Chicago Tribune expands local site

The Chicago Tribune is adding 13 more suburbs to its Triblocal.com site, which lets readers publish stories, photos and blogs about their neighborhoods and communities.

January 17, 2008 by
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Media debate how to elevate conversation online

Major media sites are moving toward more audience participation, but Mark Glaser writes they are still struggling with how to best harness the audience’s knowledge and participation without the forums devolving into a messy online brawl that requires time-intensive moderation?

January 17, 2008 by
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NYT writer: Blogs complement traditional print

Publishing 2.0′s Scott Karp asked  New York Times writer and blogger Saul Hansell for his perspective as on the blog format vs. the traditional article format, and about the critical issue of whether new online formats like blogs create more work for journalists:

January 11, 2008 by
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Bloggers and Journalists: Friends or Foes?

Audio and video of the blogging panel from this year’s Society of Professional Journalists Convention:

December 26, 2007 by
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Gawker looks to hire newspaper reporters

Gawker is looking to shake things up by hiring newspaper reporters to make and break news.

December 18, 2007 by
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Mini-boom in local sports coverage online

The Washington Post reports that a a slew of new sites from newspapers, television stations and web start-ups are creating a mini-boom in local sports coverage online.

December 17, 2007 by
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Sneak peak at new BBC homepage

The BBC is working on a new homepage that incorporates Web 2.0 design and features, especially customization, taking its cue from Netvibes and iGoogle.

December 16, 2007 by
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Guide to Hyper-Local News

MediaShift has a great guide to the various hyper-local news efforts online — from the independent startups to placeblogs to mainstream media efforts.

December 16, 2007 by
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iPhone news sites

News sites are starting to release new iPhone sites now. Here are the ones we’re aware of so far.

December 11, 2007 by
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Democrats accepting applications from bloggers to cover convention

Today the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) began accepting applications for bloggers interested in being part of the credentialed blogger pool at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado from August 25th-28, 2008.

December 10, 2007 by
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