CJR's Guide to Online News Startups

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1. Apr 10, 2013 02:51 PM

   District

   A student voice from the Savannah College of Art and Design

   By Meredith Qualls

   SAVANNAH, GA — After beginning in 1995 as a weekly student-run print publication at the Savannah College of Art and Design, District relaunched as an online-only in 2008, becoming part of the early wave of student publications to scrap their print product. "We wanted to go digital because we felt like that was where the industry was headed, and all of our students...

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2. Feb 24, 2012 12:47 PM

   Patch (Georgia)

   AOL's fast-growing hyperlocal network

   By AJ Hudson

   Patch moved to Georgia in 2010, and has since rolled out forty-three sites in the state. Some sites focus on entire cities, such as Athens or Marietta, while others stick to the Atlanta suburbs--a more common model for Patch sites nationwide. Read CJR's full profile of the Patch network here. Patch has launched more than 860 sites in...

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3. Mar 24, 2011 03:12 PM

   Peach Pundit

   Conservative local political commentary from the founders of RedState

   By Chris Benz

   ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA — With its simple design and lively comments section, Peach Pundit resembles many right-leaning political opinion blogs. What may set it apart is its pedigree: Clayton Wagar and Erick Erickson, both among the founders of conservative mega-site RedState, founded Peach Pundit in 2005 as a side project. The site covers Georgia state and local politics with a conversational flair, but,...

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4. Apr 17, 2012 12:47 PM

   Worthit2u.net

   Bringing online news to rural Georgia

   By Tyler Jones

   SYLVESTER, GEORGIA — Matt Medders was too young to be the chairman of the Worth County Commissioners, and Sherry Walls knew it. Although beating the incumbent by 208 votes, Medders was a few months short of meeting the legal requirement that the commissioner for the rural county in southwest Georgia be at least 27 years old. Before she could break the story for the weekly Sylvester Local...

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