The merger of VTDigger.org and the Vermont Journalism Trust has led to $88,000 in support in just five months — and caused the industry to take note of an emerging stewardship model.
Author Archive | Andrew Pergam
Underground Story Bubbles Up in Pittsburgh Newsroom
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Mar. 31, 2011 in Spotted
With funding from J-Lab’s Networked Journalism initiative, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s editors set about to rethink, alongside others, how the organization could cover Marcellus Shale, a massive topic to their region.
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Retha Hill Augments Reality
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Mar. 21, 2011 in Spotted
After winning a New Media Women Entrepreneur award, Retha Hill set about to build a Mobile Black History app that uses Augmented Reality to raise awareness of historic locations.
Updates: New Voices Sites See Strong Content and Bottom Line Growth
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Feb. 8, 2011 in Spotted
Stories about financial success and strong content top the latest news from our New Voices grantees, including Grosse Pointe Today, Oregon Arts Watch, Madison Commons and others.
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TucsonCitizen.com’s Server Meltsdown in Wake of Mass Shooting
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Jan. 11, 2011 in Spotted
As news of the Jan. 8 mass shooting in Tucson coursed through the web, TucsonCitizen.com quickly became hobbled after breaking the news. Editor Mark Evans explains what happened next.
Glenn Burkins: Unabashedly Courting African-American News Consumers
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Jan. 4, 2011 in Spotted
Glenn Burking runs two community news sites specifically designed to reach African-American readers in Charlotte. The former newspaper editor and reporter’s Charlotte news sites are attracting readers and advertisers alike.
Sites Begin Using Press+ to Ask Readers for Support
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Dec. 10, 2010 in Spotted
Press+ is offering publishers of today’s news sites a chance to begin collecting for their content without setting up a pay wall. Their solution is designed to encourage a reader to pay after consuming a set amount of content.
Election Night Winners: New Tools Make Crowdsourcing Stories Easier
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Nov. 3, 2010 in Spotted
It is often the aspiration of many news publishers to use the eyes and ears of their readers to fuel at least some aspect of their coverage. New tools like Storify and Intersect are making crowdsourcing stories easier and more relevant.
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Eulogizing Rye Reflections
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Oct. 20, 2010 in Spotted
Sometimes the time is right. More on the “Anatomy of a Shutdown” for New Hampshire’s Rye Reflections, which is shutting down after a 5-year run. Contrary to what you might expect, it wasn’t a case of running out of money.
Seattle Times Joins Local Partners to Report on Homeless Families
Posted by Andrew Pergam on Sep. 1, 2010 in Spotted
The Seattle Times worked with trusted journalists in their hyperlocal partnership to simultaneously report stories around the issues homeless families in their neighborhoods face.
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