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Philadelphia Neighborhoods







Site URL:http://www.philadelphianeighborhoods.com
Target community:Philadelphia

Who contributes your content?

Students:100%
Aggregate content of others:%
Target audience size:more than 100,000

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/pages/Philadelphia-Neighborhoods/170160826338640
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/philaneighbors
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 full-time staffers:6
How many volunteers:1
How many students:180

Annual operating budget:

$300,000 to $500,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Philadelphia
State/Province:PA
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:charper@temple.edu,lwashing@temple.edu

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

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

What else should people know about your site:

www.philadelphianeighborhoods.com has won numerous awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association and SPJ. The site has been reported on by the Philadelphia Inquirer the Philadelphia Daily News, the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Columbia Journalism Review. We don't have the money that some other schools have, but we stretch it a lot further.

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

www.planphilly.com www.technicallyphilly.com www.neastphilly.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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