Newsrooms are shrinking, and today’s reporters have far less time to take the pulse of the community. Hearken is a startup founded by a former journalist with a software platform that supplements dwindling newsrooms and supercharges community outreach with one deft stroke: by bringing readers into the story-creation process. By letting users vote on which story they’d like to see written, newsrooms using Hearken like Chicago's WBEZ, San Francisco's KQED, and Seattle's KUOW have seen Hearken-generated stories get consistently higher visibility—and even win awards.
Covering the 2016 US Elections: Tools, resources and interactivesvia Covering the 2016 US Elections: Tools, resources and interactives | Media news.
5 apps for journalists to record phone interviews Recording interviews offers an extra layer of protection for journalists, as well as enabling easier transcription. Just remember to ok it with your interviewee firstvia 5 apps for journalists to record phone interviews | Media news.
Tracking impact: NewsLynx goes beyond Google Analytics to measure a story’s path in the real world
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NEW REVENUE FOR NEWS: 52 BUSINESS IDEAS TO SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM
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What began as a need to share information about prekindergarten enrollment within the Dallas Hispanic community turned into the Hispanic Families Network, an initiative between The Dallas Morning News, Al Dia, and Southern Methodist University.
via How The Dallas Morning News helps parents cover education.
Google's tagline: We collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to help build the future of media.
The News Lab includes Tools, Trends, Case Studies and Programs.
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A group of senior capstone students at the Missouri School of Journalism have created a guide to help newspapers — particularly those with small newsrooms — expand their online audiences. The guide covers tools, tips and strategies for improving website design, presence on social media and an understanding of analytics.
.Scenarios for the future of journalism
http://www.journalism2025.com/bundles/svdjui/documents/Scenarios-for-the-future-of-journalism.pdf