In rural Dutton, Montana, 80 people showed up last fall, wooed by a notion of starting a local news site for this newspaperless town of 375 people. Months later, the community celebrated the launch of the Dutton Country Courier, DuttonCC.org.
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Citizens Media: Has It Reached a Tipping Point?
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Nov. 1, 2005 in Articles
New media initiatives emerge when citizens feel ‘shortchanged, bereft or angered by their available media choices.’
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Civic Journalism—Growing and Evolving
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Mar. 1, 2005 in Articles
Civic journalism is growing and evolving rapidly because it makes a deliberate attempt to reach out to citizens. Civic journalism can take the form of town meetings–“real” or “electronic”–or watching CSPAN, going on-line or attending focus groups.
Reporting on Race: Building a New Definition of ‘News’
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Sep. 1, 2003 in Articles
A report on race reporting by civic journalists highlights some common approaches.
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