Helping smaller newsrooms meet photo and video needs

 From Reynolds Fellow Aaron Eaton:

Over the next month, I would love to speak with as many smaller local newsrooms as possible to gain more insight into how to build a platform that can serve their needs in regards to:

• Locating local  independent visual journalists for assignments.
• Creating a streamlined process to pay for and acquire photo and video content from local journalists.
• Building a community of smaller newsrooms to strengthen local journalism.

 https://rjionline.org/news/understanding-the-photography-and-video-needs-of-smaller-newsrooms/

Convergent Community Journalism in North Dallas

Community journalism may be as important in the suburbs as it is in rural communities. Though suburbs may have major television stations in the area, individual 'burbs are not likely to be getting a lot of attention from them. That's why the Star Community Papers, publisher of 13 community papers in the North Dallas, Texas, area are now producing daily webcasts through to accompany their weekly publication schedule. Check out the example from the Carrollton Leader.