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Eight to participate in New Pamphleteers via Skype
For various reasons, some valued JTM alumni and new participants can't join us in Minneapolis, but they hope to take part via a Skype audio-video connection which we'll set up in one breakout room on Thursday. To check out the schedule and participants, follow developments on this page:
http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Jtm-mn-skype
Among participants via Skype -- Internet law expert Jonathan Hart, from Washington, D.C.; VillageSoup.com founder Richard Anderson from Camden, Maine; Cynthia Closkey, of ButlerToday.com in Butler, Pa.; Russell Okamoto from PublicPress.org, outside Portland, Ore.; Geoff Dougherty at ChiTownDailyNews.org in Chicago; Christine Stuart of CTNewsJunkie in Hartford, Conn.; David Cohn of spot.us in San Francisco; Andrew Donohue of VoiceofSanDiego.com and asdf asdf.
SESSION SCHEDULE (all times CDT)
- 8:15 a.m.-8:45 a.m. -- Richard Anderson, VillageSoupCommon OS
- 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. -- David Cohn and spot.us initiative
- 11:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m. -- Russell Okamoto, "Celly" Citi-J platform
- 11:30 a.m.-12:01 p.m. -- Cynthia Closkey -- Pittsburgh blogger net
- 12:01 p.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Jon Hart, Internet law (w/Jane Kirtley)
OUR LUNCH BREAK IN MINNEAPOLIS
- 01:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m. -- Geoff Dougherty -- engaging citizen journalists
- 01:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m. -- Christine Stuart -- Building state news network
- 02:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. -- Andrew Donahue -- Non-profit business success
Cynthia Closkey, ButlerToday.com, Butler, Pa. (near Pittsburgh)
Cynthia Closkey owns ButlerToday.com.
Topics:
Community sites/ hyperlocal news sites
Business models
Content management options
Examples and links: http://www.pghbloggers.org http://www.butlertoday.com http://www.butlertoday.com
Geoff Dougherty, founder, ChiTownDailyNews.org
What Geoff want's to learn:
- How have other organizations found success with ad sales, sponsorships and/or reader donations.
What Geoff wants to teach:
- How to recruiting citizen journalists.
Geoff Dougherty, Editor Chi-Town Daily News 773.362.5002, ext. 10 geoff@chitowndailynews.org 5412 N. Clark, Suite 218, Chicago, IL 60640
David Cohn, founder, Spot.us
What David want's to learn: The issues and concerns of placebloggers - specifically the ambitions.
What David wants to teach:
- How to raise money online using Spot.us for investigative journalism.
David Cohn, Editor Spot Us www.spot.us Skype: dcohn1 phone: (310) 365-3600
