Archive for 'Groups'

News Innovation – Barcamp!!!!

Posted on 12. Jan, 2009 by .

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I have been meaning to get in touch with Jason Kristufek (a participant in the first Networked Journalism Summit) since he first proposed the idea of a journalism barcamp late last year. I was an instant fan of his proposal and I’m tickled pink that it appears to be catching on. I went to my […]

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"How Joe the Plumber and Google saved News"

Posted on 29. Oct, 2008 by .

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A Readout from the Revenue Group by Scott Meyer The august Revenue group came out feeling that there are opportunities, but no single solution to the revenue puzzle.  Fred Wilson, moderator, led off by polling the group for potential new revenue models.  We came up with quite a long list (see end of post).  From […]

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Rapporteur Wrap-up – Ben Wagner for Networking Group

Posted on 28. Oct, 2008 by .

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From Ben Wagner on behalf of the Networking Group. If “the value of a network is proportional to the square of the number of endpoints,” then one task as digital journalists is to scale our networks — be they organically-grown, hyperlocal blogs or corporate-driven, international communities — as quickly and effectively as possible. In a […]

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Charges to the groups

Posted on 13. Oct, 2008 by .

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After presentations on network models and new structures for news companies plus a lightening round of presentation by entrepreneurs and executives who are executing new models, we will form into Aspen-Institute-like groups (without the sylvan scenery) to tackle five assignments in the afternoon. Their rappateurs and leaders will report back to the entire group with […]

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