Jay Rosen has initiated an interesting experiment in which he’s recruited 12 news organizations to particpate in a social network beat reporting experiment.
He says:
Maybe a beat reporter could do a way better job if there was a “live” social network connected to the beat, made up of people who know the territory the beat covers, and want the reporting on that beat to be better.
Jay Rosen has initiated an interesting experiment in which he’s recruited 12 news organizations to particpate in a social network beat reporting experiment.
He says:
Maybe a beat reporter could do a way better job if there was a “live” social network connected to the beat, made up of people who know the territory the beat covers, and want the reporting on that beat to be better.
Houston Chronicle, with Eric Berger doing a reported blog about science.
Star-Ledger of Newark, with Ed Silverman news blogging on the pharmaceutical industry .
Wired.com, with Eliot Van Buskirk, reporter, beat blogger and columnist on digital music.
Dallas Morning News, with Kent Fischer on the Dallas public schools beat, joined by Tawnell Hobbs
Cincinnati Enquirer, with Keith Reed reporting on Procter & Gamble.
ESPN.com, with Henry Abbott covering NBA basketball, blog-style.
Education Week’s Digital Directions, with Michelle Davis on technology in the K-12 classroom.
News-Press of Ft. Myers, Florida, with a statewide child welfare beat by a reporter yet to be named.
San Jose Mercury News with Matt Nauman on energy and “green” tech.
The Patriot-News of Harrisburg, PA with Daniel Victor covering the town of Hershey, PA.
MTV News with Stephen Totilo on video games and their makers.
Chronicle of Higher Education with Brad Wolverton on the business of college sports, nationwide.
Seattle Times with Brier Dudley covering Northwest technology companies.
Click here for more detailed explanations of these projects.
You can follow their progress over the coming year at beatblogging.org, a compendium site that launched today.
