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Ita

2009-05-27T20:54:43Z

128.164.17.246:

[[Image:Gwu-smpa.jpg|frame|left|[GWU SMPA Building]]]
[[Image:Ccj-logo.gif|frame|left|[http://www.concernedjournalists.org CCJ HOME]]]
=AN URGENT DISCUSSION:<BR><BR>"From Gatekeeper to Information Valet:<br><br>Work Plans for Sustaining Journalism"=
===Wed., May 27, 2009 / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. / The George Washington University / Jack Morton Auditorium / 805 21st Street NW / Washington D.C.===

<hr><h3>
*[http://www.ustream.tv/channel/infovalet ARCHIVE STREAMS]
*[http://www.newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-circulate RJI backs "CircLabs.com" startup]
<hr></h3>

[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-program PAYMENTS / PRIVACY / PERSONALIZATION / ADVERTISING / AGGREGATION / COLLABORATION/ RESEARCH]
[[Image:Rji-ideas.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[http://rji.missouri.edu/image-library/stories/new-building/index.php RJI PICTURED]]]
[[Image:Rji-working.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[http://rji.missouri.edu/vision-and-mission/index.php THE RJI VISION]]]
<hr><h3>[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-program VIEW PROGRAM] / [https://extweb.missouri.edu/NewWebReg/Login.aspx?uid=3&pid=112389 REGISTER NOW] / [http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-participants WHO'S PARTICIPATING?]
/[http://tinyurl.com/cymuke VIEW/PRINT TWO-PAGE FLYER] / [http://www.newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-tuesday-dinner DINNER]</h3><hr>
[[Image:Gwu-morton.jpg|frame|left|[Jack Morton Auditorium in use]]]
==Setting an agenda for the future of news==

Hearings on Capitol Hill . . . new ideas about charging for content . . . services that profoundly affect user privacy . . . huge business losses among icons of American journalism . . . thousands of layoffs.

The news about the news is jarring. Take a day to assess the landscape. Hear about -- and contribute -- ideas and initiatives with the potential to sustain and morph journalism in the service of participatory democracy.

"From Gatekeeper to Information Valet: A Workplan for Sustaining Journalism," is a one-day symposium and idea-generation session . . . a chance to share your best ideas. It's convened by the [http://rji.missouri.edu Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute,] (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism, in collaboration with The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs and the [http://www.concernedjournalists.org Committee of Concerned Journalists.] It's the next step in a process which began Dec. 3-5, 2008, at [http://www.ivpblueprint.org "Blueprinting the Information Valet Economy."]

We'll conduct this briefing and participatory working sessions in the state-of-the-art Jack Morton Auditorium at 805 21st Street NW, in downtown Washington, D.C., two blocks from the [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/FOGGYBOT/foggybot.html Foggy Bottom Metro] stop. [http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_detail.cfm?station_id=40 ALTERNATE VIEW]

In one, fast-paced day, we intend to share and exchange the latest news on
efforts to conceive and deploy tools, systems and services which morph and
sustain the values, principles and purposes of independent journalism. We'll provide lunch and break-time refreshments
-- all for $55.00. We'll:
<ul><ul>
*Exchange with participants the latest developments and ideas for sustaining
journalism, including the Information Valet Project and other independent initiatives.

*Confirm, consider, or challenge, the roles of payments, privacy, advertising and
personalization in journalism' future.

*Provide details on the new Journalism Trust Innovation Engine at the Donald
W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.
</ul></ul>
----
<big>"We need many news organizations to keep our country strong. We need to help each other. We need to <b>partner,</b> we need to <b>experiment</b> and we need to accept and agree that we will continue, we will not accept failure and we need to keep trying and <b>trying different models</b> until we get it right."</big> <LI> Vivian Schiller, CEO of National Public Radio, March 30, 2009, at the [http://www.newsvision.org NewsVision Conference.]<br>
<P>
<big>In a March 16 Time Magazine story about the Project on Excellence in Journalism's 2009 "State of the News Media," report, M.J. Stephey wrote: " . . . (I)f solutions aren't obvious, the report's overall message is: <b>Will the future leaders of journalism please stand up?"</b></big>
----

==[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Jtia-mission The Journalism Trust Innovation Engine]==
This participatory event will include a morning briefing on the JTI . . . a strategic overview of news-industry opportunities and challenges . . . and discussion of the origin, vision and promise of the [http://www.infovalet.org Information Valet Project.] You'll also learn about the [http://www.newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Jta-mission Journalism Innovation Engine] at RJI -- a place, and ideas, around which journalism's supporters can stand up, partner, experiment, leave the gates behind, and begin sharing in a new information commons.

