Site Url: http://www.bluenc.com
Target community: North Carolina
Is the site active? --
Professional journalists? --
Paid staff? --
Is the site part of a network? --
Is the site a media affiliate? --
Content created by:
Who contributes to your content?
- Professional journalists: %
- Community members: 75%
- Students: 10%
- Aggregate content of others: %
- Others: 4%
Site's focus: State politics
Target audience size: 10,000 to 25,000
Year founded: 2005
Who or what started your project?
- an individual
- another source
Update frequency: multiple times a day
Which online networks do you use?
- Facebook: Posts linked to personal Facebook page
- Twitter: Posts linked to personal Twitter feed
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites? Yes
Does your site provide training? Yes
Business model: Informal
What are your sources of revenue?- donors
- venture capital
- How many full time staffers: 0
- How many part-time staffers: 1
- How many volunteers: 4
- How many students: 0
Annual operating budget: less than $100,000 per year
Contact Information
Location: Chapel HIll, NC, United States of America
Contact URL: james@jamesprotzman.com
1 means "not very important" and 6 means "very important"
- Covering news not covered: 6
- Watchdogging local government and public officials: 6
- Investigating issues or wrongdoings: 2
- Helping your community solve problems: 3
- Empowering community members: 6
- Developing opportunities for community dialogue: 6
- Collaborating with local partners: 4
- Involving community to shape local content: 4
- Making a profit: 1
- Being a sustainable operation:
What else should people know about your site?
A labor of love, BlueNC is the leading political blog in North Carolina.