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<h4>Bonnie Obremski discussed the [http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Lunchstorm-repj RepJ Project] of Northfield, Minn., during a "LunchStorm" talk on Dec. 5, 2008 at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Here's a replay of Chuck Peter's CoveritLive.com session.</h4>
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[[Image:Obremski.jpg|400px|thumb|right|[Bonnie Obremski . . . at RJI-Mizzou]]
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*12:11 Chuck Peters:  When Representative Journalism Project started this summer, in Northfield, MN, in addition to local paper and calendar websites at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/
 
*12:11 Chuck Peters:  When Representative Journalism Project started this summer, in Northfield, MN, in addition to local paper and calendar websites at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/
 
*12:14 cpetersia:  #RepJ @bonnieobremski describing using momentum of existing blog to launch community website at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/
 
*12:14 cpetersia:  #RepJ @bonnieobremski describing using momentum of existing blog to launch community website at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/
 
*12:14 Chuck Peters:  Bob Brown - What is business model?
 
*12:14 Chuck Peters:  Bob Brown - What is business model?
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*12:14 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - Still working on business model.  Kachingle might be an option, coming out next month.
Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - Still working on business model.  Kachingle might be an option, coming out next month.
 
 
*12:15 Chuck Peters:  This might work in Northfield, but might be more successful for communities not covered by media
 
*12:15 Chuck Peters:  This might work in Northfield, but might be more successful for communities not covered by media
 
*12:16 Chuck Peters:  Project originator picked Northfield.
 
*12:16 Chuck Peters:  Project originator picked Northfield.
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*12:18 Chuck Peters:  Project only 5 months old
 
*12:18 Chuck Peters:  Project only 5 months old
 
*12:19 Chuck Peters:  Reaction from local weekly?  They believe they are serving the community, so could not see fit.
 
*12:19 Chuck Peters:  Reaction from local weekly?  They believe they are serving the community, so could not see fit.
*12:19 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
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*12:19 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- when someone says something is popular, what is the measurement scale? At what point is something another echo-chamber or a new diverse source of reporting?
when someone says something is popular, what is the measurement scale? At what point is something another echo-chamber or a new diverse source of reporting?
 
 
*12:19 Chuck Peters:  Community members - get stories and follow up that others cannot provide.
 
*12:19 Chuck Peters:  Community members - get stories and follow up that others cannot provide.
 
*12:21 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie has to be multimedia, and has to do it all, to make this work.
 
*12:21 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie has to be multimedia, and has to do it all, to make this work.
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*12:22 Chuck Peters:  How would this affect journalism education?
 
*12:22 Chuck Peters:  How would this affect journalism education?
 
*12:23 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - Feels close to community - representing them, not advertisers.  Professors should stress skills of blogging, as bloggers are one person shows.
 
*12:23 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - Feels close to community - representing them, not advertisers.  Professors should stress skills of blogging, as bloggers are one person shows.
*12:23 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
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*12:23 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- "I think there is space for us," there is space for everyone now, that's what's wonderful, what's hard on business is that there's no space for one company any more...this is a great example, by a journalist with passion
"I think there is space for us," there is space for everyone now, that's what's wonderful, what's hard on business is that there's no space for one company any more...this is a great example, by a journalist with passion
 
 
*12:27 Chuck Peters:  Can someone blog personally and professionally without appearance of conflict?
 
*12:27 Chuck Peters:  Can someone blog personally and professionally without appearance of conflict?
*12:29 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
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*12:29 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- hum, good question, what's puzzling is that all reporting seems to be converging with personal voice/commentary -- inverted pyramid is a snorrr
hum, good question, what's puzzling is that all reporting seems to be converging with personal voice/commentary -- inverted pyramid is a snorrr
 
 
*12:29 Chuck Peters:  Are people humoring me because I am friendly, like people, and people want to support a "young person"'s project?
 
*12:29 Chuck Peters:  Are people humoring me because I am friendly, like people, and people want to support a "young person"'s project?
 
*12:31 Chuck Peters:  How is RepJ different from regular journalism?  Online, transparent, two way conversation, multi-media.  Regular newspaper site - comment on stories.
 
*12:31 Chuck Peters:  How is RepJ different from regular journalism?  Online, transparent, two way conversation, multi-media.  Regular newspaper site - comment on stories.
 
