the death and re-birth of journalism

PACE INFORMATION & ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCEPOCANTICO, OCT. 28-30, 2013

The Death and

Re-birth of Journalism

Newest Journalism Trends

Metro Dailies – disappearing portfolios New Owners – new rules? Media Entrepreneurship - all-time high Calls for New Models of Journalism

Media Entrepreneurship>Optimism

Investigative News Startups Indie News startups Niche sites – politics, arts, climate Tech sites > News portfolios Non-Narrative News Soft advocacy sites

Investigative News Sites

INN 80+ members

Local Indie Startups> LION Publishers

For ProfitLION Publishers

Expanding with Satellite Sites

Tech Giants > J Chops

Nowcasts San Antonio Civic Meetings

Non-Narrative Journalism

Data Journalism

Comics Journalism

Drone & Sensor Journalism

News Games: “Playing” the News

Collaboration & Partnerships

Pubcasting Partnerships

Distribution Channels: Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, Instagram

Counterpoint: Focused Portfolios

Case in Point: Vox Media

Niche Sites: Environmental, Health

Rise of Arts & Culture Sites

University News Sites

New Journalism Models Soft Advocacy Sites – Public Schools

Soft Advocacy Sites – Sustainable Cities

Can New Models of Journalism Impact Engagement?

Knowledge Journalists (Bill McKibben) Activist Journalists (Glenn Greenwald) Advocacy Journalism (E. Zuckerman) Solutions Journalism (Bornstein/civic

journalism) Tech-daddy journalism

New Models of Journalism Framing

Avoid conflictValidate consensus

Pathways for emotion Problem solving options Meta-narratives vs daily crises

Bigger News Ecosystems

Smaller and smaller pieces build

Jan Schaffer, jans@j-lab.org @jlab, @janjlabwww.j-lab.org