NCMR 2011 - Creating and Sustaining Citizen Journalism

This session focuses on how to start a citizen journalism program. It covers how to find funding; develop relationships with citizen journalists; build web news content, community news bureaus and media tools; and create sustainable projects.

The panel was held at the National Conference for Media Reform in Boston on April 8. Panelists: Jason Barnett (The UpTake), Nicole Belanger (Cambridge Community Television), Kwan Booth (Oakland Local), Laurie Cirivello (Grand Rapids Community Media), Carlos Pareja (People's Production House). Colin Rhinesmith (University of Illinois) served as moderator.

Thanks to Gary Rivest of Northampton Community Television for the footage.

To see more of the conference, go to www.conference.freepress.net. To learn more about media issues, go to www.freepress.net.

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Nonprofits & Activism

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