*12:31 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - Need way to sort through comments.   
 
*12:31 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - Need way to sort through comments.   
*12:31 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
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*12:31 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- today's young person's project is tomorrows media empire
today's young person's project is tomorrows media empire
 
 
*12:33 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
 
*12:33 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
 
have been working on some comment crawlers and topic extraction with a colleague: http://giladlotan.com/news/prop8
 
have been working on some comment crawlers and topic extraction with a colleague: http://giladlotan.com/news/prop8
 
*12:33 Chuck Peters:  Josh - Working on RepJ, highlights how quickly a story develops, and how much work is performed quickly
 
*12:33 Chuck Peters:  Josh - Working on RepJ, highlights how quickly a story develops, and how much work is performed quickly
*12:34 [Comment From Abe Abreu]
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[[Image:Obremski-screen.jpg|400px|thumb|left|[Locally Grown on screen at RJI-Mizzou]]
I think all Journalists should read Free Agent Nation by Dan Pink. The future of trust is about the personal brand - not corporate brands.
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*12:34 [Comment From Abe Abreu] -- I think all Journalists should read Free Agent Nation by Dan Pink. The future of trust is about the personal brand - not corporate brands.
 
*12:35  cpetersia:  #RepJ Watching video of Northfield community issues at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/5646/
 
*12:35  cpetersia:  #RepJ Watching video of Northfield community issues at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/5646/
*12:35 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
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*12:35 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- here's another extract on earthquake: http://giladlotan.com/news/earthquake/ --> sorry to be off on a tangent
here's another extract on earthquake: http://giladlotan.com/news/earthquake/ --> sorry to be off on a tangent
 
 
*12:35 Chuck Peters:  Project is funded by grant from foundation.
 
*12:35 Chuck Peters:  Project is funded by grant from foundation.
 
*12:36 Chuck Peters:  Uses copy editor now, from Northfield
 
*12:36 Chuck Peters:  Uses copy editor now, from Northfield
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*12:40 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - mentions idea of "personal branding", just tweeted by Abe Abreu.
 
*12:40 Chuck Peters:  Bonnie - mentions idea of "personal branding", just tweeted by Abe Abreu.
 
*12:42 Chuck Peters:  What is the function of the local news organization in organizing local bloggers. Aggregating local trust, not just stories.
 
*12:42 Chuck Peters:  What is the function of the local news organization in organizing local bloggers. Aggregating local trust, not just stories.
*12:43 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]
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*12:43 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- trust aggregator not just a story aggregator...nice concept abe
trust aggregator not just a story aggregator...nice concept abe
 
 
*12:45 Chuck Peters:  Quality, transparency, accuracy compared to life in a daily?  Everyone has their own truth - try to get context.  Should track errors.
 
*12:45 Chuck Peters:  Quality, transparency, accuracy compared to life in a daily?  Everyone has their own truth - try to get context.  Should track errors.
 
*12:49 Chuck Peters:  Chuck Peters asked if local media company could use this model within communities it serves. Yes!
 
*12:49 Chuck Peters:  Chuck Peters asked if local media company could use this model within communities it serves. Yes!

Latest revision as of 06:40, 7 December 2008

Bonnie Obremski discussed the RepJ Project of Northfield, Minn., during a "LunchStorm" talk on Dec. 5, 2008 at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Here's a replay of Chuck Peter's CoveritLive.com session.


