Слайд 1Telling the local story
The fate of community journalism
in a time of
cultural upheaval
Слайд 2“Thinking the Unthinkable”
Clay Shirky argues we’re in the midst of a
post-Gutenberg disruption
Слайд 3“Thinking the Unthinkable”
Clay Shirky argues we’re in the midst of a
post-Gutenberg disruption
No one thing will replace newspapers, but many things might
Слайд 4“Thinking the Unthinkable”
Clay Shirky argues we’re in the midst of a
post-Gutenberg disruption
No one thing will replace newspapers, but many things might
Three possibilities
Nonprofit
New forms of for-profit
Voluntary efforts
Слайд 6Tracking the global blogosphere
Слайд 11Why the Independent works
Hyperlocal focus on the city’s neighborhoods and quality
of life
Слайд 12Why the Independent works
Hyperlocal focus on the city’s neighborhoods and quality
of life
Fundraising base is more like public radio than like a newpaper
Слайд 13Why the Independent works
Hyperlocal focus on the city’s neighborhoods and quality
of life
Fundraising base is more like public radio than like a newpaper
Tightly moderated comments build a sense of civic engagement
Слайд 15For-profit, online and independent
Слайд 16Why The Batavian works
Close attention to
the quotidian details
of small-town life
Слайд 17Why The Batavian works
Close attention to
the quotidian details
of small-town life
Good photography
helps tell the story
of the community
Слайд 18Why The Batavian works
Close attention to
the quotidian details
of small-town life
Good photography
helps tell the story
of the community
“Ads are content”: Nearly 150 local ads with no national chains
Слайд 20Irrigating a “news desert”
Haverhill no longer has an independently owned local
newspaper
Слайд 21Irrigating a “news desert”
Haverhill no longer has an independently owned local
newspaper
Tom Stites conceived
of the Banyan Project
to build news co-ops
Слайд 22Irrigating a “news desert”
Haverhill no longer has an independently owned local
newspaper
Tom Stites conceived
of the Banyan Project
to build news co-ops
Haverhill Matters will combine professional and citizen journalism
Слайд 23Credits
Photo of Clay Shirky (cc) by Paloma Baytelman. Some rights reserved.
Photo
of newsboy by Lewis Hine (National Archives).
Photo of citizen journalist (cc) by Morteza Bahmani. Some rights reserved.
Photo of community meeting (cc) by David Clow. Some rights reserved.
Photo of tree (cc) by Howard Owens. Some rights reserved.
Photo of Tom Stites by John S. Mercer.
Слайд 24Credits
(cc) 2014 by Dan Kennedy
Some rights reserved
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
For more
information, please visit www.dankennedy.net