After lunch, [http://www.journalism.missouri.edu/faculty/lee-wilkins.html Dr. Lee Wilkins,] professor, Missouri School of Journalism, will unveil and comment on findings from a new national survey of public attitudes toward the sharing of private information via the web; Missouri graduate student Emily Sussman will document and discuss a 14-year history of efforts to "monetize" news and other web content . . . participants will host briefings on key initiatives and technologies . . . and we'll manage one round of breakout sessions to assess what we've learned and consider next steps. Time permitting, we may assemble a discussion panel including experts on Internet privacy, advertising and commerce.
<hr><h3>[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-program GO TO PROGRAM/SCHEDULE]</H3>

====Limited participation====

Please confirm your participation now. Although "From Gatekeeper to InfoValet" is public, attendance is
limited by space and logistics. So please [https://extweb.missouri.edu/NewWebReg/Login.aspx?uid=3&pid=112389 register online now.]

====Lodging reservations====

For lodging, you may book a room at the special rate of $189/night, plus tax, at the university-owned [http://www.gwuinn.com/ George Washington University Inn,] 824 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037. This "Reynolds Journalism Institute" rate is only available up request by telephoning the GWU Inn reservation desk directly at (202) 337-6620. The Inn offers complimentary Internet Access wire or wireless. Its lobby-located Notti Bianche restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. (A box lunch on Wednesday, May 27, is included in the symposium schedule and registration fee).

<HR>
For more information [mailto:densmorew@rjionline.org email] Bill Densmore, 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow, or call 573-882-9812.

Ita

2009-05-27T20:53:53Z

128.164.17.246:

[[Image:Gwu-smpa.jpg|frame|left|[GWU SMPA Building]]]
[[Image:Ccj-logo.gif|frame|left|[http://www.concernedjournalists.org CCJ HOME]]]
=AN URGENT DISCUSSION:<BR><BR>"From Gatekeeper to Information Valet:<br><br>Work Plans for Sustaining Journalism"=
===Wed., May 27, 2009 / 10 a.m.-4 p.m. / The George Washington University / Jack Morton Auditorium / 805 21st Street NW / Washington D.C.===

<hr><h3>
*[http://www.ustream.tv/channel/infovalet ARCHIVE STREAMS]
*[http://www.newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-circulate-announcement RJI backs "CircLabs.com" startup]
<hr></h3>

[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-program PAYMENTS / PRIVACY / PERSONALIZATION / ADVERTISING / AGGREGATION / COLLABORATION/ RESEARCH]
[[Image:Rji-ideas.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[http://rji.missouri.edu/image-library/stories/new-building/index.php RJI PICTURED]]]
[[Image:Rji-working.jpg|thumb|150px|right|[http://rji.missouri.edu/vision-and-mission/index.php THE RJI VISION]]]
<hr><h3>[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-program VIEW PROGRAM] / [https://extweb.missouri.edu/NewWebReg/Login.aspx?uid=3&pid=112389 REGISTER NOW] / [http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-participants WHO'S PARTICIPATING?]
/[http://tinyurl.com/cymuke VIEW/PRINT TWO-PAGE FLYER] / [http://www.newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-tuesday-dinner DINNER]</h3><hr>
[[Image:Gwu-morton.jpg|frame|left|[Jack Morton Auditorium in use]]]
==Setting an agenda for the future of news==

Hearings on Capitol Hill . . . new ideas about charging for content . . . services that profoundly affect user privacy . . . huge business losses among icons of American journalism . . . thousands of layoffs.

The news about the news is jarring. Take a day to assess the landscape. Hear about -- and contribute -- ideas and initiatives with the potential to sustain and morph journalism in the service of participatory democracy.

"From Gatekeeper to Information Valet: A Workplan for Sustaining Journalism," is a one-day symposium and idea-generation session . . . a chance to share your best ideas. It's convened by the [http://rji.missouri.edu Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute,] (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism, in collaboration with The George Washington University School of Media & Public Affairs and the [http://www.concernedjournalists.org Committee of Concerned Journalists.] It's the next step in a process which began Dec. 3-5, 2008, at [http://www.ivpblueprint.org "Blueprinting the Information Valet Economy."]

