Josh StearnsDec 29, 20155 min read
What I Wrote in 2015: Journalism, Community, Innovation, Education, Nature and Parenting
A big thank you to my regular collaborator Molly de Aguiar, who co-authored and helped shape a number of the pieces I wrote in 2015.
1) Building Journalism With Community
Building Journalism With Community, Not For It
How we can strengthen journalism by designing it with our communities.medium.com
How we can strengthen journalism by designing it with our communities.medium.com
Building Journalism With Community Starts With Building Trust
Part One in a series of profiles of people who are building journalism with community, not just for it.medium.com
Part One in a series of profiles of people who are building journalism with community, not just for it.medium.com
Newsgathering as Coalition Building
Deepening Community Engagement Before, During and After the Reporting Process.medium.com
Deepening Community Engagement Before, During and After the Reporting Process.medium.com
2) Transparency and Community Engagement
Journalists Have Superpowers and Communities are the Source
We get our superpowers from the public, and its time we started to share.medium.com
We get our superpowers from the public, and its time we started to share.medium.com
Don’t Hide From Your Community: Embrace Transparency as a Tool to Deepen Engagement
Why newsrooms need to show their work.medium.com
Why newsrooms need to show their work.medium.com
Designing Journalism for Discovery and Engagement
Why we need to open up journalism to rebuild trust with communities.medium.com
Why we need to open up journalism to rebuild trust with communities.medium.com
3) New Revenue Models for News
New Revenue for News: 52 Ideas to Support Local Journalism
And how to choose which ones are right for you.medium.com
And how to choose which ones are right for you.medium.com
16 Ideas for Creative Revenue and Community Engagement in Journalism
Key findings from four major reports that address the intersection of local journalism, revenue sustainability and…medium.com
Key findings from four major reports that address the intersection of local journalism, revenue sustainability and…medium.com
Rethinking Membership Models for Journalism with Melody Kramer
As more and more media companies experiment with membership programs what can we learn from looking outside journalism?medium.com
As more and more media companies experiment with membership programs what can we learn from looking outside journalism?medium.com
4) The State of Local News
Investigative local reporting has a future--but it won't look like the past
Over the course of the last two weeks, New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan has gone in search of local…www.cjr.org
Over the course of the last two weeks, New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan has gone in search of local…www.cjr.org
The future of journalism will not look like its past - and that is a good thing
To understand where journalism is heading, think ecosystems. Once a concept that referred to complex communities of…www.theguardian.com
To understand where journalism is heading, think ecosystems. Once a concept that referred to complex communities of…www.theguardian.com
5) Crowdfunding Tips and Case Studies
New Guides for Helping You Crowdfund Journalism
One of our partner sites, New Brunswick Today, recently completed a successful crowdfunding campaign. I talked with the…medium.com
One of our partner sites, New Brunswick Today, recently completed a successful crowdfunding campaign. I talked with the…medium.com
What Works For Crowdfunding Local News
How one local newsroom used crowdfunding to connect with their community and expand their reach.medium.com
How one local newsroom used crowdfunding to connect with their community and expand their reach.medium.com
A New Crowdfunding Campaign Connects Community, Small Businesses and Solutions Journalism
Here is what makes it work.medium.com
Here is what makes it work.medium.com
6) Newsroom Collaboration and Partnerships
All Together Now: Best Practices in Journalism Collaboration
12 Lessons For Managing Successful Newsroom Partnershipsmedium.com
12 Lessons For Managing Successful Newsroom Partnershipsmedium.com
In Curiosity We Trust: Journalism Collaboration Puts People’s Questions First
Good journalism starts with good questions.medium.com
Good journalism starts with good questions.medium.com
Rebuilding the Infrastructure for Independent Media
Creating new hubs of resources and support for more networked community media.medium.com
Creating new hubs of resources and support for more networked community media.medium.com
Can Old School Low-Power Radio Help Digital Newsrooms Thrive?
