Company prez Scott Durham was part of a panel discussing sustainable business models for journalism last night in Seattle. The No News is Bad News forum gathered area online entrepreneurs to discuss what it takes to survive and thrive in the new era of new media. You can view a video archive of the event here.
Given that there was a room full of journalists gathered and a lot of people tuning into the proceedings online, the Twitter stream from the event was rich. Here are some of our favorite Tweets from the night. There was a wide spectrum of ground covered -- but the selected focus on issues central to Neighborlogs, neighborhood blogs and hyperlocal content:
jamiegriswold:
Dang didn't tag. Don't think journalists are lost just need to reinvent. #nnbn
JJtweets:
Scott Durham: there's plenty room for enhancing communication & coordination btwn local news orgs of all sizes cause lil competition. #nnbn
neighborlogs:
Keys this far? Ad alternatives (events?), leverage community (but fear it!), stay small, indie #nnbn
nnbn:
tracy record: envisions a time when several neighborhood blogs could co-sponsor a shared city hall reporter. #nnbn
robertmcclure:
#NNBN New online news site Seattle Post-Globe will partner with KCTS-TV and KPLU public radio station. Cud bundle news resources, donations.
westseattleblog:
kery m good point - the silo-ization of news consumption, how do we get exposed to other viewpoints/info ? #nnbn
nnbn:
durham: the key for user-generated content is some level of personal judgement. on the internet, you can build cred over time. #nnbn
jasonp107:
Robert Khoo: "just because you are a professional does not mean you are the best." Hugely important. #nnbn
JJtweets:
If there's so many good storytellers, I'd much rather read one with a local angle. #nnbn
Mynorthwest:
How much money does it take to run a hyper-local blog? Seems we might all need part time jobs in order to deliver good content. #nnbn
nnbn:
bergman cites forrester research about how readers don't see newspapers as connective tissue for community or for providing context. #nnbn
Mynorthwest:
If everything becomes super hyper local, how are we going to keep tabs on state issues? Gov? Sports? #nnbn
nnbn:
tracy: the news business isn't just shrinking, it's painfully reorganizing. #nnbn
curt_m:
#nnbn Scott D: Trying to give small biz place to advertise. Good idea. Newspapers forgot them.
nnbn:
cory: living in the neighborhood, being the neighborhood reporter is incredibly powerful for building personal and $$ connections #nnbn
