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Great Lakes Echo







Site URL:http://greatlakesecho.org
Target community:Parts of eight states and two provinces that are within the Great Lakes watershed

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:5%
Community members:1%
Students:90%
Aggregate content of others:4%
Target audience size:50,000 to 100,000

Year founded:

2009

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:a university/school
Update frequency: once a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/greatlakesecho
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/greatlakes_echo
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:Education affiliated
What are your sources of revenue?
Grants:Yes
Other:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many part-time staffers:4
How many students:6

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:East Lansing
State/Province:MI
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://greatlakesecho.org/about/

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

Covering news not covered:6
Watchdogging local government and public officials:4
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:4
Helping your community solve problems:3
Empowering community members:2
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:5
Collaborating with local partners:1
Involving community to shape local content:3
Making a profit:1
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

Striving for a greater ratio of professional to student content. Stories are available for free publication by others. The site has an equal emphasis on outreach, education and research.

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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