University of Idaho Oppenheimer Media Ethics Symposium

University of Idaho Oppenheimer Media Ethics Symposium

Posted on October 24, 2011  |  Blogically Thinking

Jan Schaffer delivered this year's Oppenheimer Media Ethics Lecture, "Rules of the Road," at the University of Idaho, Boise. Click here to watch the video.

The Rise of Indie Local News Sites

The Rise of Indie Local News Sites

Posted on October 4, 2011  |  Blogically Thinking

A recap of the Block by Block summit in Chicago and implications for indie start-ups.

A Gee-Whiz Day for Journalism Innovations

A Gee-Whiz Day for Journalism Innovations

Posted on September 8, 2011  |  Blogically Thinking

A good 120 people braved heavy rains to attend yesterday's Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism. They were richly rewarded.

Internal Compasses Chart Local News Site Ethics

Internal Compasses Chart Local News Site Ethics

Posted on July 19, 2011  |  Blogically Thinking

For all the criticism of the local blogosphere, a funny thing happens when you look at Small-J journalism from the inside out.

Answers for the Kinds of Questions Hyperlocal News Sites Have

Answers for the Kinds of Questions Hyperlocal News Sites Have

Posted on June 30, 2011  |  Spotted...

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A new metrics dashboard helped this news site COO get a better handle on his readers and contributors.

Disconnected Streetlights Mapped

Disconnected Streetlights Mapped

Posted on May 31, 2011  |  Ideas We Like

A money-saving measure shut off streetlights in San Jose, prompting NeighborWebSJ to map the disconnected lights.

Music Video Explains Fractured Gas Drilling

Music Video Explains Fractured Gas Drilling

Posted on May 12, 2011  |  Ideas We Like

Exciting song and graphics help users learn more about the dangers of "fracking."

Tags: Multimedia

How Smaller Gets Bigger

How Smaller Gets Bigger

Posted on May 10, 2011  |  Blogically Thinking

The Columbia Journalism Review asked me to pen a response to the new report on digital news economics, "The Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism."  Here are my thoughts.

The Arc of a Life – in a Graphic Novel

The Arc of a Life – in a Graphic Novel

Posted on May 6, 2011  |  Blogically Thinking

How do you tell the story of 5,000-some inmates who will spend their entire lives in Pennsylvania prisons, with no chance for parole, because they are convicted of murder?

Tom Ferrick, founder and senior editor of Metropolis, an independent news startup in Philadelphia, sought an enterprising way.

Grand Ave. News Compiles Photos Of West Grove Rebranding

Grand Ave. News Compiles Photos Of West Grove Rebranding

Posted on April 28, 2011  |  Ideas We Like

To document differences throughout historic West Grove, Grand Avenue News stitched together two scrolling panoramas of photographs from half a mile of Grand Avenue. One section is lively; the other, deserted.

Tags: Multimedia Photography