More groups likely will emerge. One, thePPL, is forming to provide space and community support for non-traditional media during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in September. That group has plans for streaming video and special forums and interviews during the convention, aiming to build an environment like The Big Tent from The Daily Kos. Independent journalists can pay $45 to get access to working space in uptown Charlotte during the convention.
For the contributors and staff at these sites, the challenges are new and ever changing. Ovaska said she feels lucky and more secure at N.C. Policy Watch than she did in a traditional news organization, though she sometimes misses the camaraderie of a newsroom.
“I certainly don’t have a road map in front of me of how to do this,” she says. Just like the readers who seek out political and civic information in a new world, she’s still feeling her way.
Knew I'd leave someone out.
Here's one:
North Carolina Health News: http://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/
Founded in November 2011, this new site has reporters spending lots of time at the N.C. General Assembly covering health policy.
Contributors include:
Rose Hoban, who has an undergrad degree from Columbia and a master's from UC Berkeley as well as a master's in public health policy;
Jill Braden Balderas, with an undergrad degree from the University of Georgia and a master in public health from George Washington University;
and Taylor Sisk, former managing and contributing editor of The Carrboro Citizen and an associate and contributing editor of the Independent Weekly.
Funding and sponsorships still growing.
#1 Posted by Andria Krewson, CJR on Fri 6 Apr 2012 at 02:24 PM
All sound interesting and I hope Florida will pick up on this type of journalis more.
#2 Posted by Carol Nunn Midler , CJR on Fri 6 Apr 2012 at 06:07 PM