What I saw at the Hyperlocal Revolution. "No story too small." David W. Barton shares his take as the ex-Sacramento Press editor-in-chief; an honest assessment of the real challenges and promise of new media / citizen news sites.

<a href="http://www.cjr.org/the_news_frontier/what_i_saw_at_the_hyperlocal_revolution.php#comments" target="_blank">What I saw at the Hyperlocal Revolution</a>
"No story too small." David W. Barton shares his take as the ex-Sacramento Press editor-in-chief; an honest assessment of the real challenges and promise of new media / citizen news sites.

<a href="http://welocally.com/?page_id=631" target="_blank">Hyperlocal Publishing Business Model Canvas</a>
Using nine basic building blocks, We Locally launches a new tool for hyperlocals to “grow revenues, fight off the corporate competitors, and get to a point of sustainable independence.”

<a href="http://pressthink.org/2011/12/the-citizens-agenda-a-plan-to-make-election-coverage-more-useful-to-people/" target="_blank">The Citizens Agenda: A Plan to Make Election Coverage More Useful to People</a>
Crafting a “new master narrative” for Election 2012, and looking for collaborators. Brought to you by Jay Rosen, The Guardian US, and NYU’s Studio 20.

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/11/are-all-bloggers-journalists" target="_blank">Are All Bloggers Journalists?</a>
Four takes on the blogger v. journalist debate that the Crystal Cox case sparked anew.

<a href="http://www.floridavoices.com/" target="_blank">Florida Voices</a>
A “one stop guide” to op-eds, commentary and conversation – in this case, all about Florida. Would such a new media venture work in your state?

<a href="http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/12/the-newsonomics-of-the-magic-formula-for-2012/" target="_blank">The Newsonomics of the Magic Formula for 2012</a>
2011 delivers a 22% third quarter increase in US digital ad revenue. 2012 expects 63 million smart TVs to ship. Ken Doctor deconstructs and adds up numbers to help publishers see the future.

<a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamthierer/2011/12/04/thinking-about-the-future-of-informed-communities-and-journalism" target="_blank">Thinking About the Future of Informed Communities and Journalism</a>
Forbes contributor Adam Thierer gathers leading reports and asks the burning question: Do citizens have access to the “right sort of information" — especially about their local communities?

<a href="http://www.knightdigitalmediacenter.org/leadership_blog/comments/20111130_new_report_new_practices_shape_transformative_news_leadership_in_t/" target="_blank">KDMC report: New practices shape transformative news leadership in the digital age</a>
Michele McLellan distills dozens of conversations, surfacing transformative leadership practices like focus, adapt, be a catalyst, own the numbers, make time for the future and get out of the way!