This summer, a team of students is testing whether a database-driven, structured journalism model can work well on topics like urban policing and Uber.
The team behind the celebrated Homicide Watch D.C. has expanded into other communities before, but now they’re moving into new subject matter. It’ll be a test of their model.
“Journalists must, I believe, be more agile, more open, more listening, and more willing to work as teams, take chances and improvise, if they are to succeed.” Joshua Benton
The site’s founders, heading to Harvard for a Nieman-Berkman Fellowship, are pinning their hopes on a Kickstarter campaign to keep it running for the next year.
LaFrance, Adrienne. "After a deal falls apart, Homicide Watch D.C. is going on hiatus." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 14 Aug. 2012. Web. 25 Apr. 2024.
APA
LaFrance, A. (2012, Aug. 14). After a deal falls apart, Homicide Watch D.C. is going on hiatus. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/08/after-a-deal-falls-apart-homicide-watch-d-c-is-going-on-hiatus/
Chicago
LaFrance, Adrienne. "After a deal falls apart, Homicide Watch D.C. is going on hiatus." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified August 14, 2012. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2012/08/after-a-deal-falls-apart-homicide-watch-d-c-is-going-on-hiatus/.
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