A sampling of other Birmingham publishers
http://urbanham.com/index.php/about/
Established in 1999 by Russell McClinton, Urbanham.com is a co-collaborator and friend of The Terminal, another independent local publisher serving the city.
|
The Birmingham News
http://www.bhamnews.com/ourstory/
As a 124 year old force of publishing, The Birmingham News knows a thing or two about staying power.
|
The Birmingham Times: Local news
http://www.birminghamtimesonline.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=58
Online and published once weekly, The Birmingham Times established in 1964 touts itself as "the southeast's largest black weekly."
|
Black and White
http://www.bwcitypaper.com/Site.Aboutus.html?-token.menuseclooptracking=10&-token.menuitemlooptracking=1001
“More than 50,000 readers regularly use Black & White to find out what's happening in Birmingham and the surrounding metro area.”
|
Birmingham Weekly
http://bhamweekly.com/birmingham/index.php
Birmingham’s “alt-weekly.” Topics touted include: city news, entertainment and points of view.
|
435 Digital, a consulting division of the Tribune Company, inspires Natta's work
http://435digital.com/services/
435 Digital offers services in web design, social media and SEO for business as well as offers professional courses and training services for public or private groups.
|
Deeper reporting on the digitalization of local news
http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2011/8/8/future-news-four-different-sources-weigh/
Knight’s blog serves up a top notch collection of four reports released over the summer of 2011.
|
Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World
http://knightfoundation.org/publications/re-imagining-journalism-local-news-networked-world
One of the reports Knight mentions is Mike Fancher’s recent policy paper that outlines five critical ingredients essential to support local journalism.
|
Less of the Same: The Lack of Local News on the Internet
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0615/DOC-307524A1.pdf
George WA U's Matt Hindman research reveals a growing local news gap on the Internet.
|
State of the Fourth Estate: Economist Future of News Series
http://stateofthefourthestate.com/2011/07/08/economist-future-of-news-series/
The Economist presents a rich bundle of perspective on the business of news past, future and present.
|
The Media Consortium: From Prediction to Practice
http://www.themediaconsortium.org/2010-report/
A very smart, comprehensive overview of lessons learned from 2010 for journalism producers to apply to their work in 2011.