We'll conduct this briefing and participatory working sessions in the state-of-the-art Jack Morton Auditorium at 805 21st Street NW, in downtown Washington, D.C., two blocks from the [http://www.stationmasters.com/System_Map/FOGGYBOT/foggybot.html Foggy Bottom Metro] stop. [http://www.wmata.com/rail/station_detail.cfm?station_id=40 ALTERNATE VIEW]

In one, fast-paced day, we intend to share and exchange the latest news on
efforts to conceive and deploy tools, systems and services which morph and
sustain the values, principles and purposes of independent journalism. We'll provide lunch and break-time refreshments
-- all for $55.00. We'll:
<ul><ul>
*Exchange with participants the latest developments and ideas for sustaining
journalism, including the Information Valet Project and other independent initiatives.

*Confirm, consider, or challenge, the roles of payments, privacy, advertising and
personalization in journalism' future.

*Provide details on the new Journalism Trust Innovation Engine at the Donald
W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.
</ul></ul>
----
<big>"We need many news organizations to keep our country strong. We need to help each other. We need to <b>partner,</b> we need to <b>experiment</b> and we need to accept and agree that we will continue, we will not accept failure and we need to keep trying and <b>trying different models</b> until we get it right."</big> <LI> Vivian Schiller, CEO of National Public Radio, March 30, 2009, at the [http://www.newsvision.org NewsVision Conference.]<br>
<P>
<big>In a March 16 Time Magazine story about the Project on Excellence in Journalism's 2009 "State of the News Media," report, M.J. Stephey wrote: " . . . (I)f solutions aren't obvious, the report's overall message is: <b>Will the future leaders of journalism please stand up?"</b></big>
----

==[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Jtia-mission The Journalism Trust Innovation Engine]==
This participatory event will include a morning briefing on the JTI . . . a strategic overview of news-industry opportunities and challenges . . . and discussion of the origin, vision and promise of the [http://www.infovalet.org Information Valet Project.] You'll also learn about the [http://www.newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Jta-mission Journalism Innovation Engine] at RJI -- a place, and ideas, around which journalism's supporters can stand up, partner, experiment, leave the gates behind, and begin sharing in a new information commons.

After lunch, [http://www.journalism.missouri.edu/faculty/lee-wilkins.html Dr. Lee Wilkins,] professor, Missouri School of Journalism, will unveil and comment on findings from a new national survey of public attitudes toward the sharing of private information via the web; Missouri graduate student Emily Sussman will document and discuss a 14-year history of efforts to "monetize" news and other web content . . . participants will host briefings on key initiatives and technologies . . . and we'll manage one round of breakout sessions to assess what we've learned and consider next steps. Time permitting, we may assemble a discussion panel including experts on Internet privacy, advertising and commerce.
<hr><h3>[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-program GO TO PROGRAM/SCHEDULE]</H3>

====Limited participation====

Please confirm your participation now. Although "From Gatekeeper to InfoValet" is public, attendance is
limited by space and logistics. So please [https://extweb.missouri.edu/NewWebReg/Login.aspx?uid=3&pid=112389 register online now.]

====Lodging reservations====

For lodging, you may book a room at the special rate of $189/night, plus tax, at the university-owned [http://www.gwuinn.com/ George Washington University Inn,] 824 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20037. This "Reynolds Journalism Institute" rate is only available up request by telephoning the GWU Inn reservation desk directly at (202) 337-6620. The Inn offers complimentary Internet Access wire or wireless. Its lobby-located Notti Bianche restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. (A box lunch on Wednesday, May 27, is included in the symposium schedule and registration fee).

<HR>
For more information [mailto:densmorew@rjionline.org email] Bill Densmore, 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow, or call 573-882-9812.

Gwu-circulate

2009-05-27T16:37:39Z

128.164.17.246:

May 27, 2009 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / For more information contact: Carole Christie /
573-882-8251
/ christiec@jrionline.org
<hr>[http://www.newshare.com/ivp/circulate-announcement.pdf DOWNLOAD PDF VERSION]<hr>

<h3>Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute incubates project to finance online news; “CircLabs” based in Silicon Valley, to launch in second half of 2009
</h3>

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2009 – The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute will join four entrepreneurs in CircLabs Inc., a Silicon Valley-based venture that's building a new service to finance online news.

