Site Url: http://rawporter.com
Target community: National with Global Possibilities
Is the site active? --
Professional journalists? --
Paid staff? --
Is the site part of a network? --
Is the site a media affiliate? --
Content created by:
Who contributes to your content?
- Professional journalists: %
- Community members: 90%
- Students: 9%
- Aggregate content of others:
- Others: 0
Site's focus: Rawporter is helping everyday people cash in on being at the right place at the right time. We connect the media and the masses by building an on-demand mobile news force to capture events as they are happening.
Target audience size: more than 1 million
Year founded: 2011
Who or what started your project?
- an individual
- a professional journalist(s)
- another source
Update frequency: multiple times a day
Which online networks do you use?
- Facebook: http://facebook.com/rawporter
- Twitter: http://twitter/rawporter
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/rawportermedia
Does your site aggregate content from other online sites? No
Does your site provide training? Yes
Business model: For-profit
What are your sources of revenue?- memberships
- subscriptions
- micropayments
- payments for use of content
- How many full time staffers: 3
- How many part-time staffers:
- How many volunteers:
- How many students:
Annual operating budget: less than $100,000 per year
Contact Information
Location: Charlotte, NC, United States of America
Contact URL: media@rawporter.com
1 means "not very important" and 6 means "very important"
- 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: 6
- Involving community to shape local content: 6
- Making a profit: 4
- Being a sustainable operation:
What else should people know about your site?
Contributor Benefits * Recognition with on-screen credit * Compensation for submissions that sell * Active participation in the evolution of new media Media Benefits * Efficient resource for fresh and abundant news content * Visceral and compelling content from a first-person perspective * Access to content not normally available through traditional sourcing methods * Ability to push assignments to Rawporter contributors
What are your suggestions and/or links to other community news sites that should be added to the directory?
Future Journalism Project