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How can we harness the power of crowds?

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What are the business models?

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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.

"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.

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.

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.

New business models for the Next Newsroom

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How do we restructure newsroom management?

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 16, 2008 at 12:13am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr 16.

How do we change from the "old" to the "new"?

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Survey of Online Duties and Skills

I've just come back from the field on a survey of people who work online at newspapers in North Carolina. The structures of who newsrooms -- who works with whom, who does what, etc. -- will be important for the next newsroom. I've started blogging some of my analysis at www.futureofnews.net.

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The Next Newsroom in Second Life

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In April 2006, I was sitting in a Durham,

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CopyCamp: Community Unconference in the Newsroom

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The Next Newsroom in Second life

In April 2006, I was sitting in a Durham, N.C., sports bar with Gary Kebbel, who runs the Knight Foundation's News Challenge grant program. Gary was officially letting me know I would be getting a grant for The Next Newsroom Project. Our plan was to research and design the ideal newsroom for The Chronicle, the independent student newspaper at Duke University, which was considering building a new facility on campus. I was so giddy that something he said at the time flew right by me: "As part

Shaping the NextNewsroom

Newspaper newsrooms look a bit different these days. With the rise of the Internet and fall of print classified ads, newspapers are working to maintain their relevancy to readers and advertisers. Most, however, have yet to figure out exactly how to do that. To aid in the search for the newsroom of the future, meet NextNewsroom. The network was created to help The Chronicle, Duke University’s student newspaper, rethink its newsroom. However, the ideas being debated affect newsrooms across the

Social Networks & Social Research

How are social networks and social network sites being used by researchers? Guest lecture in Hanson’s COM529 class. [Two addenda!] Not in the slides — but don’t forget email lists and blog posts/comments! Screen capture of Twhirl. Links from the presentation (and a couple that I may have forgotten!) CrowdStatus Gridjit GroupTweet LinkedIn Blog Online Journalism Blog PicoBuzz PollDaddy Quotably.com Snitter Summize.com/about TweetBurner TweetClouds TweetScan Twhirl Twitter.Alltop.com Twi

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How will the newsroom of tomorrow function?

If you didn't get to attend The Next Newsroom conference, April 3-4 in Durham, N.C., check out the project's Web site for blog posts, photos, reflections and ideas. The Next Newsroom Project is an effort to design the ideal newsroom for The Chronicle, the student newspaper at Duke University. Alumni, students and news professionals have come together to help plan the project, which is being

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