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Citizen NewsCitizen NewsVenturesVentures
The Fusion of NewsThe Fusion of Newsand Schmoozeand Schmooze
New Roles for CitizensNew Roles for Citizens• Competitor• Collaborator, tipster• Expert, source• Watch dog• Writer, storyteller, blogger• Photographer• Movie maker• Creative writers, poets
New Roles for Journo’sNew Roles for Journo’s• Viral Reporter/ Investigator• “Content Wrangler”• Niche product developer• Driveway Rot Rescuer• Social Relationship Entrepreneur
CitMedia TypesCitMedia TypesSolo Jo’s Cmty Co-ops
Blog Aggregators Individual sites
Syndicated SitesSyndicated Sites BackFence.comBackFence.com
13 towns 4 states
YourHub.comYourHub.com 44+ towns8 states
Legacy Media SitesLegacy Media Sites• BlufftonToday.comBlufftonToday.com
• NorthwestVoice.com
It’s not Big-J “Journalism”Local Fretting
Irreverent Voice
Collaborative news
Civic Activism
Notable AttributesNotable Attributes• Inclusiveness• Intimacy• Passion for Community• Humor • Civic Engagement
Architecture of Architecture of ParticipationParticipation
For a Culture of For a Culture of ContributionContribution
CitMedia Research
Key FindingsKey Findings
• Bridge media: News + civic participation
• Fusion of news + schmooze• Metrics > community impact • Don’t need to make $$• Expect to continue
Shoestring OperationsShoestring Operations
• Founders supply start-up funds.• Don’t need $$ to continue• Wish to pay token $$ to contributors
Little AccountabilityLittle Accountability
• 60% don’t require real names• 70% don’t require valid e-mail• 67% remove bad content after posting• Minimal problems
CitMedia: Claims successCitMedia: Claims success
Reported ImpactReported Impact
Plan to Stick Around
MSM SchizophreniaBuy Fresno Famous Decline TCDaily Planet
Denounce GL Wiki Troll NewWest
Knight Citizen News NetworkWhat we like Search by state
Learning modules News, how-to’s
www.KCNN.org
The Institute for Interactive Journalism
www.J-Lab.orgwww.J-NewVoices.orgwww.J-Learning.org www.KCNN.org www.KCNN.org