An article in CJR.org profiles the pending merger of two nonprofit newsrooms in the St. Louis. The merger was highlighted in J-Lab’s Networked Journalism report, released in July 2013.
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In New Orleans, public radio, local startups, and more are teaming up for the news
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jul. 11, 2013 in Articles
In New Orleans’ topsy-turvy world of journalism — where alliances shift, talent is raided, and a newspaper war is blossoming — WWNO public radio has, for the past year, steered a determined course. Informed by research and bolstered by a sense of opportunity, it is erecting, piece by piece, the components for an all-news format,
Public Media Join Non-Profit Startups to Collaborate, Fill Local News Gap
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jul. 11, 2013 in Articles
Public broadcasters have always done partnerships, but in the last year these and other public-media outlets have begun piecing together the infrastructure for local-news reports that will offer more than cutaways in “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered.” As a result, they are airing more investigative and enterprise journalism than ever before.
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In New Jersey, a university teams up with local news organizations to collaborate for impact
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jul. 10, 2013 in Articles
Montclair State’s Center for Cooperative Media is betting there are returns on getting newspapers, broadcasters, bloggers, and wire services all in the same building. The germ of the idea came at a 2011 meeting in Newark.
In St. Louis, two news organizations are navigating the tricky path to a merger
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jul. 9, 2013 in Articles
If all goes as hoped, in coming months St. Louis Public Radio (SLPR) and the St. Louis Beacon will formally merge their two newsrooms. It will be the first time a public radio station with a staff of journalists has combined its operations with another daily-news producing outlet.
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With a coming void in Oregon’s news ecosystem, public broadcasting’s trying to build a new kind of state wire
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jul. 8, 2013 in Articles
Can Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB), working with local newspapers, TV and radio stations, and bloggers, make a substantial state news report in the face of cutbacks elsewhere? In March 2013, OPB hired a former Associated Press reporter to undertake this ambitious vision.