Articles: News Publishers Debate Journalism's Future Live at Aspen Summit
Region: Colorado
Is American journalism in peril? On August 16, leaders of the nation's most prominent media organizations will discuss the future of their profession in the leafy environs of Aspen, Colorado. The topic is a tortuous one: how to fund responsible, public-serving journalism as media models crumble in the face of dwindling advertising and classified dollars, increased competition and changing audience behavior. The format of the Aspen Institute event, 'Of the Press: Models for Preserving Ame... more
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GroundReport Recognized for Raising Citizen Journalism Standards
Region: New York
What's next for citizen journalism platform GroundReport? Raising the bar. I spoke last week with David Cohn about GroundReport's new editorial process and standards-- the highest in the industry-- and how they've led to better global reporting. The interview was published on the PBS MediaShift blog. David Cohn is a friend, and founder of San Francisco's innovative community-funded news platform Spot.us, a GroundReport content partner. more
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GroundReport's Digital Reporter Toolkit at the NASA Shuttle Launch
Region: Florida
GroundReport CEO Rachel Sterne was on site for the NASA Atlantis shuttle launch on Monday, covering mission STS-125 alongside big media outlets with vast budgets and resources. Here Rachel walks us through the GroundReport digital reporter's mobile rig, livestreaming the video of the launch at a fraction of the cost with the latest tools and technologies that bring citizen journalists on par with mainstream media. You can watch GroundReport's video of the launch here. more
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GroundReport's Field Guide to NYC Entrepreneurship
Region: New York
Want to get started as an entrepreneur in New York City? GroundReport CEO Rachel Sterne asked the NYC Twitter community for their thoughts on why New York is the ultimate startup city. The tweets helped structure the Field Guide to NYC Entrepreneurship: a quick overview of the city's resources, with tips for getting launched and noticed. Presented at BootUpNYC, the guide is free and available for download on SlideShare. GroundReport's Field Guide to NYC Entreprene... more
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Beatblogging, Mashable and BootUpNYC on GroundReport
Region: New YorkOur hyperlocal citizen media platform has seen a flurry of coverage in recent days. Here's the latest: In BeatBlogging piece GroundReport is hyperlocal gone global — but will it work?, Lily Q digs deep for a well-researched piece that weighs GroundReport's strategies and interviews other innovators like Charlie Sennot of GlobalPost on the potential of the international news space. Meanwhile Mashable's Social Media Hub: New York looks at key players in New York City's digerati, listin... more
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GroundReport Named 'Most Promising Social Enterprise' in BusinessWeek
Region: United States
GroundReport in BusinessWeek! Thanks to your hard work and bravery, I'm thrilled to announce that GroundReport is featured in BusinessWeek as one of America's most promising social enterprises. You can read the full story here. But we still need your help. BusinessWeek is asking readers to vote on the ventures, and will announce a winner May 2nd. Please vote now for GroundReport and help us win! Our Latest Breaking Scoops Our ranks continue to gai... more
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GroundReport busca bloggers de Trinidad y Tobago para cubrir la Cumbre de las Américas
Region: Trinidad and Tobago
La plataforma internacional de periodismo ciudadano GroundReport.com busca bloggers y periodistas digitales nativos de Trinidad y Tobago para cubrir desde una perspectiva local la Cumbre de las Américas que se celebrará en Puerto España entre el 17 y el 19 de abril de 2009. GroundReport esta interesado en todos los formatos de cobertura digital, incluyendo vídeo, texto y fotografía. Los elegidos no recibirán un pago específico por su colaborac... more
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As Pakistan Censors Media, GroundReport and Twitter Become News Hubs
Region: Pakistan
As Pakistan's Long March protest heats up, the government has begun to crack down, arresting and torturing activists, blocking roads and banning public assembly. The next casualty? The media. The Long March is nationwide protest in Pakistan in which lawyers are marching from all corners of the country to stage a sit-in March 16th in Islamabad, demanding the restoration of judges fired during Ex-President Pervez Musharraf's reign. The rallies have the country in upheaval, and media ce... more
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SeeClickFix and Extraordinaries Win $50K We Media Contest
Region: Florida
Young entrepreneurs Ben Berkowitz of SeeClickFix and Jacob Colker of Extraordinaries won $25,000 each last week as part of the We Media conference's Pitch It! competition. The guys faced fierce competition in the contest, but ultimately won over judges by showing a game-changing but financially viable media model. Here Ben and Jacob introduce their projects, plans to spend the money, and how they might work together. more
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How Can We Distinguish Credible Citizen Journalism?
Region: United States
This week our peers at the International Center for Journalists ask the most crucial question facing citizen media: how to separate the wheat from the chaff? Jessica Weiss writes: For the most part, citizen journalism remains unedited and unfiltered. But some Web sites are trying to change that. Citizen media site GroundReport, for instance, was founded in 2006 by a reporter hoping to find, highlight and monetize the most powerful and credible citizen media reports online. The busi... more
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