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What are the new roles for journalism -- and journalists?
A CONVENING AT THE POYNTER INSTITUTE:
Journalism That Matters --
Adapting Journalism to the New News Ecology
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What are the new spheres where jouranalists may find purpose and democracy additional inspiration? Where, now, does the news industry end, and begin? As some newsrooms shrink and morph, what -- and where -- are the new roles for journalists -- and journalism -- in a broader civic sphere? Here are some of the industries who's practitioners may want to come to the Poynter Institute to learn about the skills and motivation of jouranalists:
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Spheres within the new news ecology?
- Chambers of commerce and advertising and better-business councils
- Major retailers and service organizations
- Sports organizations (major teams are somewhat symbiotic with metro news)
- Law firms
- Community groups
- Churches and religious groups
- Fraternal organizations
- Help lines and other social-service organizations
- Libraries
- Mass transit organizations
- Ethnic and other special-interest organizations
- Neighborhood associations, councils, academies
- Police and law-enforcement groups
- Political and lobbying groups
- Schools, colleges and universities
- Senior services
- Web sites seeking to outreach to their users
- Youth organizations
- Public-policy watchdogs groups