JEEcamp 2009: Hyper-local news and social media networking

May 10, 2009 in Journalism
Tags: advertising, business models, documentally, hyper local, james fryer, james hatts, jeecamp, journalissm, london se1, networking, our man inside, social media, soglos, sue greenwood, sweeble, twitter

After Kyle MacRae’s JEECamp keynote speech there were several breakout sessions on community management, new business models and tips for finding funding.  However, the main recurring theme was how the digital age has changed the nature of local media – with regional newspapers under threat it seems hyper-local projects are the great new hopes.
Hyper-local News
James [...]

JEEcamp 2009: Experimentation and entrepreneurship in journalism

May 10, 2009 in Journalism
Tags: audioboo, bbc, business models, entrepreneurship, experimentation, flickr, getty images, jeecamp, jeff jarvis, Journalism, kyle macrae, qik, scoopt, social media, twitter

Standing before a collection of social media nuts as they update twitter, write blogs, record Audioboos and film with Qik, it is clear Kyle MacRae is brave man.

The founder of Scoopt is talking at JEEcamp, an unconference organised to explore issues in the news and technology industries with a specific focus on experimentation and enterprise.  [...]

Financial Crisis and Social Media Could Make Ownership Obsolete

January 5, 2009 in Journalism
Tags: business, community reporting, finance, guardian, internet, Journalism, media, media ownership, networked journalism, new york times, press freedom, rupert murdoch, social media, technology, tribune company, trusts, wall street journal

Economic crisis and financial mismanagement at some of the world’s most prestigious print companies has helped put their entire model of media obselete ownership at risk. Tribune, publisher of some of the most influential newspapers in America, has filed for bankruptcy. The value of British newspaper companies has plummeted. Even the venerable [...]