Journalism Hope Blog

Citizen Journalism Christmas Miracles

kpaul.mallasch — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 19:47:20 -0800

Wow. Hey, J-Hope crew. Haven't been around a lot. I know, I know, no way to run a D-List journo blog, huh?

Elwood Indiana Citizens Step Forward

kpaul.mallasch — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:57:29 -0700

I've been super busy of late, but I wanted to mention the success my friend Al Jordan is having over at ElwoodIndiana.org. He recently asked for help and had a couple trustworthy and hardworking citizens step forward to moderate anonymous comments. His site's really taken off since earlier this year.

David Vs. Goliath: a Case Study

kpaul.mallasch — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:54:56 -0700

Wow. What a day. I went out a little before noon to cover the 10th annuel Character Counts celebration in downtown, Anderson. About three or four hours after returning from the event (with photos, video and information...) here's look at The Herald Bulletin's homepage and the Anderson Free Press homepage. Keep in mind that I'm one person and they have a lot of resources at their disposal.

AFP Print 1.3 Let Loose

kpaul.mallasch — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:11:45 -0700

Well, another issue is out. At least some of the copies. Around 17,000 will be mailed October 8th. The rest I'll be handing out around town and at events. There's a thread at AFP - where we actually have quite an active close-knit community.

Citizen Publisher Turns off Anonymous Comments

kpaul.mallasch — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:38:10 -0700

Al Jordan, who runs ElwoodIndiana.org, recently decided to turn off anonymous comments on his site. He approved each and every one before it went on the site. A few months ago, participation *really* took off on the site.

Citizens Coming Together

kpaul.mallasch — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:29:23 -0700

There's a thread at AFP I think I should highlight. Someone points out that a repaired railroad crossing wasn't done very well. Others step up and offer who to contact. Then someone does the research to find out the number of the crossing. At least one person has reported it to the railroad company so far.

Dan Rather on the Media

kpaul.mallasch — Mon, 8 Sep 2008 23:35:42 -0700

Video Interviews Continue - on the roof of City Hall

kpaul.mallasch — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 20:50:06 -0700

I interviewed Anderson Mayor Kris Ockomon again yesterday. Went really well. Questions came from readers of the website. Still haven't merged it with print, but think I will with this one. In the beginning I was able to present a gift from a reader in Oklahoma. It was a B&W photo of Chief Anderson. Gentleman who sent it called and thanked me. Felt good. B-Roll:

Lou Grant: Takeover

kpaul.mallasch — Tue, 2 Sep 2008 01:38:27 -0700

I have to admit that I only just recently discovered this show. Thanks to the magic of Hulu.com I've been watching it. Pretty cool stuff. I wonder when the next newspaper/website/news television show will come out.

Watching the Watchers

kpaul.mallasch — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:36:36 -0700

Here's a cool story for you. The local newspaper was ordered by a local judge recently to give up the name of one of their anonymous posters or at least the name of the company the plaintiff needs to go after for the information. The forums for the CNHI run newspaper are handled by a third party - Groupee's HeyMartha forums.