Lunchstorm-repj - Revision history

161.130.222.47: /* Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203 */

2008-12-11T20:17:01Z

Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203

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	<hr>UPDATES:<BR>		<hr>UPDATES:<BR>
	*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Blueprint-live-blog-repj Live Blog of the event]		*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Blueprint-live-blog-repj Live Blog of the event]
			*[http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/965157 Watch video stream of event (excellent audio, limited video)]
			*[http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/7030/ Watch quality video stream (audio OK)]
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	==Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor==		==Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor==

Bill Densmore: /* Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203 */

2008-12-06T23:01:40Z

Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203

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	=Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203=		=Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203=
	[[Image:Obremski-headshot.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bonnie Obremski]]		[[Image:Obremski-headshot.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bonnie Obremski]]
	<b>Since September, a bold experiment in local journalism has been underway in Northfield, Minn., a small city about a halfhour south of Minneapolis which is home to two colleges, a handful of key businesses, and some tricky municipal issues. It's also the first venue for a test take at the future of community journalism -- "RepJ." Come meet "RepJ" fellowship reporter Bonnie Obremski, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in RJI Room ~~203 (room subject to change based on seating requirements)~~.</b>		<b>Since September, a bold experiment in local journalism has been underway in Northfield, Minn., a small city about a halfhour south of Minneapolis which is home to two colleges, a handful of key businesses, and some tricky municipal issues. It's also the first venue for a test take at the future of community journalism -- "RepJ." Come meet "RepJ" fellowship reporter Bonnie Obremski, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in RJI Room 200.</b>
	<hr>UPDATES:<BR>		<hr>UPDATES:<BR>
	*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Blueprint-live-blog-repj Live Blog of the event]		*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Blueprint-live-blog-repj Live Blog of the event]

Bill Densmore: /* Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203 */

2008-12-06T23:01:11Z

Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203

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	[[Image:Obremski-headshot.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bonnie Obremski]]		[[Image:Obremski-headshot.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bonnie Obremski]]
	<b>Since September, a bold experiment in local journalism has been underway in Northfield, Minn., a small city about a halfhour south of Minneapolis which is home to two colleges, a handful of key businesses, and some tricky municipal issues. It's also the first venue for a test take at the future of community journalism -- "RepJ." Come meet "RepJ" fellowship reporter Bonnie Obremski, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in RJI Room 203 (room subject to change based on seating requirements).</b>		<b>Since September, a bold experiment in local journalism has been underway in Northfield, Minn., a small city about a halfhour south of Minneapolis which is home to two colleges, a handful of key businesses, and some tricky municipal issues. It's also the first venue for a test take at the future of community journalism -- "RepJ." Come meet "RepJ" fellowship reporter Bonnie Obremski, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in RJI Room 203 (room subject to change based on seating requirements).</b>
			<hr>UPDATES:<BR>
			*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Blueprint-live-blog-repj Live Blog of the event]
			<hr>
	==Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor==		==Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor==
	[[Image:lwitt.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Leonard Witt]]		[[Image:lwitt.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|right\|Leonard Witt]]

Bill Densmore: /* Some potential questions */

2008-12-02T19:55:34Z

Some potential questions

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	*How is this different from reporting for a daily newspaper?		*How is this different from reporting for a daily newspaper?
	*What is emerging as next steps to achieve funding or support?		*What is emerging as next steps to achieve funding or support?

			==Background links==
			*Audio podcast on the RepJ concept: http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/3141/
			*RepJ story index: http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/category/representative-journalism-stories/
			*Repj story feed: http://locallygrownnorthfield.org/post/category/representative-journalism-stories/feed
			*Len Witt's RepJ background info: http://pjnet.org/representativejournalism/

Bill Densmore at 19:33, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T19:33:57Z

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	Here are some questions Obremski may tackle:		Here are some questions Obremski may tackle:

			*Why should people be excited about RepJ?
			*How is RepJ working right now in Northfield?
			*What is the community's response to RepJ?
			*What do we hope to achieve in the next few months?
	*Which stories have worked? Which haven't?		*Which stories have worked? Which haven't?

	*Presentation -- embedded vs. independent blog
	*What is the relationship with the "LocallyGrown" bloggers?		*What is the relationship with the "LocallyGrown" bloggers?
	*From virtual to real: What are the plans and practices for pre-story and post-story outreach?		*From virtual to real: What are the plans and practices for pre-story and post-story outreach?

Bill Densmore at 18:48, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T18:48:05Z

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	=Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn.=		=Representative Journalism: A report from the front in Northfield, Minn. / Fri. Dec. 5, noon, RJI Room 203=
	[[Image:Obremski-headshot.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bonnie Obremski]]		[[Image:Obremski-headshot.jpg\|150px\|thumb\|left\|Bonnie Obremski]]
	<b>Since September, a bold experiment in local journalism has been underway in Northfield, Minn., a small city about a halfhour south of Minneapolis which is home to two colleges, a handful of key businesses, and some tricky municipal issues. It's also the first venue for a test take at the future of community journalism -- "RepJ." Come meet "RepJ" fellowship reporter Bonnie Obremski, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in RJI Room 203 (room subject to change based on seating requirements).</b>		<b>Since September, a bold experiment in local journalism has been underway in Northfield, Minn., a small city about a halfhour south of Minneapolis which is home to two colleges, a handful of key businesses, and some tricky municipal issues. It's also the first venue for a test take at the future of community journalism -- "RepJ." Come meet "RepJ" fellowship reporter Bonnie Obremski, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. in RJI Room 203 (room subject to change based on seating requirements).</b>

Bill Densmore: /* Obremski offers an overview */

2008-11-25T18:18:23Z

Obremski offers an overview

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	==Obremski offers an overview==		==Obremski offers an overview==

	Here's ~~who~~ Obremski described RepJ in an email:		Here's how Obremski described RepJ in an email:

	"To envision a Representative Journalist, imagine having a local news reporter of your very own; one that lived in your computer, or in the corner cafe. You could observe that reporter collect and assemble data and even contribute to the reporting process yourself, online or in person.		"To envision a Representative Journalist, imagine having a local news reporter of your very own; one that lived in your computer, or in the corner cafe. You could observe that reporter collect and assemble data and even contribute to the reporting process yourself, online or in person.

