October 19, 2017
Journalists, your local librarian is a powerful ally
Photo illustrations by Kerry Conboy This is a guest post by Laurie Putnam, a communications consultant and a lecturer at the San Jose State University School of…
October 19, 2017
Photo illustrations by Kerry Conboy This is a guest post by Laurie Putnam, a communications consultant and a lecturer at the San Jose State University School of…
December 21, 2015
This post originally appeared in the Local Fix, a weekly newsletter on creative experiments in journalism sustainability and community engagement. 1) Structured Journalism…
March 5, 2015
New Pew Research Finds Gulf Between People People’s Hunger for Local News and their Satisfaction with Local Media. People are hungry for local news and they follow local issues and…
October 24, 2014
Welcome to the Local Fix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with one good idea... One…
October 7, 2014
Subscribe to the LocalFix. Each week we look at key debates in journalism sustainability and community engagement through the lens of local news, starting with one good idea... One…
October 2, 2014
Last weekend Larenellen McCann gave a terrific talk about community, technology and how we can and should build for "inclusive community participation." As I watched the video, she kept talking…
September 15, 2014
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September 4, 2014
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August 20, 2014
In both local and national coverage of Ferguson I've seen a shift in how journalists approach participatory media in conflict areas. Citizen journalism was central to the Occupy protests a…