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Bill Densmore: /* 1. Reporters Notebook */

2012-09-12T20:01:14Z

1. Reporters Notebook

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	*A method for the public to engage with the reporting process in real time from the moment a story idea is conceived. Reporter's Notebook is Yammer for newsrooms. Reporters create a public page showing each step in the editorial production process, with text, photos, video, documents, links, and transcribed audio. Editors can access the newsroom's live workflow, and comment on the process during the day. The public follows along, commenting on specific content pieces. The resulting goal is total transparency. <b>Champion: [mailto:luke@tackable.com Luke Stangel]</b><br></big>		*A method for the public to engage with the reporting process in real time from the moment a story idea is conceived. Reporter's Notebook is Yammer for newsrooms. Reporters create a public page showing each step in the editorial production process, with text, photos, video, documents, links, and transcribed audio. Editors can access the newsroom's live workflow, and comment on the process during the day. The public follows along, commenting on specific content pieces. The resulting goal is total transparency. <b>Champion: [mailto:luke@tackable.com Luke Stangel]</b><br></big>
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	*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Rji-pivot-comments#Luke_Stengel:_A_few_words_about_the_culture_challenge MORE COMMENTS FROM LUKE ABOUT REPORTERS NOTEBOOK]		*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Rji-pivot-comments#Luke_Stengel:_A_few_words_about_the_culture_challenge MORE COMMENTS FROM LUKE ABOUT REPORTERS NOTEBOOK]
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Bill Densmore: /* 1. Reporters Notebook */

2012-09-12T20:01:02Z

1. Reporters Notebook

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	*A method for the public to engage with the reporting process in real time from the moment a story idea is conceived. Reporter's Notebook is Yammer for newsrooms. Reporters create a public page showing each step in the editorial production process, with text, photos, video, documents, links, and transcribed audio. Editors can access the newsroom's live workflow, and comment on the process during the day. The public follows along, commenting on specific content pieces. The resulting goal is total transparency. <b>Champion: [mailto:luke@tackable.com Luke Stangel]</b><br></big>		*A method for the public to engage with the reporting process in real time from the moment a story idea is conceived. Reporter's Notebook is Yammer for newsrooms. Reporters create a public page showing each step in the editorial production process, with text, photos, video, documents, links, and transcribed audio. Editors can access the newsroom's live workflow, and comment on the process during the day. The public follows along, commenting on specific content pieces. The resulting goal is total transparency. <b>Champion: [mailto:luke@tackable.com Luke Stangel]</b><br></big>
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			*[http://newshare.com/wiki/index.php/Rji-pivot-comments#Luke_Stengel:_A_few_words_about_the_culture_challenge MORE COMMENTS FROM LUKE ABOUT REPORTERS NOTEBOOK]
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Bill Densmore: /* A few words about the culture challenge */

2012-07-08T15:10:18Z

A few words about the culture challenge

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	''Journalists are a funny bunch. They're still largely operating like they did in the 1970s... fiercely independent reporters, all playing out Woodward and Bernstein fantasies of getting The Big Scoop. There's no collaboration with the public... heck, there's very little collaboration inside the newsroom itself.		''Journalists are a funny bunch. They're still largely operating like they did in the 1970s... fiercely independent reporters, all playing out Woodward and Bernstein fantasies of getting The Big Scoop. There's no collaboration with the public... heck, there's very little collaboration inside the newsroom itself.
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	The San Jose Mercury News has this big moat that circles most of the newsroom: http://bit.ly/PliCYO. I'm sure you've seen it; it's really comical. I'd joke it was to keep the readers out.		''The San Jose Mercury News has this big moat that circles most of the newsroom: http://bit.ly/PliCYO. I'm sure you've seen it; it's really comical. I'd joke it was to keep the readers out.
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	Making journalism exclusive is totally a product of our professional culture. The problem is, the world is no longer a linear place... the Internet has fundamentally changed people's expectations of information. They want transparency, honesty and accountability. They want to be able to reach their reporters (you'd be surprised how many newspaper websites still don't list their reporters' email addresses and phone numbers). It's daunting every time I call a newsroom with a tip... and I used to be a reporter. I can only imagine how frightening it is for the average reader.		''Making journalism exclusive is totally a product of our professional culture. The problem is, the world is no longer a linear place... the Internet has fundamentally changed people's expectations of information. They want transparency, honesty and accountability. They want to be able to reach their reporters (you'd be surprised how many newspaper websites still don't list their reporters' email addresses and phone numbers). It's daunting every time I call a newsroom with a tip... and I used to be a reporter. I can only imagine how frightening it is for the average reader.
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	If I had some extra time and resources, I'd build Reporter's Notebook just to throw it out there as an uncomfortable conversation starter among reporters. I feel like it would challenge us to consider:		''If I had some extra time and resources, I'd build Reporter's Notebook just to throw it out there as an uncomfortable conversation starter among reporters. I feel like it would challenge us to consider:
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	(1) Why don't we share a list of the articles we're working on with our competitors?		(1) Why don't we share a list of the articles we're working on with our competitors?<br>
	(2) Why should't the public know what we're working on?		(2) Why should't the public know what we're working on?<br>
	(3) Why shouldn't the public listen to our interviews?		(3) Why shouldn't the public listen to our interviews?<br>
	(4) Is the completed article still a valuable unit?		(4) Is the completed article still a valuable unit?<br>
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	I'd argue that 90 percent of the stuff the average suburban newspaper in a two-paper town produces is not exclusive. It's the supermarket fire, the City Council meeting, the transportation grant the city's getting for restriping the roads downtown, etc. I'd argue if the public got more involved in how the sausage gets made, they'd care more about the final product. Too often, the only readers we know about are the gadflies we ignore. We record 10-minute interviews with well-connected sources, but use one quote and throw the rest away. Why not archive those interviews, and show the public the types of questions we ask the gatekeepers?		''I'd argue that 90 percent of the stuff the average suburban newspaper in a two-paper town produces is not exclusive. It's the supermarket fire, the City Council meeting, the transportation grant the city's getting for restriping the roads downtown, etc. I'd argue if the public got more involved in how the sausage gets made, they'd care more about the final product. Too often, the only readers we know about are the gadflies we ignore. We record 10-minute interviews with well-connected sources, but use one quote and throw the rest away. Why not archive those interviews, and show the public the types of questions we ask the gatekeepers?
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	Finally, I think the 800-word, completed and edited article as the product is an antiquated way of valuing our work. I think the process is immensely valuable... as is everything that gets left on the cutting room floor.''</ul>		''Finally, I think the 800-word, completed and edited article as the product is an antiquated way of valuing our work. I think the process is immensely valuable... as is everything that gets left on the cutting room floor.''</ul>
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Bill Densmore: /* A few words about the culture challenge */

