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Google Analytics webinar for nonprofits, Feb 4

Google Analytics webinar for nonprofits, Feb 4

Fri, January 24, 2014 | 10:04 a.m. PST
by: Erin Leiker

Learn how to dig through data to harness the power of Google Analytics with NTEN's webinar on February 4, 2104.

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Engaging communities through events: Lessons from Spark Camp

Engaging communities through events: Lessons from Spark Camp

Wed, January 22, 2014 | 11:11 a.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

Events can be a powerful and productive way to engage any community -- as long as they reflect a diversity of people and perspectives. The creators of the popular Spark Camp series of professional conferences recently shared what they've learned about making events engaging and productive. Some of these lessons could apply to local community engagement.

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Knight Prototype Fund winners announced; apply for next round

Knight Prototype Fund winners announced; apply for next round

Wed, January 22, 2014 | 10:23 a.m. PST
by: Erin Leiker

Today the Knight Foundation announced the latest round of winners of Knight Prototype Fund grants -- a program that supports "media makers, technologists and tinkerers take ideas from concept to demo."

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Emerging tech trends that could impact community news, engagement

Emerging tech trends that could impact community news, engagement

Wed, January 15, 2014 | 12:13 p.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

The Webbmedia Group has released its annual report on tech trends. Among their predictions for 2014, these ones might be more likely to have implications for community news and engagement:

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Content Strategy: Online course from Northwestern

Content Strategy: Online course from Northwestern

Wed, January 8, 2014 | 12:39 p.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

Whether you're trying to engage a community or run a business or nonprofit, content strategy is a key skill. A new six-week online course from Northwestern University walks you through the basics of content strategy.

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Michele's List adds 60 new local news sites

Michele's List adds 60 new local news sites

Wed, January 8, 2014 | 12:27 p.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

The latest update to Michele's List -- an online directory of independent websites in the emerging local news ecosystem, created by KDMC's Michele McLellan -- has added 60 new listings, bringing the total to more than 200.

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For-profit vs. nonprofit? Knight guidance for your startup

For-profit vs. nonprofit? Knight guidance for your startup

Mon, December 30, 2013 | 11:22 a.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

Business structure is a crucial decision every community news or engagement startup must make fairly early. A new brief presentation from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation walks you through this decision process.

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Free local news site analysis, strategy advice from Northwestern Univ.

Free local news site analysis, strategy advice from Northwestern Univ.

Wed, December 18, 2013 | 10:43 a.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

Looking for some free advice on how to build the audience for your independent local news site? Northwestern Univ. journalism professor Rich Gordon is seeking local news publishers who would like a team of students to produce a detailed report about their site, with suggestions for building audience.

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Why public libraries matter to communities: Pew report

Why public libraries matter to communities: Pew report

Wed, December 11, 2013 | 11:50 a.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

Public libraries sometimes get taken for granted, but they're actually highly valued by community members -- and as such, they're potentially important partners in any effort to inform and engage communities. A new Pew report sheds light on who uses public libraries, and why they value this institution.

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Exploring the emerging civic tech landscape: New Knight research

Exploring the emerging civic tech landscape: New Knight research

Wed, December 4, 2013 | 11:26 a.m. PST
by: Amy Gahran

The fast-growing field of civic tech lives at the nexus of technology, civic innovation, open government and community engagement. Who and where are the key players in this field, and how can civic tech supporters form stronger networks? A new Knight Foundation report explores these trends.

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Tools, Tips & Trends

Newspapers under siege as 65 percent of digital ads go to tech companies

By Nancy Yoshihara
6/14/2016 | 10:00 pm GMT

Newspaper revenues and circulation, print and digital combined, continued to decline in 2015 while both cable and network TV enjoyed...

The Diversity Style Guide: Important resource updated and expanded

By Nancy Yoshihara
6/5/2016 | 10:00 pm GMT

Anyone who dismisses or ignores this guide should not be working in journalism. The updated Diversity Style Guide is one...