailsof small-town life
• Good photography helps tell the storyof the community
• “Ads are content”: Nearly 150 local ads with no national chains
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The Haverhill experiment
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Irrigating a “news desert”
• Haverhill no longer has an independently owned local newspaper
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Irrigating a “news desert”
• Haverhill no longer has an independently owned local newspaper
• Tom Stites conceivedof the Banyan Projectto build news co-ops
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Irrigating a “news desert”
• Haverhill no longer has an independently owned local newspaper
• Tom Stites conceivedof the Banyan Projectto build news co-ops
• Haverhill Matters will combine professional and citizen journalism
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Credits
• Photo of Clay Shirky (cc) by Paloma Baytelman. Some rights reserved.
• Photo of newsboy by Lewis Hine (National Archives).• Photo of citizen journalist (cc) by Morteza Bahmani.
Some rights reserved.• Photo of community meeting (cc) by David Clow. Some
rights reserved.• Photo of tree (cc) by Howard Owens. Some rights
reserved.• Photo of Tom Stites by John S. Mercer.
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Credits
(cc) 2014 by Dan KennedySome rights reserved
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA 02115
For more information, please visit www.dankennedy.net