From youth media to community engagement, why radio remains relevant today.medium.com
From youth media to community engagement, why radio remains relevant today.medium.com
7) Responding to New Research
Closing the Gaps in Local News
New Pew Research Finds Gulf Between People People’s Hunger for Local News and their Satisfaction with Local Media.medium.com
New Pew Research Finds Gulf Between People People’s Hunger for Local News and their Satisfaction with Local Media.medium.com
Media, Millennials and Making News That Matters
Comparing the findings of two youth media studies a decade apart and what they tell us about reporting with and for our…medium.com
Comparing the findings of two youth media studies a decade apart and what they tell us about reporting with and for our…medium.com
Democratic Participation and Unequal Access to News and Information
New study maps citizen’s access to local journalism and civic information.medium.com
New study maps citizen’s access to local journalism and civic information.medium.com
Beyond the Numbers: Media Diversity and Local News
We cannot just invest in creating more digital newsrooms, we have to embrace and celebrate the work of creating more…medium.com
We cannot just invest in creating more digital newsrooms, we have to embrace and celebrate the work of creating more…medium.com
8) The Role of Journalism Schools
How We Are Working with Universities to Strengthen Local Journalism
By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearnsmedium.com
By Molly de Aguiar and Josh Stearnsmedium.com
Universities as Engines of Innovation in Journalism and Democracy
Notes and slides from a talk I gave at UMass Amherst, sponsored by the Journalism and Communication departments.medium.com
Notes and slides from a talk I gave at UMass Amherst, sponsored by the Journalism and Communication departments.medium.com
Rethink Journalism School to Help Recreate Local News
By Josh Stearns, Gerldine R. Dodge Foundation and John Clark, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillmedium.com
By Josh Stearns, Gerldine R. Dodge Foundation and John Clark, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hillmedium.com
9) Verification and Eyewitness Media
Why newsrooms should train their communities in verification, news literacy, and eyewitness media.
Verification Should Be a Partnership With Your Communitymedium.com
Verification Should Be a Partnership With Your Communitymedium.com
So You Want To Create an App for Eyewitness Media?
7 Pieces of Advice For Building Verification Tools for Newsrooms and Communities.medium.com
7 Pieces of Advice For Building Verification Tools for Newsrooms and Communities.medium.com
How Journalism Schools Can Train a New Generation of Fierce Fact Checkers
Why we have to teach verification and eye-witness media from day one.medium.com
Why we have to teach verification and eye-witness media from day one.medium.com
Five Tips for Spotting Hoax Twitter Accounts During Breaking News
San Bernardino’s fake eyewitness highlights the need to vet Twitter sources.medium.com
San Bernardino’s fake eyewitness highlights the need to vet Twitter sources.medium.com
10) The Intersection Between Civic Tech and Journalism
Mapping the Intersection of Journalism and Civic Technology
When we put community at the center of our work we discover new connections between journalism and civic technology.medium.com
When we put community at the center of our work we discover new connections between journalism and civic technology.medium.com
What Could You Do With An Actual Crowd.
A List of 32 Creative Crowd-Driven Journalism and Civic Projectsmedium.com
A List of 32 Creative Crowd-Driven Journalism and Civic Projectsmedium.com
What Are the Democratic Requirements of Journalism?
A series of recent reports have raised an interesting set of questions for those of us who care about the civic impact…medium.com
A series of recent reports have raised an interesting set of questions for those of us who care about the civic impact…medium.com
11) Case Studies of Newsrooms
How a One Person Newsroom Built a 200,000 Person Verification Network
In Social Journalism Verification is a Community Servicemedium.com
In Social Journalism Verification is a Community Servicemedium.com
Four Lessons in Local News Innovation from Brick City Live
How one local journalist is rewriting the story of her city and rethinking the role of local news.medium.com
How one local journalist is rewriting the story of her city and rethinking the role of local news.medium.com
12) Being Better Listeners
A Crash Course in Listening for Journalists
9 Great Articles to Foster Deeper Listening and Community Engagementmedium.com
9 Great Articles to Foster Deeper Listening and Community Engagementmedium.com
How To Attend a Journalism Conference Without Ever Leaving Your House
21 Tools and Lessons for Local News from ONA and LIONmedium.com
21 Tools and Lessons for Local News from ONA and LIONmedium.com
What improv could teach newsrooms
The critical success of Spotlight, the new film about the Boston Globe's investigation into the Catholic sex abuse…www.cjr.org
The critical success of Spotlight, the new film about the Boston Globe's investigation into the Catholic sex abuse…www.cjr.org
13) Essays on Nature and Culture
I Want My Kids To Take Risks, Even Though It Scares Me
A few weeks ago, my older son's elementary school took part in National Walk and Bike to School Day, which meant…www.buzzfeed.com
A few weeks ago, my older son's elementary school took part in National Walk and Bike to School Day, which meant…www.buzzfeed.com
Memories of the Animas River Before it Ran Yellow
Yes, we mourn for people, but sometimes we also mourn for places.medium.com
Yes, we mourn for people, but sometimes we also mourn for places.medium.com