"CircLabs has planned a suite of services, this first of which is code-named Circulate," said Jeffrey Vander Clute, who will help lead the effort as a co-founder. "Software development on Circulate is underway, and we anticipate launching the service during the second half of this year."

"Circulate will address the challenges of how to increase traffic to media-affiliated websites, secure relationships with online users and enhance the value of news," said Vander Clute, who in the late 1990s helped make Tripod Inc. a top-ten Web site and early social media platform.

Vander Clute said CircLabs is engaged in conversations with a variety of potential strategic partners. The Associated Press has been among media companies providing feedback on the initiative since it emerged from the Reynolds Institute's fellowship program at the University of Missouri.

Pam Johnson, executive director of the Reynolds Institute, said the venture promises to restore a healthy business model to support quality journalism. “We think Circulate, with its user-friendly approach to delivering trusted news, will strengthen the crucial relationship between individual citizens and local news organizations,” she said.

RJI, funded by $32 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, opened its new facilities on the University of Missouri campus in September. It focuses on experiments and research that support quality journalism. Circulate is an outgrowth of research led by Bill Densmore, who was a 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow at RJI.

"The key benefits for consumers using Circulate will be user-centric relevance, convenience, timeliness and control," said Densmore, a former reporter, publisher, editor and director of the Media Giraffe Project at the University of Massachusetts. "Circulate enables the optional, opt-in use of personal demographics and expressed preferences to enhance content choice and delivery. It will incorporate stringent protections for consumer privacy through transparency and full control, ownership and portability of their data by consumers."

Circulate will serve the needs of readers, providing convenient new ways for the Web to come to them, including social functionality that integrates, at their option, with their social network accounts.

Vander Clute said the Circulate service will "create a bridge between consumers and publishers of news and information." Consumers using Circulate will be conveniently served with the news they want, he said. The service will be at their control, with full protection of their privacy.

Other principals involved in the formation of CircLabs are veteran daily newspaper publisher Martin Langeveld and Joe Bergeron, a serial entrepreneur and Internet product-development expert. Bergeron and Vander Clute have a strong background in technology development and are based in Palo Alto, Calif.; Densmore and Langeveld contribute significant experience in journalism and publishing. Langeveld blogs on media topics for Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab.

All of them have been active in the conversations of the last few years surrounding the future of journalism and the search for viable online publishing solutions. Langeveld and Vander Clute have also been serving as consultants to the Reynolds Journalism Institute.

BACKGROUND

More Americans now say they get most of their national and international news from the Web rather than from printed newspapers. Yet news publishers, and particularly publishers of the kind of essential journalism that is necessary to sustain a democracy, enjoy a relatively small share of total Web traffic.

U.S. newspaper Web sites receive less than 1 percent of all Web page views and about 1.2 percent of total time spent online,* and within the news category, the majority of traffic goes to aggregators rather than to publishers of original news content.

No clear strategies have emerged for news publishers to thrive in an online-only environment. At the same time, a variety of factors call into question the sustainability of the print model for delivering journalism.

"There is no going back – the legacy system for news is breaking. A viable online ecosystem for news has not emerged," says Densmore. "There is a strong need for technology solutions which help publishers navigate toward a new service relationship with news consumers."

===SOLUTION===

Circulate, the first service planned by CircLabs, aims to be a significant part of the solution. Circulate addresses two critical publisher needs: (1) the need to attract, both locally and nationally, a strong and loyal online readership, and (2) the need to monetize that audience, both directly through the sale of premium content and indirectly through high-value, targeted and interactive advertising.

"Circulate will meet these needs of publishers and allow journalists to thrive in their roles as gatherers and curators of news and information," says Langeveld, a former New England daily newspaper publisher who is a third co-founder. "At the same time, Circulate will provide consumers with a new, post-search way to discover the news and connections they need. Circulate will serve all publishers of online news, ranging from newspapers to local news blogs. Circulate requires little or no technical integration on the part of publishers."

Some news organizations have announced plans to experiment with payment systems for content, including both micropayments and subscriptions. Circulate will offer a solution for doing so, Vander Clute said.

"We believe that newspapers should explore charging for online content when that content is both scarce in nature and of high utility to a segment of the audience," said Vander Clute. "At the same time, we believe that revenue from advertising and other forms of commercial interactions will continue to be a critical means of financing news in the online ecosystem. Circulate will incorporate ways of generating high-value advertising revenue for participating news organizations."

CircLabs (www.circlabs.com) is an outgrowth of the Information Valet Project, developed at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. (www.rjionline.org).

