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Title:

Saving Our Newspapers Through Community

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Organizer:
Nathan Wright, Lava Row, Inc.
Description:
Many newspapers have online community features, but few of them have user interaction that is intelligent, responsible discourse. Can a newspaper set behavioral ground rules and still claim to be an open forum? What staff and time resources should be in place to effectively foster and moderate a thriving community? We’ll explore these questions and offer a step-by-step playbook for evolving the social newspaper.
Questions
Answered:
  1. What steps can a newspaper take to effectively "clean up" their comments/community
  2. Can a newspaper enforce community rules and still claim free speech?
  3. How does frequent negative commenting hurt a newspaper's brand?
  4. Can thriving community actually be monetized for the newspaper?
  5. Can community extend between both the web and print versions of the newspaper?
  6. Are there examples of newspapers/media outlets doing community the right way?
  7. What would a successful community "look" like?
  8. Will taking away anonymity improve the tone/intelligence of discussion/discourse?
  9. How can newspapers improve existing community moderation features (like Craigslist)?
  10. Should every newspaper employ a community manager position(s)?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Community / Online Community, Interface Design, Journalism 2.0, Social Networking
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
Nathan Wright
on 17/8/09
Here is some more info on suggested panelists:

Patrick O'Keefe, iFroggy networks:
http://www.patrickokeefe.com/about-me/
@iFroggy on Twitter

Julia Thompson, Digital Communities Editor, Tallahassee Democrat:
@JuliaThompson on Twitter

Jason Falls, Social Media Explorer:
http://www.socialmediaexplorer.com/about-2/
@jasonfalls on Twitter

Jennifer Howze, Lifestyle Editor, Times Online:
http://timesonline.typepad.com/alphamummy/
@jhowze on Twitter

Nathan T. Wright, Social Media Strategist, Lava Row:
http://www.lavarow.com/bios/
@nathantwright on Twitter
Patrick O'Keefe
on 18/8/09
Would be awesome to talk about this! :)
Kipp Bodnar
on 25/8/09
With this amazing group of folks how could you go wrong? Vote now people!
Patrick O'Keefe
on 28/8/09
Thanks Kipp! :)
Annie Lynsen
on 3/9/09
This would be a great group and an amazing panel. It's a topic I'm particularly interested in since my husband works in this field.
Becky McCray
on 4/9/09
Even my small town paper is experimenting with comments. But it's the kind of nasty free for all that cannot move discussion forward. I'd love to hear about useful alternatives.
Patrick O'Keefe
on 5/9/09
Thanks for the comments and kind words!
Dale Bentlage
on 22/9/09
This is an interesting and timely topic becauase there are a lot of issues at work, newspapers trying to manage through severe changes in their business model while they are opening up and trying to manage community dialogue about the news. reat idea!
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on 7/11/09
Love it! Look forward to seeing this in the mix of options when I arrive in Austin!
Nathan Wright
on 9/11/09
Thanks everyone who voted and commented! Here is a one-page summary of my speaking experience on my blog: http://lavarow.com/speaking
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