Journalism Collaborations: Recreating News for the Digital Age |
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| Event | Interactive 2011 |
| Format | Panel |
| Organizer | Josh Stearns – Free Press and SaveTheNews.org |
| Description | Newsrooms in the digital age are collaborating with each other and their communities to expand their reach, deepen their reporting, and meet the needs of an ever-changing audience. As journalism is re-imagined and recreated, creative reporting partnerships - from hyperlocal online start-ups to legacy print papers - are reshaping the way news is done. Alan Rusbridger, the editor of The Guardian, recently remarked, “I’ve seen the future, and it’s mutual.” This mutuality is a fundamental shift, brought about by new technologies, new economies, and often driven by new kinds of news organizations. These new journalism collaborations exhibit the same passion and spirit that has driven the open source movement in software and technology. However, these collaborations also present new challenges and raise a number of important questions. In this session, the panelists will present a few case studies and frame the key issues, then lead an open discussion with participants. Together we'll explore how journalists and communities are collaborating to create a new kind of news. |
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| Level | Intermediate |
| Category | Journalism |
| Tags | collaboration, crowdsourcing, hacking journalism |