http://www.kcnn.org/ en news@j-lab.org Copyright 2010 2010-09-01T13:49:14+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/http://www.kcnn.org/images/kcnn_rssicon.gif74144 http://www.kcnn.org/launching_nonprofit_news_site/index/ http://www.kcnn.org/launching_nonprofit_news_site/index/#When:16:44:40Z {summary}{body} 2010-06-09T16:44:40+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org// http://www.kcnn.org//#When:16:44:40Z 2010-06-09T16:44:40+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/index.php/engage?/engage/ http://www.kcnn.org/index.php/engage?/engage/#When:16:58:21Z {summary}{body} 2010-06-01T16:58:21+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org// http://www.kcnn.org//#When:16:58:21Z 2010-06-01T16:58:21+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#the_state_of_the_news_media http://www.kcnn.org/news/#the_state_of_the_news_media Community Journalism Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism, March 15, 2010 http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2010/specialreports_community_journalism.php J-Lab’s research of nonprofit-funded journalism projects was cited in the Pew Project’s annual State of the News Media report.  In just a few years, more than $141 million has flowed into this arena, J-Lab reports.  KCNN.org also served as a resource for the project’s reporting and Oakland Local, a New Voices grantee was also highlighted as a success story. 2010-03-15T13:59:52+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#lessons_to_be_learned_by_legacy_media http://www.kcnn.org/news/#lessons_to_be_learned_by_legacy_media Legacy Media Could Take An Entrepreneurial Lesson USC News, March 1, 2010 http://uscnews.usc.edu/digital_media/lessons_to_be_learned_by_legacy_media.html Following a speech by Jan Schaffer, Executive Director of J-Lab, this article touches on the point that journalists need to reexamine existing habits.  “To be a genuine media entrepreneur, you need to have a comfort level with moving out of old lockstep ways of doing things and moving into what I call the ‘squirm zone,’ ” she said.  You can read the entire speech here. 2010-03-02T19:24:16+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#new_news_site_mirrors_others http://www.kcnn.org/news/#new_news_site_mirrors_others A New Non-profit News Site Mirrors Others NYTimes.com, February 18, 2010 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/nyregion/18towns.html?ref=nyregion The New York Times highlights the launch of the non-profit CT Mirror. The site has hired four experienced reporters and is funded with $1.8 million in grants for the first three years of operation.  The piece quotes Dan Kennedy who says the state is an example of how “entrepreneurial online journalists are filling a lot of the holes left by the decline of newspapers.” Recognized as well is the New Haven Independent, CT News Junkie and New Jersey Newsroom.   2010-02-18T19:19:42+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#2010_new_media_trends http://www.kcnn.org/news/#2010_new_media_trends New Media Trends for 2010 Mashable.com, December 23, 2009 http://mashable.com/2009/12/23/news-media-trends/ Mashable.com recently listed eight new media business trends to look out for in 2010. Number four on their list is “Growth in Hyperlocal and Community Models.” To illustrate their point, Mashable named several community news projects, including Oakland Local, a 2009 New Voices grantee. According to the article, “With many traditional and regional news organization’s facing cutbacks in staff and in some cases closures, local and community-based models and startups will look to fill the gap in content.” These are exactly the kind of new media startups we like to fund. For more information and to apply for a 2010 New Voices grant, visit this site. 2010-01-04T15:27:52+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#voice_of_san_deigo_bans_comments http://www.kcnn.org/news/#voice_of_san_deigo_bans_comments Voice of San Diego Bans Anonymous Comments VoiceOfSanDiego.com, December 3, 2009 http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/clipboard/article_e2bb2c7a-df78-11de-8f60-001cc4c03286.html The Voice of San Diego has banned anonymous comments on their website. According to the announcement the new policy is designed to, “[C]reate an intelligent, creative and constructive conversation on San Diego’s most pressing issues,” and they want their conversation to be, “civil and smart.” The site has always moderated their comments to keep slanderous or offensive (racism, sexism, vulgarity) content off their servers. With this new policy the Voice will strive to verify the identity of the commenter in the same way they would a letter writer. Additionally, comments are now allowed on their newstories where previously they would not have been allowed. They are excited to see how this new policy plays out on their site.Check out the announcement and leave a comment here. 2009-12-03T13:26:32+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#sacramento_citizen_journalism_contest http://www.kcnn.org/news/#sacramento_citizen_journalism_contest The Sacramento Press Announces Citizen Journalist Contest Reuters.com, October 12, 2009 http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS117462+06-Oct-2009+PRN20091006 The Sacramento Press, a Web site with a hyperlocal focus, is encouraging citizens to commit acts of journalism in their First Pro-Am Citizen Journalism Contest. The goal of the contest is to engage users and readers and encourage participation with the growing site. The contest organizers urge participants to think small. “The blighted vacant lot on your street, the business person you patronize, the leader you admire, the trend you abhor, the community group you support, the artist living above you, the band rehearsing next door.” Prizes are listed on the contest page. 2009-10-12T13:26:53+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#yourhubcom_users_can_benefit_from_new_association http://www.kcnn.org/news/#yourhubcom_users_can_benefit_from_new_association YourHub.com users can benefit from new association YourHub.com, September 1, 2009 http://denver.yourhub.com/Parker/Stories/Business/Story~651892.aspx YourHub.com’s Parker, Colorado branch reports on the new National Association of Citizen Journalists. Launched September 1, the NACJ helps educate gumshoe and experienced reporters on YourHub.com who write about their communities. The founder Ronald D. Ross qualifies citizen journalists as, “...a seventh grader who likes to write about science, a mom who wants to write about her kid’s sporting events, or even government officials or employees who want to enlighten and inform the public they serve.”  The NACJ offers online seminars and homework assignments to help participants improve their reporting. The basic level is free and, among other things, subscribes users to a monthly e-zine keeping them apprised of happenings in the world of citizen journalism. 2009-09-10T14:36:22+00:00 http://www.kcnn.org/news/#value_rural_news http://www.kcnn.org/news/#value_rural_news The University of Montana’s online Rural News Network sustains community ties as newspapers close The Online Journalism Review, August 25, 2009 http://www.ojr.org/ojr/people/Zwerling/200908/1772/ The Online Journalism Review’s Elizabeth Zwerling reports on the value of the Rural News Network (a 2006 New Voices grantee) following the shuttering of Dutton Dispatch, the paper of record in the small community. The Network has created two online publications: the Dutton County Courier and CrowNews.net. 2009-08-25T16:44:40+00:00