melbourne writers festival closing address
TRANSCRIPT
The New NewsJan SchafferMelbourne Writers FestivalSept. 3, 2010
Creation of New Roles
Citizen media makers
Partnership coordinators
Fact entrepreneurs
Creative technologists
Philanthropic foundations
Universities
Advocacy groups
Government
“News Work”More than reporting, validating,
writing a story Sharing information Facilitating conversations Crowdsourcing Smart curation, aggregation Data mining and visualizations Social media distribution
Changing the Big-J Industry
Deputize new reporters
Incentivize new sources
Empower new ideas
Re-imagine indispensable journalism
Eight Trends in U.S. Media
Hyperlocal News Sites
Individuals
Old Media Companies
New Media Companies
Statewide News Ventures
Independent Metro News Sites
University-based News Sites
Creative Technologists2009 Knight-Batten Innovations in Journalism Winners
Net-J Collaborations
Philanthropic Foundations
Advocacy News Sites
Adding Value to Journalism
Coverage of “master narratives”
Stories that connect the dots on trends
More explanatory journalism
Asking the obvious questions
Revisiting paradigms
“Zag instead of zig”
Five Key Lessons1. Citizen journalism is a high-churn,
high-touch enterprise.
2. Sweat equity is key.
3. Social media is game-changing.
4. The academic calendar is not good enough.
5. Hyperlocal sites are not a business yet.
New Measures of Success
New local coverge
Go-to places for crisis information
Empowered voters
Helped solve community problems
Fostered community media skills
Citizen Media ResourcesCitizen Media Resources KCNN.org KCNN.org - Knight Citizen News - Knight Citizen News
NetworkNetwork J-Learning.org J-Learning.org - - How-to publishHow-to publish J-NewVoices.org J-NewVoices.org - Folo startups- Folo startups J-Lab.orgJ-Lab.org - Cool ideas- Cool ideas NewMediaWomen.org NewMediaWomen.org – Grants– Grants