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Citizen News Ventures

Citizen News Ventures. The Fusion of News and Schmooze. New Roles for Citizens. Competitor Collaborator, tipster Expert, source Watch dog Writer, storyteller, blogger Photographer Movie maker Creative writers, poets. New Roles for Journo’s. Viral Reporter/ Investigator

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Citizen News Ventures

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  1. Citizen NewsVentures The Fusion of News and Schmooze

  2. New Roles for Citizens • Competitor • Collaborator, tipster • Expert, source • Watch dog • Writer, storyteller, blogger • Photographer • Movie maker • Creative writers, poets

  3. New Roles for Journo’s • Viral Reporter/ Investigator • “Content Wrangler” • Niche product developer • Driveway Rot Rescuer • Social Relationship Entrepreneur

  4. CitMedia Types Solo Jo’s Cmty Co-ops Blog Aggregators Individual sites

  5. Syndicated Sites • BackFence.com • 13 towns • 4 states • YourHub.com • 44+ towns • 8 states

  6. Legacy Media Sites • BlufftonToday.com • NorthwestVoice.com

  7. It’s not Big-J “Journalism” Local Fretting Collaborative news Civic Activism Irreverent Voice

  8. Notable Attributes • Inclusiveness • Intimacy • Passion for Community • Humor • Civic Engagement

  9. Architecture of Participation For a Culture of Contribution

  10. CitMedia Research

  11. Key Findings • Bridge media: News + civic participation • Fusion of news + schmooze • Metrics > community impact • Don’t need to make $$ • Expect to continue

  12. Shoestring Operations • Founders supply start-up funds. • Don’t need $$ to continue • Wish to pay token $$ to contributors

  13. Little Accountability • 60% don’t require real names • 70% don’t require valid e-mail • 67% remove bad content after posting • Minimal problems

  14. CitMedia: Claims success

  15. Reported Impact

  16. Plan to Stick Around

  17. MSM Schizophrenia Buy Fresno Famous Decline TCDaily Planet Denounce GL Wiki Troll NewWest

  18. Knight Citizen News Network What we like Search by state Learning modules News, how-to’s

  19. www.KCNN.org

  20. The Institute for Interactive Journalism www.J-Lab.org www.J-NewVoices.org www.J-Learning.org www.KCNN.org

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