Get with the times, NY Times!
Looks like the New York Times is throwing their big, expensive NYC hat into the ring of citizen journalism. From an article last week posted on Editor & Publisher: The New York Times is joining the growing world of local “citizen journalism” with two Web sites launching Monday focused on five specific communities in New […]
Looks like the New York Times is throwing their big, expensive NYC hat into the ring of citizen journalism.
From an article last week posted on Editor & Publisher:
The New York Times is joining the growing world of local “citizen journalism” with two Web sites launching Monday focused on five specific communities in New Jersey and Brooklyn, N.Y.
“The Local” will appear on the Times’ Web pages with sites dedicated to three communities in New Jersey — Maplewood, South Orange and Millburn — and two Brooklyn neighborhoods, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill.
Most of the contributions will come from local residents, with a Times staffer overseeing each site.
“They have each recruited initial contributors and the mission of their sites will be to encourage and instigate people in their communities to do their own reporting and contribute their own creativity to the community we are trying to build online,” said Jim Schachter, Times editor/digital initiatives.
Go here for the full article.
Thanks to Stephanie (@RiverCityGal for you Twitterers) for the tip and shout out!
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Valerie Catrow
Valerie Catrow is editor of RVAFamily, mother to a mop-topped first grader, and always really excited to go to bed.
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I’ve got a few issues with their approach, mostly that they are sterile, do not foster conversation, and try to cover too much territory.
Hopefully they’re just working out the kinks. I’d be interested to see what the residents say about their territory. That whole area is a complete mystery to me.
Yeah, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene are weird areas. They’re basically the suburbs of the city – because the Local C train is the only one that goes into Manhattan, and the G train running between Brooklyn and Queens can be hit or miss. It’s not a big Transportation Hub. People aren’t disgustingly rich, but they aren’t hurting for cash either (the NJ neighborhoods are a bit more affluent). There are places that haven’t been priced out of living yet for the wayward artist going to school nearby either. But not for long. I’d be interested in hearing what’s going on in Bed-Stuy, right next door.