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BlueNC







Site URL:http://www.bluenc.com
Target community:North Carolina

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:1%
Community members:75%
Students:10%
Aggregate content of others:10%
Others:4%

Site's focus:

State politics

Target audience size:10,000 to 25,000

Year founded:

2005

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:an individual
Project started by:other
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:Posts linked to personal Facebook page
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/Posts linked to personal Twitter feed
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:Informal
What are your sources of revenue?
Donors:Yes
Venture capital:Yes

How are you staffed?

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
City:Chapel HIll
State/Province:NC
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:james@jamesprotzman.com

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

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:2

What else should people know about your site:

A labor of love, BlueNC is the leading political blog in North Carolina.

This information is correct to the best of our knowledge, but if you’re an owner or founder of this site and the information here is incorrect, please e-mail Lisa Rowan at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) with corrections.






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