LJ Digital

LJ Digital: Slate is looking for social media intern to pay! Do you live in New York? Just think, you’ll get to be paid to use Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit all day. Oblige them. 

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rwashburn:

pparently, the future of news is not conferences about the future of news. The future of news is debates about Reddit. The flashpoint for this round was Michael Barthel’s take on Mathew Ingram’s piece about how people on Reddit covered the Colorado theater shootings. Citizen journalism such as what Redditors practiced, Barthel writes, is remarkably similar to the traditional type:

AOL says that Patch, the online media site that reports local news around the US, is growing at brisk rate and is projected to make around $40-50 million by the end of this year. Traffic has risen a solid 55% from March 2011 to March 2012. Read more on Poynter to find out how Patch continues to double revenue from last year.  

rwashburn:

hat is a question that I get a lot. Frequently it is not even a question. People will say something along the lines of, “Wow, you guys must really be reeling from all the business you’re losing to the internet.” Sometimes they’ll just say, “Wow, sorry you’re in the newspaper business.” I usually just look at them, smile a bit and then explain that yes, the large daily newspapers are in trouble, but the medium and small-sized community newspapers, in most cases, are not only doing well, but may have a very bright future. Often they will be skeptical, but it’s true all the same.

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CJR:

Pitching media projects to this online community brings another meaning to the concept “public interest journalism”; success depends on how intrigued people are by the pitch. From the hugely popular to the barely noticed, CJR’s Kickstarter Chronicles is a look through some of these journalistic proposals.

1. The Enthusiast

“A bazillion internet years” (or eight human years) ago this week, Josh Fruhlinger thought a daily blog of criticism and commentary about newspaper comics would be a good way to keep his writing skills sharp.The Comics Curmudgeontook off, allowing Fruhlinger to quit his tech editor job and focus on his freelance career, writing for outlets such as Wonkette, The Awl, and ITWorld.

Now he’s giving fiction a go, with his first novel, The Enthusiast.

Fruhlinger says the money raised will bridge some of the gaps between self-publishing and the traditional model, paying for an editor, a designer, and upfront book costs. The rest will be used as a sort of advance, allowing Fruhlinger to turn down freelance gigs and dedicate as much time as possible to writing his novel. Though he’s already hit his goal, he welcomes additional pledges, which he’ll use to market the book and commission an illustrator - possibly comic strip panels drawn by the some of the comic strip artists whose work inspired him eight years ago.

2. Local: A Quarterly of People and Places

Daniel Webster (no, not that Daniel Webster) recalls sitting on the banks of the Susquehanna River and wondering what to do with his recently-acquired MFA in creative writing. An idea he had years ago resurfaced: a magazine that explored one small town per issue. It’s called Local: A Quarterly of People and Places, and for its first issue, the focus is on Jersey Shore. No, not that Jersey Shore. This one is in Pennsylvania, home of infamous bootleggers, an old pajama factory, an alternate Declaration of Independence, and a historical society that counts among its collection a crown made out of human hair. 

Webster says a successful campaign will enable his team to produce their first issue which, he hopes, will bring enough advertisers, subscribers, and bookstore buyers on board to keep Local going. 

Read on for more details and to see their videos.

rwashburn:

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