Bill Densmore at 18:18, 25 November 2008

2008-11-25T18:18:04Z

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	==Some potential questions==		==Some potential questions==
			Here are some questions Obremski may tackle:

	==Which stories have worked? Which haven't?==		*Which stories have worked? Which haven't?

	~~Background three or four stories you've worked on and which have and haven't resonated, and why.~~		*Presentation -- embedded vs. independent blog
			*What is the relationship with the "LocallyGrown" bloggers?
	==Presentation -- embedded vs. independent blog==		*From virtual to real: What are the plans and practices for pre-story and post-story outreach?
			*Are you having coffee klatches?
	~~Talk about~~ the LocallyGrown ~~relationship~~		*How are you getting story ideas?
			*How is this different from reporting for a daily newspaper?
	==From virtual to real==		*What is emerging as next steps to achieve funding or support?

	~~Explain your~~ plans and practices ~~so far~~ for pre-story and post-story outreach. Are you having coffee klatches? How do you ~~get~~ story ideas?

	~~==Compare to small-daily reporting==~~

	How ~~does~~ this ~~compare with~~ reporting for a ~~small, resource-limited~~ daily? ~~What's good?~~ What~~'s not?~~

	~~==Background on funding and~~ next steps==

	~~Probably len shoudl write this part.~~

96.233.177.137: /* Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor */

2008-11-25T18:15:09Z

Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor

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	Now one-third through a one-year fellowship, Obremski will visit Mizzou Dec. 3-5 to talk about the initial vision of RepJ and how it is working on the ground so far. What's it like to essentially parachute into a community and try to win the minds, hearts -- and pocketbooks -- of the citizenry through quality journalism? How do you navigate the spread between your perception of what the community ought to know vs. what it wants to know? What happens when your editor and boss is 1,500 miles away? Is this idea replicable elsewhere? How does a community react to an outsider?		Now one-third through a one-year fellowship, Obremski will visit Mizzou Dec. 3-5 to talk about the initial vision of RepJ and how it is working on the ground so far. What's it like to essentially parachute into a community and try to win the minds, hearts -- and pocketbooks -- of the citizenry through quality journalism? How do you navigate the spread between your perception of what the community ought to know vs. what it wants to know? What happens when your editor and boss is 1,500 miles away? Is this idea replicable elsewhere? How does a community react to an outsider?

			==Obremski offers an overview==

			Here's who Obremski described RepJ in an email:

			"To envision a Representative Journalist, imagine having a local news reporter of your very own; one that lived in your computer, or in the corner cafe. You could observe that reporter collect and assemble data and even contribute to the reporting process yourself, online or in person.

			"The Representative Journalism Web site is a place to find news briefs, features, and discussion that, together, aim to reveal something about the intrinsic nature of the city and its people. The format is similar to a blog, but the "RepJ" reporter brings the standards and ethics of traditional journalism to the forum.

			The members of the Representative Journalism Project are still refining a model in which communities across the nation will hopefully invest. That model, however, will need to remain flexible in order to adapt to a city's or town's particular needs. Bonnie is looking forward to hearing more ideas from students, faculty and staff about the possibile ways Representative Journalism can grow."

			==Some potential questions==

	==Which stories have worked? Which haven't?==		==Which stories have worked? Which haven't?==

Bill Densmore: /* Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor */

2008-11-22T17:03:47Z

Brainchild of Atlanta-area professor

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	Enter Bonnie Obremski. After two years as a full-time staff reporter covering a small town for a Massachusetts daily, the North Adams Transcript (circ. 6,800), Obremski, a recent Hampshire College graduate, was ready for a change. In August, she got in her car and drove to a state she had never been to before, to take up residence in Northfield and begin reporting -- via the web -- on Northfield.		Enter Bonnie Obremski. After two years as a full-time staff reporter covering a small town for a Massachusetts daily, the North Adams Transcript (circ. 6,800), Obremski, a recent Hampshire College graduate, was ready for a change. In August, she got in her car and drove to a state she had never been to before, to take up residence in Northfield and begin reporting -- via the web -- on Northfield.

	Now one-third through a one-year fellowship, Obremski will visit Mizzou Dec. 3-5 to talk about the initial vision of RepJ and how it is working on the ground so far. What's it like to essentially parachute into a community and try to win the minds, hearts -- and pocketbooks -- of the citizenry through quality journalism? How do you navigate the spread between your perception of what the community ought to know vs. what it wants to know? What happens when your editor and boss is 1,500 miles away. Is this idea replicable elsewhere? How does a community react to an outsider?		Now one-third through a one-year fellowship, Obremski will visit Mizzou Dec. 3-5 to talk about the initial vision of RepJ and how it is working on the ground so far. What's it like to essentially parachute into a community and try to win the minds, hearts -- and pocketbooks -- of the citizenry through quality journalism? How do you navigate the spread between your perception of what the community ought to know vs. what it wants to know? What happens when your editor and boss is 1,500 miles away? Is this idea replicable elsewhere? How does a community react to an outsider?

	==Which stories have worked? Which haven't?==		==Which stories have worked? Which haven't?==