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    Articles tagged Paul Bass (14)

    Shan WangFebruary 14, 2017
    No mugshot exploitation here: The New Haven Independent aims to respect the reputations of those arrested in the community it covers
    The news site has an unusual policy on crime reporting: No names or mugshots of those arrested unless they’re public figures, the arrest is judged to be a public emergency, or its reporters are able to interview the accused directly.
    Dan KennedyAugust 4, 2015
    In New Haven, a low-power FM experiment seeks local conversation — and financial sustainability
    WNHH, debuting next week, aims to extend the community journalism of the New Haven Independent to the airwaves — and to reflect the city it’s in.
    Dan KennedyAugust 5, 2014
    With staffers leaving and the local daily shrinking, the New Haven Independent prepares to reboot
    It’s been one of the notable successes in nonprofit online community journalism. Now the Independent is dealing with an issue common to small outlets: staff turnover.
    Dan KennedyDecember 3, 2013
    The New Haven Independent seeks to expand its hyperlocal mission to low-power radio
    Why be limited to one medium? Taking to the terrestrial airwaves would bring a new audience to the Independent’s journalism.
    Dan KennedyJuly 8, 2013
    Charting a locally owned, for-profit future for community news
    Nonprofits are great, but a replicable, sustainable model for making money in local news online is the holy grail. In upstate New York, The Batavian is showing the way.
    Dan KennedyJune 5, 2013
    A murder, a media frenzy, and the rise of a new form of local news
    In this excerpt from The Wired City, Dan Kennedy examines how the New Haven Independent — one of the brightest stars of local online journalism — proved both its mettle and its distinctive take on the news when covering a major crime.
    Dan KennedyFebruary 20, 2012
    The New Haven Independent reboots its comments engine
    The new approach: “We will be posting comments that help to illuminate the story; that provide history and context and perspective that will guide New Haven Independent readers to a more thorough understanding of what is going on.”
    Dan KennedyFebruary 15, 2012
    In New Haven, a crisis of confidence over user comments
    Dan Kennedy, who’s writing a book about the New Haven Independent, hopes it will reverse its decision to suspend user comments.
    December 15, 2010
    In-car app stores, success for Xinhua, and more social media: Predictions for journalism in 2011
    August 20, 2010
    Seeking Sustainability, Part 4: Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith on the many tensions of technology
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