-- 30 --

About the principals:

<br>
http://circlabs.com/about/bergeron <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/densmore | 617-448-6600 | densmorew@rjionline.org <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/langeveld <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/vanderclute <br>

<br>
* Total U.S. Newspaper page views, February 2009: 3.06 billion; average time spent: 43 minutes, 9 seconds (http://www.naa.org/TrendsandNumbers/Newspaper-Websites.aspx). Total U.S. home Web page views, February 2009: 386 billion; average time spent: 61 hours, 11 seconds (http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nielsen-online-global-lanscapefinal1.pdf). All data from Nielsen Online; newspaper data from Nielsen Online via Newspaper Association of America.

Gwu-circulate

2009-05-27T16:35:03Z

128.164.17.246:

May 27, 2009 / FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / For more information contact: Carole Christie /
573-882-8251
/ christiec@jrionline.org

<h3>Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute incubates project to finance online news; “CircLabs” based in Silicon Valley, to launch in second half of 2009
</h3>

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2009 – The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute will join four entrepreneurs in CircLabs Inc., a Silicon Valley-based venture that's building a new service to finance online news.

"CircLabs has planned a suite of services, this first of which is code-named Circulate," said Jeffrey Vander Clute, who will help lead the effort as a co-founder. "Software development on Circulate is underway, and we anticipate launching the service during the second half of this year."

"Circulate will address the challenges of how to increase traffic to media-affiliated websites, secure relationships with online users and enhance the value of news," said Vander Clute, who in the late 1990s helped make Tripod Inc. a top-ten Web site and early social media platform.

Vander Clute said CircLabs is engaged in conversations with a variety of potential strategic partners. The Associated Press has been among media companies providing feedback on the initiative since it emerged from the Reynolds Institute's fellowship program at the University of Missouri.

Pam Johnson, executive director of the Reynolds Institute, said the venture promises to restore a healthy business model to support quality journalism. “We think Circulate, with its user-friendly approach to delivering trusted news, will strengthen the crucial relationship between individual citizens and local news organizations,” she said.

RJI, funded by $32 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, opened its new facilities on the University of Missouri campus in September. It focuses on experiments and research that support quality journalism. Circulate is an outgrowth of research led by Bill Densmore, who was a 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow at RJI.

"The key benefits for consumers using Circulate will be user-centric relevance, convenience, timeliness and control," said Densmore, a former reporter, publisher, editor and director of the Media Giraffe Project at the University of Massachusetts. "Circulate enables the optional, opt-in use of personal demographics and expressed preferences to enhance content choice and delivery. It will incorporate stringent protections for consumer privacy through transparency and full control, ownership and portability of their data by consumers."

Circulate will serve the needs of readers, providing convenient new ways for the Web to come to them, including social functionality that integrates, at their option, with their social network accounts.

Vander Clute said the Circulate service will "create a bridge between consumers and publishers of news and information." Consumers using Circulate will be conveniently served with the news they want, he said. The service will be at their control, with full protection of their privacy.

Other principals involved in the formation of CircLabs are veteran daily newspaper publisher Martin Langeveld and Joe Bergeron, a serial entrepreneur and Internet product-development expert. Bergeron and Vander Clute have a strong background in technology development and are based in Palo Alto, Calif.; Densmore and Langeveld contribute significant experience in journalism and publishing. Langeveld blogs on media topics for Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab.

All of them have been active in the conversations of the last few years surrounding the future of journalism and the search for viable online publishing solutions. Langeveld and Vander Clute have also been serving as consultants to the Reynolds Journalism Institute.

BACKGROUND

More Americans now say they get most of their national and international news from the Web rather than from printed newspapers. Yet news publishers, and particularly publishers of the kind of essential journalism that is necessary to sustain a democracy, enjoy a relatively small share of total Web traffic.

U.S. newspaper Web sites receive less than 1 percent of all Web page views and about 1.2 percent of total time spent online,* and within the news category, the majority of traffic goes to aggregators rather than to publishers of original news content.

No clear strategies have emerged for news publishers to thrive in an online-only environment. At the same time, a variety of factors call into question the sustainability of the print model for delivering journalism.

"There is no going back – the legacy system for news is breaking. A viable online ecosystem for news has not emerged," says Densmore. "There is a strong need for technology solutions which help publishers navigate toward a new service relationship with news consumers."

