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Chicago News Cooperative digitally retools a classic fundraising approach
If there’s one thing we’ve established looking at evolving non-profit investigative news models online this year, it’s that digital platforms necessitate a completely new perspective on business and publishing strategies. Some roles, such as investigative reporting and fundraising, still depend on tried and true core instincts, though. In regards to the latter, we noticed the Chicago News Cooperative doing something innovative that harkens back to a tried and true print tradition of publishing supporters’ names. The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media business
NYT partnerships brings pros and cons for local news companies
As we have been parsing and evaluating business models for non-profit investigative news outlets this year, one of the most interesting developments has been The New York Times’ gradual collection of market-specific partners for localized reporting in Chicago, Texas and the San Francisco Bay area. According to a report by Michael Depp on NetNewsCheck.com, those relationships with the Chicago News Cooperative, Texas Tribune and Bay Citizen, respectively, have helped everyone involved—but also introduced unforeseen complications. The story includes commentary from the Bay Citizen’s Steve Fainaru, Chicago News Cooperative’s Jim O’Shea and Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith, who all agreed that their arrangements with the Times have boosted their reputations and produced better journalism. Both Fainaru and O’Shea shined some light on the unique challenges that have emerged, though, and it seems clear … Read entire article »
Filed under: Investigative journalism, Media business
Aggregated content: When is it necessary?
An article published Monday by Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab hit on some key issues we’ve come across in our research for The Chicago Reporter, in particular that of aggregation. The focus of the piece was Neighbors Main Line, a hyperlocal news site produced by the Philadelphia Media Network. Placed prominently beneath Neighbors’ feature story is a section for aggregated content, aptly titled “Elsewhere on the Web.” Through our industry research we’ve come across a number of other … Read entire article »
Filed under: Investigative journalism
A Tour of the Chicago News Cooperative’s Website
October 5th, 2011 | 3 Comments
A new generation of deep-dive, non-profit news sites have cropped up across the country in the past two years. Largely made up of laid off journalists from (formerly?) major newspapers, these sites specialize in impact journalism with a local or regional focus. Among these, The Chicago News Cooperative has arguably the most accomplished staff. The boldface names on its masthead include high-profile castaways from the listing Chicago Tribune, including two former managing editors. CNC has thus … Read entire article »
Filed under: Web development