Category Archives: news future

INVITATION: Learn how communities can get — and create — information we need to be self governing — May 18-21, Portland, Ore.

Posted on March 25, 2017 by wpdensmore

TO FRIENDS PASSIONATE ABOUT JOURNALISM AND COMMUNITY Consider joining us May 18-21 in Portland, Ore., for “Elevate Engagement,” a gathering to explore new ways for the public to get — and create — the information we need to be self … Continue reading →

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Testing theories about Trump, religion, faith, immigration and politics at Harvard Divinity School symposium

Posted on December 13, 2016 by wpdensmore

By Bill Densmore  / PRINTABLE VERSION Here are my file notes from attending a “Symposium on Religious Literacy and Journalism,” on Dec. 8-9, 2016 at the Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Mass. The Religious Literacy Project http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2016/12/religious-lit-symposium/ SCHEDULE SPEAKERS/LEADERS — … Continue reading →

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Does local newspaper ownership matter? These experts found more than 30 of nation’s 50 “most successful” newspapers were locally owned

Posted on March 26, 2014 by wpdensmore

Three years ago,  a former news manager and news-management consultant — a married couple just retired from teaching journalism in Oregon — set out on a 50-state journey to spotlight some of the most successful U.S. daily newspapers.  They stopped and … Continue reading →

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John Paton on paywalls, strategy, Patch, outsourcing and keeping local journalism vibrant

Posted on September 12, 2011 by wpdensmore

EXCERPTED TRANSCRIPT (exact quotes only were indicated by quote marks) of MediaNews Group Inc.-published audio of Journal Register Co. CEO John Paton speaking Sept. 7, 2011 to MediaNews Group at the Denver Post Listen to Journal Register Corp. CEO John … Continue reading →

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AUDIO (mp3 format): JRC’s John Paton at MediaNews Denver

Posted on September 10, 2011 by wpdensmore

Listen to Journal Register Corp. CEO John Paton address and answer questions from employees of the Denver Post and MediaNews Group on Sept. 7, 2011 in Denver in this 36-minute MP3 podcast:   CLICK TO DOWNLOAD/PLAY The original audio was posted as … Continue reading →

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