===SOLUTION===

Circulate, the first service planned by CircLabs, aims to be a significant part of the solution. Circulate addresses two critical publisher needs: (1) the need to attract, both locally and nationally, a strong and loyal online readership, and (2) the need to monetize that audience, both directly through the sale of premium content and indirectly through high-value, targeted and interactive advertising.

"Circulate will meet these needs of publishers and allow journalists to thrive in their roles as gatherers and curators of news and information," says Langeveld, a former New England daily newspaper publisher who is a third co-founder. "At the same time, Circulate will provide consumers with a new, post-search way to discover the news and connections they need. Circulate will serve all publishers of online news, ranging from newspapers to local news blogs. Circulate requires little or no technical integration on the part of publishers."

Some news organizations have announced plans to experiment with payment systems for content, including both micropayments and subscriptions. Circulate will offer a solution for doing so, Vander Clute said.

"We believe that newspapers should explore charging for online content when that content is both scarce in nature and of high utility to a segment of the audience," said Vander Clute. "At the same time, we believe that revenue from advertising and other forms of commercial interactions will continue to be a critical means of financing news in the online ecosystem. Circulate will incorporate ways of generating high-value advertising revenue for participating news organizations."

CircLabs (www.circlabs.com) is an outgrowth of the Information Valet Project, developed at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. (www.rjionline.org).

-- 30 --

About the principals:

<br>
http://circlabs.com/about/bergeron <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/densmore | 617-448-6600 | densmorew@rjionline.org <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/langeveld <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/vanderclute <br>

<br>
* Total U.S. Newspaper page views, February 2009: 3.06 billion; average time spent: 43 minutes, 9 seconds (http://www.naa.org/TrendsandNumbers/Newspaper-Websites.aspx). Total U.S. home Web page views, February 2009: 386 billion; average time spent: 61 hours, 11 seconds (http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nielsen-online-global-lanscapefinal1.pdf). All data from Nielsen Online; newspaper data from Nielsen Online via Newspaper Association of America.

Gwu-circulate

2009-05-27T16:34:16Z

128.164.17.246: New page: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact: May 27, 2009 Carole Christie 573-882-8251 christiec@jrionline.org <h3>Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute inc...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information contact:
May 27, 2009 Carole Christie
573-882-8251
christiec@jrionline.org

<h3>Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute incubates project to finance online news; “CircLabs” based in Silicon Valley, to launch in second half of 2009
</h3>

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 27, 2009 – The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute will join four entrepreneurs in CircLabs Inc., a Silicon Valley-based venture that's building a new service to finance online news.

"CircLabs has planned a suite of services, this first of which is code-named Circulate," said Jeffrey Vander Clute, who will help lead the effort as a co-founder. "Software development on Circulate is underway, and we anticipate launching the service during the second half of this year."

"Circulate will address the challenges of how to increase traffic to media-affiliated websites, secure relationships with online users and enhance the value of news," said Vander Clute, who in the late 1990s helped make Tripod Inc. a top-ten Web site and early social media platform.

Vander Clute said CircLabs is engaged in conversations with a variety of potential strategic partners. The Associated Press has been among media companies providing feedback on the initiative since it emerged from the Reynolds Institute's fellowship program at the University of Missouri.

Pam Johnson, executive director of the Reynolds Institute, said the venture promises to restore a healthy business model to support quality journalism. “We think Circulate, with its user-friendly approach to delivering trusted news, will strengthen the crucial relationship between individual citizens and local news organizations,” she said.

RJI, funded by $32 million from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, opened its new facilities on the University of Missouri campus in September. It focuses on experiments and research that support quality journalism. Circulate is an outgrowth of research led by Bill Densmore, who was a 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow at RJI.

"The key benefits for consumers using Circulate will be user-centric relevance, convenience, timeliness and control," said Densmore, a former reporter, publisher, editor and director of the Media Giraffe Project at the University of Massachusetts. "Circulate enables the optional, opt-in use of personal demographics and expressed preferences to enhance content choice and delivery. It will incorporate stringent protections for consumer privacy through transparency and full control, ownership and portability of their data by consumers."

Circulate will serve the needs of readers, providing convenient new ways for the Web to come to them, including social functionality that integrates, at their option, with their social network accounts.

Vander Clute said the Circulate service will "create a bridge between consumers and publishers of news and information." Consumers using Circulate will be conveniently served with the news they want, he said. The service will be at their control, with full protection of their privacy.

