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CITIZEN JOURNALISM 101 c. 2004 Internet Blogosphere Digg YouTube Twitter Closely related to social media

c. 2004

Internet

Blogosphere

Digg

YouTube

Twitter

Closely related to social media

CITIZEN JOURNALISM 101 (con’t) How does this differ from incidental journalism? Crowdsourcing/Pro-Am approach Aggregation Crowdfunding How is The Rapidian unique?

How does this differ from incidental journalism?

Crowdsourcing/Pro-Am approach

Aggregation

Crowdfunding

How is The Rapidian unique?

What is ?

PARTNERS Knight Foundation Information Challenge Grand Rapids Community Foundation Slemons Foundation Grand Rapids Community Media Center

Knight Foundation Information Challenge

Grand Rapids Community Foundation

Slemons Foundation

Grand Rapids Community Media Center

FORMING THE RAPIDIAN Steering committee Editorial committee Reporter cultivation and marketing Web development

Steering committee

Editorial committee

Reporter cultivation and marketing

Web development

WHY DRUPAL? Community platform Strong developer community (read: a lot of support) TheRapidian .org

Community platform

Strong developer community (read: a lot of support)

TheRapidian .org

STATEMENT OF VALUES Inclusiveness Civility Ethical reporting Original works/proper attribution Open identity Cooperative Distribution Local emphasis

Inclusiveness

Civility

Ethical reporting

Original works/proper attribution

Open identity

Cooperative Distribution

Local emphasis

SITE PARTICIPATION

STAFFING

ESTABLISHING NEWS BUREAUS One news bureau in each quadrant Cook Library SW Equipment Open source software

One news bureau in each quadrant

Cook Library SW

Equipment

Open source software

SITE DEVELOPMENT Story bank Calendar Categorization

Story bank

Calendar

Categorization

SUSTAINABILITY Quality of life events Story badges Publications “ Best of…” Finder Underwriting Trades

Quality of life events

Story badges

Publications

“ Best of…”

Finder

Underwriting

Trades