Mobile Strategies for Community Publishers

May 18, 2012 - May 19, 2012
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California
In partnership with The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism

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About the Seminar

The Knight Digital Media Center and The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism hosted a two-day workshop in New York for 24 members of independent ethnic and community media. The specially designed mobile training session covered topics such as why mobile matters to community media, how community media can make money from mobile, and how to jumpstart a mobile strategy with social media.

The workshop was by invitation only.

Block by Block News Entrepreneur Super Camp

October 01, 2011 - October 4, 2011
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California
In partnership with Patterson Foundation

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About the Seminar

The Knight Digital Media Center in partnership with the Patterson Foundation hosted a three-and-a-half-day boot camp Oct. 1-4 in Chicago for experienced independent community news site founders and publishers who have demonstrated the ability to consistently provide vital local news content while engaging community and developing revenue streams.

Super Camp was designed to help those publishers refine best practices, grow revenue and significantly advance the sustainability of their sites.  Session topics included business plan development, building organizational capacity, metrics for growth, revenue retention and small group workshops.  Speakers were business experts who have experience building successful revenue programs at the local level.

The boot camp was by invitation only.

Knight Community Info Challenge Boot Camp 2011

September 13, 2011 - September 16, 2011
Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, University of Southern California
In partnership with John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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About the Seminar

The Knight Digital Media Center sponsored a four-day boot camp Sept. 13-16 in Los Angeles for fellows from organizations that won the Knight Community Information Challenge and will receive Knight Foundation funding to start or expand community news or information projects.  The boot camp was intended to jump start their efforts with experts speaking on topics that include social media, Web metrics, project planning, and Web site development and evaluation. The boot camp was by invitation.