Philadelphia: Neil Budde takes helm of emerging local journalism network

After a year-long search, Temple University has hired Neil Budde to lead the Philadelphia-area news and information collaborative funded by the William Penn Foundation. As the founding CEO, Budde says his job is to “create a unified vision” for this network…

At Knight Media Learning Seminar, ideas and tools for assessing community information needs

When the Incourage Community Foundation in rural central Wisconsin won a Knight Information Challenge grant in 2008, foundation leaders thought they would develop a local news website to replace a vastly diminished local newspaper. At least that was Plan A.

How to build connections with programmers for community projects

If you want to create successful media projects or informational services for communities, you’ll need skilled programmers—and they don’t just pop out of thin air. Community foundations, nonprofits, news outlets, and others can play a key role in developing the local developer pool, and in getting more programmers involved in local projects.

Software engineer Robbie Trencheny shares some insights on understanding developers, and how to make these relationships work…