Shaping news through conversation, and a community oversight board

Commitment 4: Shape news content through direct conversations and interactions with citizens who retain oversight authority for the newsgathering operation. The Next Newsroom is committed to growing a community. The community sets the course for The Next Newsroom, maintains management oversight, and monitors performance. Control of content shifts from journalists exclusively to a mix of citizens and journalists who regularly meet, talk, share feedback.  Management oversight of this news gathering enterprise rests with a community oversight board, or related community-based management structure. The editor/publisher of The Next Newsroom reports to this board, much as a school superintendent reports to a school board.