All entries tagged: beatblogging
Spot.us unveils changes: Donate your time, follow updates
The crowdfunded journalism site Spot.us unveiled changes to the site today based on feedback from its users and writers. Users can now easily follow updates on a reporter’s pitch and donate their time or expertise to a story, instead of just their money.
The basic premise of Spot.us stays the same: Writers post a story pitch [...]
Dan Froomkin: How to better use our biggest assets, beat reporters
[Here's part three of Dan's essay on the ills facing American newspapers; you can catch up on the first two parts here. His conclusion runs tomorrow. —Josh]
If we believe our newsrooms have value, then the greatest prizes are the reporters who know and care about their beats. In 2004, not long after I stepped down [...]
