jtm-next-newsroom

Building the Next Newsroom -- the conversation begins

DISCUSS THE PLAN

Dozens of people since 2001 have added pieces to the thinking that's gone into The Next Newsroom prototype. Now the conversation begins. Help refine JTM-The Next Newsroom Prototype business plan.

• READ -- You can print and review a PDF version --
  Download next-newsroom-plan.pdf
• EDIT -- You can edit the actual plan, via our wiki.
• BLOG -- Bookmark this blog . Every couple of days we'll post a new question, and invite you to react. Your first assignment -- answering the three essential questions.


• DIG IN -- Look at the categories to your right. We've excerpted many of the conceptual and operational points from the plan to allow you to add topic-specific comments appropriately. Simply click on the category, find an appropriate related post, and add a comment.

Christine Tatum pitches MediaSalad.com

Christine Tatum pitches MediaSalad.com.
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AUDIO: Journal Register's John Paton addresses E&P Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Listen to Journal Register Co. CEO John Paton's talk to the Editor & Publisher Interactive Media Conference & Tradeshow in Las Vegas on June 16, 2010.A few points: Turn over the keys to the newspaper business to people who know interactive media, give all reporters new laptops and Flip cameras; get rid of infrastructure costs by outsourcing or multitasking. Click on the carat of the bar below to launch the audio stream, or download an MP3 podcast for offline listening.  Read more about what Paton said.
 

AUDIO: JTM pitch: Principles of journalism taught via a game

"Hot Gossip: Celebrity Investigator," is the working title of a pitch to create an interactive computer game which teaches jouranlism principles. Listen to this description of the idea -- developed over two days by a half-dozen Journalism That Matters-Detroit participants. The initial voice in the audio is Maryland-based blogger and free-lance writer Latoya Peterson followed by MIT Center for Future Civic Media researcher Christine Xu. Click on the carat of the bar below to launch streaming audio (5 mins., 44 secs.), or download an MP3 audio file for offline listening.
 

AUDIO: Detailing the cost of war -- a JTM pitch

Matthew Renner, an editor at the progressive news blog http://www.truthout.org  , explains his idea for a crowdsourced website which would document the social cost of the Iraq-Afghanistan conflicts. Listen to his pitch at Journalism That Matters-Detroit on June 20, 2010 at Wayne State University. Click on the carat on the right of the bar below to launch at the audio stream or download an MP3 audio file (2 min., 42 secs.) for offline listening. (Audio recording courtesy of Annie Shreffler. )

AUDIO: Transitioning "Assignment Detroit" -- the JTM pitch

Juanta Anderson teaches at Wayne State University in Detroit and is a former TV documentary producer at WGBH-TV and elsewhere. She is among three people proposing that Time Inc. transition its "Assignment Detroit" project to a local non-profit that would do ongoing reporting on the city. Listen to his pitch at Journalism That Matters-Detroit on June 20, 2010 at Wayne State University. Click on the carat on the right of the bar below to launch at the audio stream or download an MP3 audio file (5 min., 34 secs.)  for offline listening. (Audio recording courtesy of Annie Shreffler. )

 

AUDIO: Steve Wilson's idea for Detroit non-profit reporting

 Steve Wilson spent seven years doing investigative reporting for Detroit network-TV affiliate WXYZ before leaving last year. Now he's developing an idea for an investigative-reporting non-profit. Listen to his pitch at Journalism That Matters-Detroit on June 20, 2010 at Wayne State University. Click on the carat on the right of the bar below to launch at the audio stream or download an MP3 audio file  (4 min./55 seconds) for offline listening. (Audio recording courtesy of Annie Shreffler. )

AUDIO: The newsroom as a non-profit, social enterprise

What does a newsroom look like when it becomes a non-profit, social enterprise? You'll find this conversational break-out at Journalism That Matters-Detroit ranges far afield the called topic. Listen for 80 minutes to this discussion on June 4, 2010 at Wayne State University. Click on the carat of the bar below to launch streaming audio, or download an MP3 podcast.  More about Journalism That Matters Detroit: http://www.jtmdetroit.org  #jtmdetroit

AUDIO: Ideas for the future of public radio with Keith Woods

How does public radio connect with all people? That question was posted by Keith Woods, NPR's diversity director, during a breakout session at Journalism That Matters-Detroit. Listen to this un-edited excerpt audio from half of the informal session -- which took place in the courtyard outside St. Andrew Hall at Wayne State University of Friday, June 4, 2010. Click on the carat of the bar below to launch streaming audio, or download an MP3 podcast.  More about Journalism That Matters Detroit: http://www.jtmdetroit.org  #jtmdetroit

AUDIO: The search for oneline news revenue sources

In the transition from legacy media to community media web and otherwise, what are the options beyond advertising to pay for your news enterprise. In this 80-minute audio, listen to participants at Journalism That Matter in Detroit work through the challenge.  Convenor/moderator: Bill Mitchell of the Poynter Institute.  Click on the carat of the bar below to launch streaming audio, or download an MP3 podcast.  More about Journalism That Matters Detroit: http://www.jtmdetroit.org  #jtmdetroit

AUDIO: Building a LONC -- the Kalamazoo experience

In this session from Journalism That Matters-Detroit, participants consider the case study of CommunityVoices, a local-online news community in Kalamazoo, Mich., that is exploring ways to broaden its reach. (about 75 minutes). Click on the carat of the bar below to launch streaming audio, or download an MP3 podcast.  More about Journalism That Matters Detroit: http://www.jtmdetroit.org   #jtmdetroit