Independent news sites
Afternoon digest: Dec. 2, 2011
Some light reading for your Friday afternoon: Oakland's Tribune Tower bought by call center companyโฆ
If youโre running a journalism startup, you need to live in the present
CJR The key differentiator when looking at journalism startups, Michael Meyer writes, is whether the operationโฆ
Afternoon digest: Nov. 16, 2011
A few stories to read on the train or at traffic lights: The Minnesota Independentโฆ
3 out of 10 journalism startups donโt have a business plan
Renaissance Journalism Center A survey of people leading journalism startups finds that "the typical managementโฆ
People like James OโKeefe โthink they are acting like journalistsโ
DNAInfo.com "They think having a camera makes them a journalist. Instead, this is a cheapโฆ
U.K.โs Daily Mail pays The Batavian for unauthorized use of photos
HowardOwens.com Twice this summer, the Daily Mail pulled photos from The Batavian and republished themโฆ
NYT partnership โsort of a halo & a cloudโ for independent news sites
NetNewsCheck Michael Depp examines the close, complicated relationship between The New York Times and threeโฆ
Google News wonโt index solo journalists
SplatF | GigaOM Dan Frommer, who helped to launch Business Insider and now is coveringโฆ
New trade group for hyperlocal news sites wonโt include Patch
Street Fight | Vouchification A group of 20-some hyperlocal news publishers around the country decidedโฆ
McLellan describes โnewspaper replacement syndromeโ and other challenges facing independent publishers
Reynolds Journalism Institute Michele McLellan describes the challenges journalists face as they build independent newsโฆ
Hyperlocal site RiverheadLocal looks for lessons in sustainability at Block by Block summit
The theme for the homecoming parade was board games, and Denise Civiletti, the publisher ofโฆ
Memo to Patch editors: If youโre going to work that hard, why not start your own hyperlocal site?
Howard Owens Howard Owens writes that the duties described by a Patch editor, while vast, areโฆ
New wave of โIndielectualโ websites fight the quick-turn content culture
New York Observer Kat Stoeffel describes how The Awl has spawned a new generation ofโฆ
Seattle video store says print coupons offer best return on ad dollars
Street Fight The marketing coordinator for an independent video store in Seattle tells Stephanie Milesโฆ