Category Archives: citizen journalism

Free tools for digital journalism, storytelling

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Danny Sanchez

[photo by OZinOH] I wanted to share a list of cool, free multimedia tools from a talk I presented last night at Florida International University during a meeting of the fledgling Hacks/Hackers chapter in Miami. I also got to help … Continue reading →

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Not-to-Miss Florida Online Media, Technology Events

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Danny Sanchez

A group of online technology enthusiasts listens in on a presentation at BarCamp Orlando in 2007. The event is now in its third year. [Photo by Josh Hallett ] In the next few months, yours truly’s calendar is jam-packed with … Continue reading →

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GateHouse Lawsuit vs. New York Times Co. has Dire Implications

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

GateHouse Media filed a lawsuit Monday against the New York Times Co. alleging copyright infringement after the NYT-owned Boston Globe frequently posted links containing headlines and the first sentences from articles on GateHouse’s community news sites. –View the Document: The … Continue reading →

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CPJ: 45% of Jailed Media Workers are Online Journalists

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

The Committee to Protect Journalists released an eye-opening report, which says that 56 of the 125 accounted-for jailed journalists in the world are bloggers and other online workers. It is the first year that online journalists account for the largest … Continue reading →

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2008 Knight-Batten Award Winners Announced

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism has announced its 2008 winners and honorable mentions, which include a site that tracks the source of edits on Wikipedia, an  imaginative political fact-checking site and a site that tracks reports of violence in … Continue reading →

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BlogOrlando Schedule Posted, Registration Open

Posted on September 9, 2008 by Danny Sanchez

If you’ve been waiting to see who’s coming to BlogOrlando this year before you decide to make the trip, well wait no further! The schedule is now posted and features some of the smartest blogging minds around — all for … Continue reading →

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Twin Cities Daily Planet rounds up niche papers, takes on the Star-Tribune

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Danny Sanchez

Live from the ONA conference in Toronto… A coalition of small, niche community publications can become a premier source of news in Minnesota, says Jeremy Iggers, director of of the Twin Cities Media Alliance at TCDailyPlanet.com. The Twin Cities Daily … Continue reading →

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An opinion on media objectivity

Posted on September 30, 2007 by Danny Sanchez

Steve Outing’s recent column titled “Climate Change: Get Over Objectivity, Newspapers” has resulted in a firestorm of nasty e-mails and postings, according to Outing in his blog. An idealist would say objectivity arose from a desire to have an enlightened, … Continue reading →

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L.A. Times editorial board decries Google News comments

Posted on August 18, 2007 by Danny Sanchez

The L.A. Times editorial board on Saturday scoffed at the principles of free speech and open information with an editorial claiming that “Many publishers consider the Internet, and Google in particular, a greater threat to their livelihoods than Osama bin … Continue reading →

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12 tips for growing online communities

Posted on August 14, 2007 by Danny Sanchez

The Knight Citizen News Network has produced a list of 12 tips for growing positive online communities. This is as dead-on a list as I’ve ever encountered, so be sure to give it a read. Among the tips: The “if … Continue reading →

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Knight-Batten Award finalists announced

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Danny Sanchez

J-Lab has announced the 2007 winners of the Knight-Batten Awards. The finalists include WashingtonPost.com’s OnBeing, Reuters’ Second Life reporting and the Orlando Sentinel‘s Varsity MyTeam site (woo-ha!). See the list of finalists here (with links), as well as the 2007 … Continue reading →

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AJR: Pessimistic on hyperlocal journalism

Posted on June 4, 2007 by Danny Sanchez

American Journalism Review takes a hard look in its June/July issue at whether hyperlocal journalism is a financially sustainable practice. Paul Farhi writes: Is there a real business in this kind of business? So far–and admittedly it’s still very early … Continue reading →

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