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Chapter 5
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- You’ve read about Aspen Journalism in the textbook, now read the non-profit news organization’s news coverage directly at http://aspenjournalism.org/.
- The ProPublica Nerd Blog shares “secrets for data journalists and newsroom developers.”
- Digital innovations can enhance journalism. Journalist Austin Keating describes how “Three communications fields turn to 3-dimensional visualizations” in his article on Medium, yet another innovative site.
- Legacy news organizations find themselves with gaps in news coverage. The Pew Research organization explains, “In 21 states, local newspapers lack a dedicated D.C. reporter covering Congress.”
- The Gannett media company describes itself as “digitally focused now to push the boundaries of what is possible.” Explore the company and its many media outlets at the corporate site.
- After decades of a familiar distribution system for newspapers and broadcast news organizations, the companies have to navigate the “new” digital distribution methods. A study by the merican Press Institute reveals how some news organizations have decided about paywalls.
- Alan Mutter, Reflections of a Newsosaur
- Clay Shirky, The Story So Far: What We Know About the Business of Digital Journalism, the Tow Center for Digital Journalism
- Mark Briggs, Journalism Next: A Practical Guide to Digital Reporting and Publishing, Washington, D.C.: CQ Press, 2010.
- Dan Gillmor, We the Media: Grassroots Journalism by the People, for the People, North Sebastapol, CA: O’Reilly Books, 2006.
- Jeff Kaye and Stephen Quinn, Funding Journalism in the Digital Age, New York: Peter Lang Publishing, 2010.
- Chris Sutcliffe, “How the Dallas Morning News is tackling the challenges of hyperlocal content,” March 3, 2015.