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A new Patch?
AOL’s hyperlocal startup is building something new, but the details remain closely guarded
By Kira Goldenberg Jul 26, 2012 at 05:08 PM
At AOL’s second-quarter earnings call on Wednesday, CEO Tim Armstrong hinted that changes are afoot for Patch, the hyperlocal news... More
Must-reads of the week
J-school workshops on managing old men who have no game
By The Editors Mar 1, 2013 at 02:50 PM
Culled from CJR’s frequently updated “Must-reads from around the Web,” our staff recommendations for the best pieces of journalism (and... More
On Journatic, and making it in Hyperlocalville
Success depends on the company bringing Tribune a savings/quality balance, says Patch’s former editor in chief
By Brian Farnham May 29, 2012 at 11:03 AM
In late April, a six-year-old digital startup called Journatic struck a deal with a 165-year-old newspaper company to take over... More
Patch aims for profitability, shifts platforms
The company president spoke of his goals for the year at Street Fight Summit
By Kira Goldenberg Jan 15, 2013 at 09:12 PM
Patch hopes that all 903 of its hyperlocal news sites will be profitable by the end of 2013, and that... More
Patch launches its redesign on five sites
Its emphasis veers toward Facebook-like “groups” and away from news
By Kira Goldenberg Sep 24, 2012 at 02:50 PM
Patch’s redesign went live Sunday night in five Long Island towns, about three months after CJR posted a story on... More
What’s A Local Site To Do?
Small and hyper-local sites gear up for the GOP primary
By Joel Meares Jun 27, 2011 at 05:01 PM
In June 2010, Craig Robinson got a midterm scoop that no other media outlet, national or local, was able to... More
‘See you on the other side’ - Meet Jessica Lum, a terminally ill 25-year-old who chose to spend what little time she had practicing journalism
#Realtalk: This is the best moment to be in journalism - The old stuff isn’t coming back, but that’s okay
Streams of consciousness - Millennials expect a steady diet of quick-hit, social-media-mediated bits and bytes. What does that mean for journalism?
Sticking with the truth - How ‘balanced’ coverage helped sustain the bogus claim that childhood vaccines can cause autism
An ink-stained stretch - Can Aaron Kushner save the Orange County Register—and the newspaper industry?
This is the best moment to be in journalism (25)
The WSJ editorial page hits rock bottom (19)
What was James Rosen thinking?
How much of Rosen’s trouble is of his own making?
Cat Fall: A modern tragedy
Max Fisher and the problem with foreign-affairs blogging
“I hope my nudity doesn’t bother you. We’re completely committed to openness here”
CJR's Guide to Online News Startups
Uptown Messenger – Hyperlocal news for a neighborhood in New Orleans
Who Owns What
The Business of Digital Journalism
A report from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
Questions and exercises for journalism students.