Other principals involved in the formation of CircLabs are veteran daily newspaper publisher Martin Langeveld and Joe Bergeron, a serial entrepreneur and Internet product-development expert. Bergeron and Vander Clute have a strong background in technology development and are based in Palo Alto, Calif.; Densmore and Langeveld contribute significant experience in journalism and publishing. Langeveld blogs on media topics for Harvard University’s Nieman Journalism Lab.

All of them have been active in the conversations of the last few years surrounding the future of journalism and the search for viable online publishing solutions. Langeveld and Vander Clute have also been serving as consultants to the Reynolds Journalism Institute.

BACKGROUND

More Americans now say they get most of their national and international news from the Web rather than from printed newspapers. Yet news publishers, and particularly publishers of the kind of essential journalism that is necessary to sustain a democracy, enjoy a relatively small share of total Web traffic.

U.S. newspaper Web sites receive less than 1 percent of all Web page views and about 1.2 percent of total time spent online,* and within the news category, the majority of traffic goes to aggregators rather than to publishers of original news content.

No clear strategies have emerged for news publishers to thrive in an online-only environment. At the same time, a variety of factors call into question the sustainability of the print model for delivering journalism.

"There is no going back – the legacy system for news is breaking. A viable online ecosystem for news has not emerged," says Densmore. "There is a strong need for technology solutions which help publishers navigate toward a new service relationship with news consumers."

===SOLUTION===

Circulate, the first service planned by CircLabs, aims to be a significant part of the solution. Circulate addresses two critical publisher needs: (1) the need to attract, both locally and nationally, a strong and loyal online readership, and (2) the need to monetize that audience, both directly through the sale of premium content and indirectly through high-value, targeted and interactive advertising.

"Circulate will meet these needs of publishers and allow journalists to thrive in their roles as gatherers and curators of news and information," says Langeveld, a former New England daily newspaper publisher who is a third co-founder. "At the same time, Circulate will provide consumers with a new, post-search way to discover the news and connections they need. Circulate will serve all publishers of online news, ranging from newspapers to local news blogs. Circulate requires little or no technical integration on the part of publishers."

Some news organizations have announced plans to experiment with payment systems for content, including both micropayments and subscriptions. Circulate will offer a solution for doing so, Vander Clute said.

"We believe that newspapers should explore charging for online content when that content is both scarce in nature and of high utility to a segment of the audience," said Vander Clute. "At the same time, we believe that revenue from advertising and other forms of commercial interactions will continue to be a critical means of financing news in the online ecosystem. Circulate will incorporate ways of generating high-value advertising revenue for participating news organizations."

CircLabs (www.circlabs.com) is an outgrowth of the Information Valet Project, developed at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. (www.rjionline.org).

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About the principals:

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http://circlabs.com/about/bergeron <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/densmore | 617-448-6600 | densmorew@rjionline.org <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/langeveld <br>
http://circlabs.com/about/vanderclute <br>

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* Total U.S. Newspaper page views, February 2009: 3.06 billion; average time spent: 43 minutes, 9 seconds (http://www.naa.org/TrendsandNumbers/Newspaper-Websites.aspx). Total U.S. home Web page views, February 2009: 386 billion; average time spent: 61 hours, 11 seconds (http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/nielsen-online-global-lanscapefinal1.pdf). All data from Nielsen Online; newspaper data from Nielsen Online via Newspaper Association of America.

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<h2>BREAKOUT SPACES:

*No 1 3rd Floor – Room 306 classroom
*No. 2 3rd Floor – Room 307 classroom
*No. 3 3rd Floor – Room 308 seminar room
*No. 4 Jack Morton Auditorium stage
*No. 5 Green Room, 1st floor (stage right in back)
*No. 6 2nd floor next to elevators / gather chairs
*No. 7 2nd floor next to the stairs / gather chairs
*No. 8 2nd floor in the center next to the windows
*No. 9 Jack Morton Auditorium – rear of room

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==DINNER PARTICIPANTS (check [http://www.newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Gwu-participants here] for affiliations)==

===UPDATE: Our reservation is for up to 20 people for 7 p.m. at the Notti Bianchi Restaurant in the GWU Inn (our event hotel)===

Signed up so far:

*Bill Densmore
*Charlie Terry
*Pat Lewis
*Darren Burden
*Steve Brant
*Roger Gafke
*Lee Wilkins
*Alan Hoving (2)
*Tanja Aitamurto
*David Joyner

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