Category Archives: Re-inventing Journalism

Crime News From Inside Seattle PD

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Patrick Fancher

Crime in the Emerald City may not pay, but it is forging a career for local reporter/blogger Jonah Spangenthal-Lee. The lifelong Seattle resident found his niche in journalism almost by accident, while writing for the alt-weekly paper The Stranger as … Continue reading →

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My Edmonds News lauded in Knight Digital Media Center

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Mike Fancher

Entrepreneurial journalists in the Pacific Northwest continue to draw attention for their innovative ideas.  The News Leadership 3.0 blog at the Knight Digital Media Center features the work of Teresa Wippel in creating and sustaining MyEdmondsNews.com. In addition to advertising, … Continue reading →

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Building a News Oasis to end hunger in Puget Sound

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Jacob Caggiano

By now, most people know about the epidemic of hunger. Here in the US, 1 out of 5 kids are going to bed without a solid meal — meaning every student you know is sitting next to someone in class … Continue reading →

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Mapping Our Voices for Equality

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Mike Fancher

Matt Rosenberg of the Public Data Ferret blogs about another example of emerging media in Greater Seattle. MOVE — Mapping Our Voices for Equality — is a government-funded effort to enable people to tell their stories about healthy living. It … Continue reading →

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Seattle fashion bloggers looking sharp in Pacific Northwest Magazine

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Mike Fancher

The Seattle Journalism Commons includes a list of noteworthy local blogs and news sites that are redefining news and information in the Greater Seattle area. Pacific Northwest Magazine highlights a category not yet on the list — fashion bloggers. The … Continue reading →

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New local partners for Seattle Times

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Mike Fancher

The Seattle Times announced it has added three websites to its News Partner Network. They are Inside Bainbridge, My Everett News and Seattle’s Child. All together, The Times now has forty partners in three categories: local news sites, including many … Continue reading →

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Building alliances for investigative journalism

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Mike Fancher

Sandy Rowe, former editor of The Oregonian, makes the case for collaboration in local investigative reporting in a new discussion paper for the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy. She writes: Growing evidence suggests that collaborations … Continue reading →

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Ben Huh aims his harpoon at big breaking news

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Mike Fancher

Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh is advancing some ideas he broached in a recent appearance in Seattle. In a new blog post, Huh addresses the question, “Why are  we still consuming news like it’s 1899?” Huh’s overall assessment is blunt: … Continue reading →

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