“Everybody who’s tried hyperlocal has done it with traditional stories. This isn’t that. This is a completely different approach to connecting people with the community and engaging with them.”
Circa’s backend placed every news event into a broader, branched network of stories — providing a structured vision of the larger narratives that other news organizations might not identify from day-to-day copy.
American Public Media has decided that Spot.us doesn’t work any more in today’s crowdfunding environment. But they also investigated what does — and laid out a model for others to use.
Circa needs a new round of funding, deals with partners, or a sale to grow into its CEO’s vision. Will it be able to sell investors on its unique approach to mobile, or will they consider its tech edge underwhelming?
Three products — Circa, NRC Q, and News Republic — are trying to tackle a big question: How do we optimize news for reading on mobile devices? Despite the common goal, they’re taking different approaches.
When you commit to explaining the important issues in the news, you commit to a life of updating. What’s the best way to manage a corpus of news knowledge with an uncertain half-life?
American Public Media’s networked journalism initiative will start producing original stories based on its largely untapped database of citizen sources.
Beckett, Lois. "“Please stop calling it a wall”: First thoughts on the Times’ pay plan." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 17 Mar. 2011. Web. 16 Apr. 2024.
APA
Beckett, L. (2011, Mar. 17). “Please stop calling it a wall”: First thoughts on the Times’ pay plan. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/03/please-stop-calling-it-a-wall-first-thoughts-on-the-times-pay-plan/
Chicago
Beckett, Lois. "“Please stop calling it a wall”: First thoughts on the Times’ pay plan." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified March 17, 2011. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2011/03/please-stop-calling-it-a-wall-first-thoughts-on-the-times-pay-plan/.
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