About
Where do you get your news?
InOtherNews is a compilation of online, independent journalistic start-ups in the wake of legacy media layoffs and industry changes.
E-mail me links to new news endeavors at jessdrkn@gmail.com. The loose criteria are that the sites serve as a “replacement” or supplemental news source in areas where the local newspaper or broadcast companies are dropping coverage. The scope can be local, state or national and be niche or broad-focussed — it just needs to be a journalistic endeavor with a newsgathering mission and not part of a corporate media site.
About me: Former newspaper reporter. Wannabe oral historian.
I am a freelance researcher and media consultant, and former community manager for Block by Block, a network of independent online community news publishers supported by The Patterson Foundation’s New Media Journalism Initiative. Jessica monitors the independent news space and researches its infrastructure for sustainability.
As a 2010 New America Foundation Knight Media Policy fellow, I studied the Scranton, Penn., and Seattle, Wash., news ecosystems based on objectives advanced by the Knight Commission on Information Needs of a Democracy. I am a former print reporter and in 2009 started InOtherNews.us, a blog tracking independent news start-ups. I am on the board of directors for non-commercial community radio station WFTE-FM in Scranton and served a two-year term, from 2009-2011, on the board of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.
Jessica Durkin
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amy Duncan said
This is a great idea – thanks for doing all of this work!
My Green Lake covers the Green Lake neighborhood of Seattle, WA. We are the only independently-run site doing so.
Thanks very much – happy new year!
jessdrkn said
Hi — thank you for recommending your site to add to InOtherNews. I’m always looking for new ones.
Will you be at the Journalism That Matters event Jan. 7-11? It’s all about community journalism in the Pacific Northwest. I’m going.
Jessica
Eva Guerrero said
Hi Jess
Congratulations on InOtherNews. As good local information becomes harder to come by, this is a great way for people to stay connected.
OnADifferentMatter, Since many laid off journalists may be without health care, one of your ION contacts might research the possibility of creating a group health insurance for your members in need.
Happy New Year and much success on your website
Eva Guerrero