Click on the left carat of the bar below to listen to Google CEO Eric Schmidt's address on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 to the Newspaper Association of America convention in San Diego. The speech was sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.
The "L3C" corporate form -- introduced in Vermont in spring, 2009, enacted in two other states and under consideration in others, is attracting interest as a possible vehicle for hybrid ownership -- a company which is subject to ordinary taxation and can make profits, but which is also capable of attracting charitable foundation investment because of a social agenda. In this short video, Chris Miller, community outreach coordinator of the Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, describes the form, which some people are saying might be a future structure for newspapers. Miller is at 314-935-6906 (clmiller@wustl.edu ... for more information, see: http://newshare.com/ivp/l3c.pdf
Could the InfoValet Service help National Public Radio to create a news-sharing network that benefits its affiliates and the national programming service without disrupting donor relationships? Bill Densmore in director of the Information Valet Project at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. In this seven-minute excerpt of a recent discussion, Densmore explains InfoValet and how it might work witih NPR affiliates. Click on the carat of the bar below to launch streaming video, or download an MP3 podcast for offline listening. (7.5 mins., 1.8 MB)
You can also read a two-page backgrounder about InfoValet, read what Editors' Weblog and The Chicago Reader have written, browse the resources resulting from the Dec. 3-5, 2008 "Blueprinting the Information Valet Economy" summit at the Reynolds Journalism Institute, see who participated, and read one possible scenario for InfoValet at a major newspaper. Finally, there's an interview with a St. Louis radio talkmaster.
Mike Fancher, a 2008-2009 Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow at the University of Missouri, is conducting a series of discussions designed to gather thoughts for how to update "The Journalists Creed." Here are two recent discussions:
PODCASTS (DOWNLOADABLE):
http://densmore.hipcast.com/download/1160f7fb-2b87-a708-de13-5c699c4d4f14.mp3
Audio Description:AUDIO: Fancher creed discussion No. 2
Duration:1 hour, 25 minutes, 4 seconds
Date Last Updated:Wed 12 Nov 2008 05:53:27 PM CST
File Size:20.42 MB
http://densmore.hipcast.com/download/add46c24-e534-7448-001b-c3a91703d0b2.mp3
AUDIO: Fancher creed discussion No. 1
Duration:1 hour, 32 minutes, 36 seconds
Date Last Updated:Wed 12 Nov 2008 05:23:27 PM CST
File Size:22.23 MB
What is the Information Valet Project? In this 15-minute audio podcast, IVP researcher Bill Densmore of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute of the Missouri School of Journalism explains. This talk was recorded Oct. 10, 2008, at Univ. of South Carolina's Convergence and Society annual presentation of academic papers, subtitled: "The Participatory Web."
Click on the caret on the left of the bar below to listen to streaming audio, or download an MP3 podcast for offline listening (14 min., 55 seconds / 14.32MB)
An old colleague of mine -- he's still writing his blog anonymously but may come out of the closet soon -- is offering his take on Clickshare and the related Information Valet Project:
http://newsafternewspapers.blogspot.com/2008/10/carry-on-jeeves.html
What's the psychology of media messages? Researchers from the Missouri School of Journalism tackle the topic during a 70-minute presentation at the 100th anniversary celebration of the school's founding.
One this session are Paul Bolls, Glenn Leshner and Kevin Wise, who work in the school's PRIME Lab (Psychological Research on Information and Media Effects).
How bullish are senior editors about the future of U.S. metropolitan daily newspapers? Fordham University business school Prof. Everette E. Dennis and an audience mostly of Univ. of Missouri j-school graduates listened to -- and quizzed -- seven editors and executives during a panel on Thurs., Sept. 11, 2008. The event was part of the opening of the Reynolds Journalism Institute and also marked the 100th anniversary of the Missouri School of Journalism's founding.
The panelists (all Missouri grads):
As a founder and major stockholder in Clickshare Service Corp., I would be remiss in not posting that our company is hiring one or more technologists in the Five College area (Amherst/Northampton) of Massachusetts. Amherst has the energy and fun found in academic communities meshed with the excitement of a community of high-tech entrepreneurs. All employees are offered an equity stake in the company. The work atmosphere is informal, the work hours are flexible, and there is an opportunity to telecommute for the right individual. Here's the rest of CEO Rick Lerner's post:
Clickshare Service Corp. is looking for highly motivated technical staff who want the opportunity to build an innovative Internet company into an industry leader. Two or three years of experience is desired. However, recent graduates with excellent references and highly experienced engineers will be considered. First and foremost, we are looking for people who thrive in a small team environment, appreciate a high degree of autonomy, and most of all seek to do what's necessary to create and improve this exciting registration, federated authentication, commerce and personalization/customization network technology.
ABOUT CLICKSHARE
Clickshare has been providing online software services to the media industry for 10 years. We have approximately two dozen clients using our online registration and e-commerce service. These include major magazine and newspaper organizations and nearly 2 million registered users. As our client base grows we have the opportunity to expand our existing product base and to introduce exciting new technology into the marketplace.
By joining our small, friendly and energetic staff, you will have an unequaled opportunity for professional development as you are involved in the many tasks required to realize the company's and your potential. Your major duties will include working with clients to define, design and develop custom solutions using our platform; to design and develop new components and products; and to set up installations for new clients. Other tasks will include assisting with customer support and systems infrastructure.
Desired credentials include a mix of the following:
You may email your resume and cover letter to jobs2007@clickshare.com or fax these to (413) 458-8002. Additional information about Clickshare can be found on our web site at http://www.clickshare.com/about .
I'm helping with an experiment in Northfield, Minn., with a working title of "Representative Journalism." The goal: See if we can create a system for local or topical newsgathering so compelling and useful that users will help pay for it directly. Kennesaw State University's Len Witt has just obtained a $51,000 grant to start to work on this problem -- with a little bit of help from Chris Peck and me, and a lot of help upcoming on the ground in Northfield, Minn., from a citizen team led by Griff Wigley.
For now, we are calling the concept, "representative journalism" (but realize that's not nearly perfect or catchy). The idea is to create a collaborative (maybe profit, maybe nonprofit) infrastructure to which local social-networks-in-formation can turn for journalism expertise. The RepJ mothership will provide technical, business, fund-raising, financing, marketing, advertising and ethical guidance to the local RepJ organization so that it can hire one or more reporters to cover the local affinity group's issue or passion. It could be geographic like a high school or topical like "the environment." Importantly, we envision the community's journalist reporting to (as in employment) an experienced editor either on a direct or dotted-line basis. We see this as providing the assurance that the work the reporter does conforms to journalistic ethics and principles -- and provides the reporter with cover from being manipulated, as a PR person might be, by the affinity group that actually pays his/her salary or free-lance fees.
There are many issues with this experiment -- some ethical, some practical. The biggest is whether communities will be willing to sustain the cost of semi-pro journalism to cover the passions which bind them. The representative journalist must be unusually focused on engaging with citizens (online and F2F) before, during and after posting of a stories. The journalist reports to a respected, experienced editor.
See the: RepJ blog site (for updates). (Photo: RepJ team at Northfield radio station on March 13)
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