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MicroMemphis







Site URL:http://www.micromemphis.com
Target community:Cooper-Young Neighborhood

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:0%
Community members:0%
Students:90%
Aggregate content of others:10%
Others:0%
Target audience size:5,000 or less

Year founded:

2011

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:a university/school
Update frequency: weekly or several times a week
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/micromemphis
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/micromemphis
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:Education affiliated
What are your sources of revenue?
Other:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many students:6

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Memphis
State/Province:TN
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://cooperyoung.weebly.com/contact-us.html

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:5
Helping your community solve problems:5
Empowering community members:6
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:5
Collaborating with local partners:5
Involving community to shape local content:5
Making a profit:1
Being a sustainable operation:5

What else should people know about your site:

The primary purpose of MicroMemphis is to train student reporters about what it means to cover a community. The other portion of the training is to teach students how to use social media to enhance the impact and facilitation of their work, as well as using it to connect with the community.

What are your suggestions and/or links to other community news sites that should be added to the directory?

www.jmole.com

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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