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DocumentCloud, a new site that will aggregate and host primary-source material, has added 20 notable news organizations to their list of contributors such as The Washington Post, New Yorker and MSNBC. The site is expected to launch at the end of the year. You can read about DocumentCloud on latest post by the Nieman Lab here…….Continue Reading Investigative journalism project gains momentum

KQED Media, The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and San Francisco financier Warren Hellman have joined forces to create The Bay Area News Project. The online publication will focus on locally produced news from a core team of reporters with the help of KQED and students from Berkeley. You can read about this new venture in the Bay Area on the Editors' Weblog website here…….Continue Reading New nonprofit venture in Bay Area

The Austin American-Statesman has started using its Twitter account for advertising, which is very strictly monitored under Twitter rules. The paper pays $150 per "tweet" and is limited to only 120 characters twice a day. You can read this article at the Editor & Publisher website here…….Continue Reading Paper using Twitter for ad space

Clay Shirky, a leading mind on how the Internet affects the media, says he is worried about how the decline of newspapers will affect journalism's responsibility to the public. Shirky also believes a paywall is not the ultimate solution to challenges facing the news industry. You can read Shirky's opinions in the latest post by the Nieman Lab…….Continue Reading Concern over accountability in journalism

The Senate Judiciary Committee has amended the definition of a journalist to exclude amateurs. This means that student journalists and bloggers would not be protected under the shield law, which is expected to be further reviewed by the Senate later this week. You can read post done by the Nieman Lab here…….Continue Reading Shield law applies to professionals only

Though challenging, more news outlets are looking to become nonprofits and enlist the help of fundraising professionals. One example is ProPublica, a New-York-based group that produces "journalism in the public interest." You can read the post by the Nieman Lab here…….Continue Reading The non-profit business model beckons

A new survey in the UK says that only 5 percent of people who read their news online would pay for it; and those who would pay want to do so annually, not in micropayment form. Also, of those polled, young people between 16-24 years of age are the most willing to subscribe to the paid content model. You can read the Editors' Weblog post here…….Continue Reading Survey indicates little support for paid content

In these challenging times, news organizations are finding innovative ways to make money. From charging for seminars with veteran reporters or conferences on revamping journalism, publications (both online and print) are using previously unconventional methods to increase revenue. A new entry: establishing for-hire research units. You can read the Online Journalism Review post here…….Continue Reading Media outlets exploring new revenue sources

The Washington Post withheld for one day a much-anticipated report on the dire situation in Afghanistan, at the request of the Pentagon. The Post also excised portions of the report, convinced that they could pose a threat to troop safety. You can read the Washington Post article here…….Continue Reading The Washington Post delayed Afghanistan report

Spot.us has partnered with USC Annenberg to launch an LA version of the Bay Area site where donors fund stories. The nonprofit strives to be a platform where local community members, journalists and news publishers can engage. You can read about the Spot.us/Annenberg partnership on the Nieman Lab's website here…….Continue Reading Community-funded journalism in LA