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Qcitymetro.com







Site URL:http://www.qcitymetro.com
Target community:Charlotte, N.C.

Who contributes your content?

Professional journalists:80%
Community members:10%
Others:5%

Site's focus:

African American news and information

Target audience size:more than 500,000

Year founded:

2008

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/qcitymetro
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/qcitymetro
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites?Yes
Provides training?Yes
Business model:For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?
Advertising:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many part-time staffers:4
How many volunteers:4

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Charlotte
State/Province:NC
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://www.qcitymetro.com/about/

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

Covering news not covered:6
Watchdogging local government and public officials:1
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:2
Involving community to shape local content:1
Making a profit:6
Being a sustainable operation:6
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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