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YubaNet







Site URL:http://yubanet.com
Target community:Sierra Nevada, CA

Who contributes your content?

Community members:15%
Target audience size:more than 500,000

Who or what started your project?

Project started by:an individual
Project started by:a professional journalist(s)
Update frequency: multiple times a day
What media outlets do you use?
Facebook URL:http://facebook.com/Yubanet
Twitter URL:http://twitter.com/http://twitter.com/YubaNet
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
Grants:Yes
Other:Yes

How are you staffed?

How many full-time staffers:2
How many part-time staffers:0
How many volunteers:0
How many students:0

Annual operating budget:

less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information
City:Nevada City
State/Province:CA
Country:United States of America
Contact URL:http://www.yubanet.com/contactus.php

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

Covering news not covered:5
Watchdogging local government and public officials:6
Investigating issues or wrongdoings:5
Helping your community solve problems:4
Empowering community members:4
Developing opportunities for community dialogue:5
Collaborating with local partners:4
Involving community to shape local content:3
Making a profit:4
Being a sustainable operation:5

What else should people know about your site:

Includes an extensive section on wildfires in California. Winner of a 2011 USC Annenberg CA Reporting on Health Fellowship.

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

http://www.natomasbuzz.com/ http://www.lakeconews.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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