The Next Newsroom Project - Building the ideal newsroom for the next 50 years

Building the ideal newsroom for the next 50 years

Welcome to The Next Newsroom Project

This new era of journalism is creating many versions of the "Next Newsroom." But there are five principles we believe all newsrooms should embrace:

1. Place community at the center
2. Make innovation a priority
3. Publish to all platforms
4. Collaborate with others
5. Promote transparency

The next question for each of these principals is: How? Our mission is to help figure that out. Please share your ideas, lessons and knowledge with us here.

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What Can Virtual Goods Teach Us About Paying for News?

My latest post is over at Idea Lab: What Can Virtual Goods Teach Us About Paying for News? If you have moment, please join the conversation over there. Here's a quick excerpt: Why will people spend $1 to send you a virtual beer on Facebook, but n…

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Environmental Impact of Media

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Journalism That Matters: Rei-imagining News and Community in the Pacific Northwest

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My remarks to the Knight Commission on Community Information

Created by Chris O'Brien Sep 12, 2008 at 7:33pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Sep. 13, 2008.

Live Blog from the Knight Commission on Community Information

Created by Chris O'Brien Sep 9, 2008 at 12:00am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Sep. 9, 2008.

How can we harness the power of crowds?

Created by Chris O'Brien May 5, 2008 at 9:49pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien May. 6, 2008.

What are the business models?

Created by Chris O'Brien May 5, 2008 at 9:47pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien May. 6, 2008.

What are the physical spaces needed?

Created by Chris O'Brien May 1, 2008 at 10:27am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien May. 1, 2008.

"How can the newsroom management structure be reinvented? Part 2

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 28, 2008 at 1:50pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 28, 2008.

How can student media create the capacity for their staffs to experiment?

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 28, 2008 at 1:42pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Sep. 11, 2008.

How can we use social media in the newsroom?

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 28, 2008 at 1:38pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 28, 2008.

How can we harness the power of crowds in the newsroom?

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 16, 2008 at 12:42am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 16, 2008.

New business models for the Next Newsroom

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 16, 2008 at 12:41am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 16, 2008.

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What Can Virtual Goods Teach Us About Paying for News?

My latest post is over at Idea Lab: What Can Virtual Goods Teach Us About Paying for News?

Please share your thoughts over there. Here's a quick excerpt:

Why will people spend $1 to send you a virtual beer on Facebook, but not to read a news story online?

On the surface, it defies logic. I think most people would agree that whatever economic value news and i… Continue

Posted by Chris O'Brien on February 9, 2010 at 12:00pm

MediaShift presents 5Across: Environmental Impact of Media

The full video can be found here. This description comes via Mark Glaser of MediaShift, who writes:

Just a note to let you know that my latest in-depth post just went up on PBS MediaShift, this time a new episode of 5Across, a video roundtable discussion about the environmental impact of media such as books, newspapers, computers and

… Continue

Posted by Chris O'Brien on January 24, 2010 at 10:00pm

Journalism That Matters: Rei-imagining News and Community in the Pacific Northwest

Free Videos by Ustream.TV Continue

Posted by Chris O'Brien on January 8, 2010 at 10:58am

California Watch Launches New Site

The California news ecology gets a welcome addition today with the launch of the new California Watch web site. Check it out at: http://californiawatch.org/. CW is a project by the Center for Investigative Reporting: http://www.centerforinvestigativereporting.org/

Posted by Chris O'Brien on January 4, 2010 at 3:02pm

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ONA Takeaways 13 Replies

What were your big takeaways from ONA? Most interesting talks? Links to services? Please share any lessons or ideas you had here. If you blogged about your experience, please add a link here.

Tagged: ONA09

Started by Chris O'Brien in The Next Newsroom Project. Last reply by Chris O'Brien Oct. 6, 2009.

ONA 09 8 Replies

Anybody planning on going?

Started by Henry Peirse in The Next Newsroom Project. Last reply by Jennifer Peebles Sep. 10, 2009.

How To Save The Newspaper 11 Replies

A few weeks ago I started a series on How To Save The Newspaper. Media and PR experts weighed in as well as those in the industry. I would like to know what suggestions you might have to save the pri…

Started by Brandon Mendelson in The Next Newsroom Project. Last reply by Arinaitwe Rugyendo Jul. 10, 2009.