2012-07-08T15:09:38Z

A few words about the culture challenge

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	Journalists are a funny bunch. They're still largely operating like they did in the 1970s... fiercely independent reporters, all playing out Woodward and Bernstein fantasies of getting The Big Scoop. There's no collaboration with the public... heck, there's very little collaboration inside the newsroom itself.		''Journalists are a funny bunch. They're still largely operating like they did in the 1970s... fiercely independent reporters, all playing out Woodward and Bernstein fantasies of getting The Big Scoop. There's no collaboration with the public... heck, there's very little collaboration inside the newsroom itself.
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	The San Jose Mercury News has this big moat that circles most of the newsroom: http://bit.ly/PliCYO. I'm sure you've seen it; it's really comical. I'd joke it was to keep the readers out.		The San Jose Mercury News has this big moat that circles most of the newsroom: http://bit.ly/PliCYO. I'm sure you've seen it; it's really comical. I'd joke it was to keep the readers out.
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	I'd argue that 90 percent of the stuff the average suburban newspaper in a two-paper town produces is not exclusive. It's the supermarket fire, the City Council meeting, the transportation grant the city's getting for restriping the roads downtown, etc. I'd argue if the public got more involved in how the sausage gets made, they'd care more about the final product. Too often, the only readers we know about are the gadflies we ignore. We record 10-minute interviews with well-connected sources, but use one quote and throw the rest away. Why not archive those interviews, and show the public the types of questions we ask the gatekeepers?		I'd argue that 90 percent of the stuff the average suburban newspaper in a two-paper town produces is not exclusive. It's the supermarket fire, the City Council meeting, the transportation grant the city's getting for restriping the roads downtown, etc. I'd argue if the public got more involved in how the sausage gets made, they'd care more about the final product. Too often, the only readers we know about are the gadflies we ignore. We record 10-minute interviews with well-connected sources, but use one quote and throw the rest away. Why not archive those interviews, and show the public the types of questions we ask the gatekeepers?
	<br><br>		<br><br>
	Finally, I think the 800-word, completed and edited article as the product is an antiquated way of valuing our work. I think the process is immensely valuable... as is everything that gets left on the cutting room floor.</ul>		Finally, I think the 800-word, completed and edited article as the product is an antiquated way of valuing our work. I think the process is immensely valuable... as is everything that gets left on the cutting room floor.''</ul>
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Bill Densmore: /* A few words about the culture challenge */

