It’s time for a dramatic new approach grounded in community service. In a new report underwritten by the Ford Foundation that will be released tomorrow at Montclair State’s Engage Local conference, I attempt to draw lessons from a world not usually thought relevant to journalism: the three-decades-old movement of national and community service programs such as AmeriCorps, City Year, and Teach for America.
Some of the country's biggest news organizations are banding together on a new test of news-gathering drones.
ABC, NBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, and Reuters are among the 15 outlets that are on board for the research effort, which was announced on Tuesday.
via Major media companies unite to test 'news drones' - Jun. 16, 2015.