[Bonnie Obremski . . . at RJI-Mizzou
  • 12:11 Chuck Peters: When Representative Journalism Project started this summer, in Northfield, MN, in addition to local paper and calendar websites at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/
  • 12:14 cpetersia: #RepJ @bonnieobremski describing using momentum of existing blog to launch community website at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/
  • 12:14 Chuck Peters: Bob Brown - What is business model?
  • 12:14 Chuck Peters: Bonnie - Still working on business model. Kachingle might be an option, coming out next month.
  • 12:15 Chuck Peters: This might work in Northfield, but might be more successful for communities not covered by media
  • 12:16 Chuck Peters: Project originator picked Northfield.
  • 12:17 Chuck Peters: Existing blog was key factor in location decision.
  • 12:18 Chuck Peters: Project only 5 months old
  • 12:19 Chuck Peters: Reaction from local weekly? They believe they are serving the community, so could not see fit.
  • 12:19 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- when someone says something is popular, what is the measurement scale? At what point is something another echo-chamber or a new diverse source of reporting?
  • 12:19 Chuck Peters: Community members - get stories and follow up that others cannot provide.
  • 12:21 Chuck Peters: Bonnie has to be multimedia, and has to do it all, to make this work.
  • 12:21 Chuck Peters: Not just trying to get content up there, trying to develop model.
  • 12:22 Chuck Peters: How would this affect journalism education?
  • 12:23 Chuck Peters: Bonnie - Feels close to community - representing them, not advertisers. Professors should stress skills of blogging, as bloggers are one person shows.
  • 12:23 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- "I think there is space for us," there is space for everyone now, that's what's wonderful, what's hard on business is that there's no space for one company any more...this is a great example, by a journalist with passion
  • 12:27 Chuck Peters: Can someone blog personally and professionally without appearance of conflict?
  • 12:29 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- hum, good question, what's puzzling is that all reporting seems to be converging with personal voice/commentary -- inverted pyramid is a snorrr
  • 12:29 Chuck Peters: Are people humoring me because I am friendly, like people, and people want to support a "young person"'s project?
  • 12:31 Chuck Peters: How is RepJ different from regular journalism? Online, transparent, two way conversation, multi-media. Regular newspaper site - comment on stories.
  • 12:31 Chuck Peters: Bonnie - Need way to sort through comments.
  • 12:31 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- today's young person's project is tomorrows media empire
  • 12:33 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder]

have been working on some comment crawlers and topic extraction with a colleague: http://giladlotan.com/news/prop8

  • 12:33 Chuck Peters: Josh - Working on RepJ, highlights how quickly a story develops, and how much work is performed quickly
[Locally Grown on screen at RJI-Mizzou
  • 12:34 [Comment From Abe Abreu] -- I think all Journalists should read Free Agent Nation by Dan Pink. The future of trust is about the personal brand - not corporate brands.
  • 12:35 cpetersia: #RepJ Watching video of Northfield community issues at http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/5646/
  • 12:35 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- here's another extract on earthquake: http://giladlotan.com/news/earthquake/ --> sorry to be off on a tangent
  • 12:35 Chuck Peters: Project is funded by grant from foundation.
  • 12:36 Chuck Peters: Uses copy editor now, from Northfield
  • 12:37 thinkbigsmaller: I think Journo-geeks should read Dan Pink's Free Agent Nation. Future is about the trust of personal brands, not corporate.
  • 12:37 Chuck Peters: To journalism students - does this type of project appeal to you?
  • 12:39 Chuck Peters: One from MN interested. Another notes that those reporters who blog are more connected to community.
  • 12:40 Chuck Peters: Bonnie - mentions idea of "personal branding", just tweeted by Abe Abreu.
  • 12:42 Chuck Peters: What is the function of the local news organization in organizing local bloggers. Aggregating local trust, not just stories.
  • 12:43 [Comment From Elizabeth Osder] -- trust aggregator not just a story aggregator...nice concept abe
  • 12:45 Chuck Peters: Quality, transparency, accuracy compared to life in a daily? Everyone has their own truth - try to get context. Should track errors.
  • 12:49 Chuck Peters: Chuck Peters asked if local media company could use this model within communities it serves. Yes!
  • 12:51 Chuck Peters: Martin Langeveld asked same question - this could work. He blogs about these issues at http://newsafternewspapers.blogspot.com/
  • 12:52 Chuck Peters: In some instances, hard to find subject matter experts to cover subjects in a service area.
  • 12:53 thinkbigsmaller: Group here receptive to my poke on trust aggregation and role of trusted "community reps" in a free agent model + smaller news room.
  • 12:55 cpetersia: RT @thinkbigsmaller #RepJ receptive to my poke on trust aggregation and role of trusted "community reps" in a free agent model
  • 12:56 Chuck Peters: Experimenting with form of journalism and relationship with community before asking anyone to pay for it. Community expresses support.
  • 12:56 Chuck Peters: Can you use NPR model?
  • 12:56 Chuck Peters: Any other ideas for operation or funding?
  • 1:01 Chuck Peters: It is a wrap! Thanks Bonnie, and Bill!
  • 1:01 cpetersia: Wrapping up #RepJ session with lots of ideas for expanded WordPress uses. See http://cpetersia.wordpress.com for replay of live blog

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