2012-07-08T15:09:07Z

A few words about the culture challenge

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	Journalists are a funny bunch. They're still largely operating like they did in the 1970s... fiercely independent reporters, all playing out Woodward and Bernstein fantasies of getting The Big Scoop. There's no collaboration with the public... heck, there's very little collaboration inside the newsroom itself.		Journalists are a funny bunch. They're still largely operating like they did in the 1970s... fiercely independent reporters, all playing out Woodward and Bernstein fantasies of getting The Big Scoop. There's no collaboration with the public... heck, there's very little collaboration inside the newsroom itself.
			<br><br>
	The San Jose Mercury News has this big moat that circles most of the newsroom: http://bit.ly/PliCYO. I'm sure you've seen it; it's really comical. I'd joke it was to keep the readers out.		The San Jose Mercury News has this big moat that circles most of the newsroom: http://bit.ly/PliCYO. I'm sure you've seen it; it's really comical. I'd joke it was to keep the readers out.
			<br><br>
	Making journalism exclusive is totally a product of our professional culture. The problem is, the world is no longer a linear place... the Internet has fundamentally changed people's expectations of information. They want transparency, honesty and accountability. They want to be able to reach their reporters (you'd be surprised how many newspaper websites still don't list their reporters' email addresses and phone numbers). It's daunting every time I call a newsroom with a tip... and I used to be a reporter. I can only imagine how frightening it is for the average reader.		Making journalism exclusive is totally a product of our professional culture. The problem is, the world is no longer a linear place... the Internet has fundamentally changed people's expectations of information. They want transparency, honesty and accountability. They want to be able to reach their reporters (you'd be surprised how many newspaper websites still don't list their reporters' email addresses and phone numbers). It's daunting every time I call a newsroom with a tip... and I used to be a reporter. I can only imagine how frightening it is for the average reader.
			<br><br>
	If I had some extra time and resources, I'd build Reporter's Notebook just to throw it out there as an uncomfortable conversation starter among reporters. I feel like it would challenge us to consider:		If I had some extra time and resources, I'd build Reporter's Notebook just to throw it out there as an uncomfortable conversation starter among reporters. I feel like it would challenge us to consider:
			<br><br>
	(1) Why don't we share a list of the articles we're working on with our competitors?		(1) Why don't we share a list of the articles we're working on with our competitors?
	(2) Why should't the public know what we're working on?		(2) Why should't the public know what we're working on?
	(3) Why shouldn't the public listen to our interviews?		(3) Why shouldn't the public listen to our interviews?
	(4) Is the completed article still a valuable unit?		(4) Is the completed article still a valuable unit?
			<br><br>
	I'd argue that 90 percent of the stuff the average suburban newspaper in a two-paper town produces is not exclusive. It's the supermarket fire, the City Council meeting, the transportation grant the city's getting for restriping the roads downtown, etc. I'd argue if the public got more involved in how the sausage gets made, they'd care more about the final product. Too often, the only readers we know about are the gadflies we ignore. We record 10-minute interviews with well-connected sources, but use one quote and throw the rest away. Why not archive those interviews, and show the public the types of questions we ask the gatekeepers? Finally, I think the 800-word, completed and edited article as the product is an antiquated way of valuing our work. I think the process is immensely valuable... as is everything that gets left on the cutting room floor.</ul>		I'd argue that 90 percent of the stuff the average suburban newspaper in a two-paper town produces is not exclusive. It's the supermarket fire, the City Council meeting, the transportation grant the city's getting for restriping the roads downtown, etc. I'd argue if the public got more involved in how the sausage gets made, they'd care more about the final product. Too often, the only readers we know about are the gadflies we ignore. We record 10-minute interviews with well-connected sources, but use one quote and throw the rest away. Why not archive those interviews, and show the public the types of questions we ask the gatekeepers?
			<br><br>
			Finally, I think the 800-word, completed and edited article as the product is an antiquated way of valuing our work. I think the process is immensely valuable... as is everything that gets left on the cutting room floor.</ul>

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Bill Densmore: /* What's needed to build Reporter's Notebook */

2012-07-08T15:08:34Z

What's needed to build Reporter's Notebook

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 I attached a couple of quick PDFs with some wireframe images. Let me know if that works.
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Bill Densmore at 18:22, 4 July 2012

2012-07-04T18:22:37Z

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	If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:		If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:
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	[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters1.jpg\|~~500px~~\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters1.jpg\|450px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]
	[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters2.jpg\|~~500px~~\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters2.jpg\|450px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]
	[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters3.jpg\|~~500px~~\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters3.jpg\|450px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]

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Bill Densmore at 18:21, 4 July 2012

2012-07-04T18:21:12Z

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	If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:		If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:
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	[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters1.jpg\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters1.jpg\|500px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]
	[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters2.jpg\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters2.jpg\|500px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]
	[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters3.jpg\|~~300px~~\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters3.jpg\|500px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]

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Bill Densmore at 18:20, 4 July 2012

2012-07-04T18:20:52Z

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	If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:		If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:
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	[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters1.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters1.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]
	[[Image:Rji-pivot-~~LocalWiki-flowchart~~.jpg\|~~400px~~\|thumb\|~~left~~\| ~~DOWNLOAD~~: http://newshare.com/~~rji~~/~~rji~~-pivot-~~localWiki~~-~~flowchart~~.pdf]]		[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters2.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]
			[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters3.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PRINTABLE PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]

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Bill Densmore at 18:20, 4 July 2012

2012-07-04T18:20:17Z

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	If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:		If you were to chart out the lifecycle of the average article, it would look something like this:
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			[[Image:Rji-pivot-reporters1.jpg\|300px\|thumb\|right\| VIEW PDF: http://newshare.com/pivot/reporters-notebook.pdf]]
			[[Image:Rji-pivot-LocalWiki-flowchart.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|left\| DOWNLOAD: http://newshare.com/rji/rji-pivot-localWiki-flowchart.pdf]]


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