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New Haven Independent

A hyperlocal professionally reported online news site covering the city of New Haven, published five days a week, several times a day, featuring news coverage, reader comments, some video, interactive crime map. Part of the Online Journalism Project







Site URL:http://www.newhavenindependent.org
Feed URL:http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.rdf
Target community:New Haven, Connecticut; with editions in Branford and the lower Naugatuck Valley, as well as a statewide health care I-team
Content created by:Team

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:90%
Community members:5%
Target audience size:more than 100,000

Year founded:

2005

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:a professional journalist(s)
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://www.facebook.com/NewHavenIndependent
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/#!/newhavenindy
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?No
Provides training?No
Business model:Nonprofit
What are your sources of revenue?
Grants:Yes
Subscriptions:Yes
Donors:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:9
How many part-time staffers:6

Annual operating budget:

$500,000 to $1 million per year

Contact Information
City:New Haven
State/Province:CT
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:p.bass@newhavenindependent.org

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:6
Helping your community solve problems:6
Empowering community members:6
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:6
Collaborating with local partners:4
Involving community to shape local content:3
Making a profit:1
Being a sustainable operation:6

What else should people know about your site:

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

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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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