The Next Newsroom Project - Building the ideal newsroom for the next 50 years

Building the ideal newsroom for the next 50 years

Welcome to The Next Newsroom Project

This new era of journalism is creating many versions of the "Next Newsroom." But there are five principles we believe all newsrooms should embrace:

1. Place community at the center
2. Make innovation a priority
3. Publish to all platforms
4. Collaborate with others
5. Promote transparency

The next question for each of these principals is: How? Our mission is to help figure that out. Please share your ideas, lessons and knowledge with us here.

Latest Activity

Kare Anderson, ClayE, Jim Santori and 3 more joined The Next Newsroom Projecton Saturday

2 members updated their profile photoson Saturday

Cynthia McCune and Mary Dawson are now friendson Saturday

ClayE commented on Chris O'Brien's blog post 'Ready For The Multi-Touch News Wall In Your Newsroom?'on Friday

The TOUCHWALL might be good innovation in newsroom. So I think it will work here. Since it will track new updates and information then it will be a great help to the community. Anyway, you might hear the news about MJ’s death right? Every room kno...

Joey Baker added a blog poston Friday

The Vancouver Project

A good friend of mine, Andrew Burton, and I have been talking for a couple of months about the rise of DSLRs with video capability and what it the implications for sports photographers. Andrew had the foresight to see that this new technology wo...

Beatrice Motamedi is now friends with Chris O'Brien and Ellen Austinon Thursday

Arinaitwe Rugyendo left a comment for Jennifer Helenon Thursday

Christian Oliver updated their profileon Thursday

Chris O'Brien added a blog poston Wednesday

Check Out New Videos from MIT Conference

I'm still way behind getting my notes together from the MIT conference last month. But in the meantime, I've added two videos from the event that were posted by the Center For The Future of Civic Media, which hosted us at MIT. Click on the video t...

Chris O'Brien added 2 videoson Wednesday

Renata Cabrales Rojas left a comment for Chris O'Brienon Wednesday

Mary Dawson left a comment for Colby StreamJune 29

Colby Stream commented on Colby Stream's group 'The Abiter'June 29

You're the second Arbiter advisor to mention it. Of course, the right move is probably to delete or hand the group off.

Mary Dawson updated their profileJune 29

Michael Langley commented on Michael Langley's blog post 'A Newsroom Organization'June 29

If anyone wants to reach out to me: langleymichael@sbcglobal.net.

Podcasts

Videos

Keynote Video From MIT Conference

Added by Chris O'Brien
Presentation from MIT Future of News Conference

Added by Chris O'Brien

Notes

My remarks to the Knight Commission on Community Information

Created by Chris O'Brien Sep 12, 2008 at 7:33pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Sep. 13, 2008.

Live Blog from the Knight Commission on Community Information

Created by Chris O'Brien Sep 9, 2008 at 12:00am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Sep. 9, 2008.

How can we harness the power of crowds?

Created by Chris O'Brien May 5, 2008 at 9:49pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien May. 6, 2008.

What are the business models?

Created by Chris O'Brien May 5, 2008 at 9:47pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien May. 6, 2008.

What are the physical spaces needed?

Created by Chris O'Brien May 1, 2008 at 10:27am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien May. 1, 2008.

"How can the newsroom management structure be reinvented? Part 2

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 28, 2008 at 1:50pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 28, 2008.

How can student media create the capacity for their staffs to experiment?

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 28, 2008 at 1:42pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Sep. 11, 2008.

How can we use social media in the newsroom?

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 28, 2008 at 1:38pm. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 28, 2008.

How can we harness the power of crowds in the newsroom?

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 16, 2008 at 12:42am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 16, 2008.

New business models for the Next Newsroom

Created by Chris O'Brien Apr 16, 2008 at 12:41am. Last updated by Chris O'Brien Apr. 16, 2008.

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Blog Posts

The Vancouver Project

A good friend of mine, Andrew Burton, and I have been talking for a couple of months about the rise of DSLRs with video capability and what it the implications for sports photographers.

Andrew had the foresight to see that this new technology would come to head in the very near future – namely the coming winter… Continue

Posted by Joey Baker on July 3, 2009 at 2:07am

Check Out New Videos from MIT Conference

Posted by Chris O'Brien on July 1, 2009 at 2:41pm

New Economic Models for News at U of Minn

They've put up videos of the entire day at University of Minnesota June 16 event. I was there but I am saving my comments for later. Gotta think it through. What do you all think?

Some excellent speakers including Joel Kramer from MinnPost.com. You can also learn about what the Newspaper Assn and the Guild is thinking,...

New Economic Models for News
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
McNamara Alumni Center
University of Minnesota- East Ba… Continue

Posted by sally duros on June 28, 2009 at 9:30pm

Ready For The Multi-Touch News Wall In Your Newsroom?

Touchwall Demo from Joel on Vimeo.

A colleague just passed along a link to this video he saw while attending the Cannes Lions 2009 International Advertising Festival. This "Touchwall" is being developed by Schematic, which is an "interactive agency that creates branded experience… Continue

Posted by Chris O'Brien on June 24, 2009 at 5:02pm — 2 Comments

Forum

Share your thoughts about how the newsroom of the future should be different . 27 Replies

If you answered this question on your profile, please copy your answer here (or even expand on it).

Started by Chris O'Brien in The Next Newsroom Project. Last reply by Jeanne Jackson DeVoe Jun 1.

How about crowd-funded or crowd-sourced news, provided by some of the best reporters in the business? 2 Replies

Check out what we are doing at 'Global for me' Can you see this as a newsroom concept - removing the papers, agencies, TV etc...you and your networks becoming the commissioning editors...

Started by Henry Peirse in The Next Newsroom Conference. Last reply by Henry Peirse May 29.

Raleigh News & Observer Launches E-edition 1 Reply

The Raleigh News & Observer announced their e-edition today, which uses a digitized version of their print edition as an interface to their news content. I wrote a quick blog post about it toda...

Started by Jeff Cohen in The Next Newsroom Project. Last reply by Michael J Apr 15.

How To Save The Newspaper 10 Replies

A few weeks ago I started a series on How To Save The Newspaper. Media and PR experts weighed in as well as those in the industry. I would like to know what suggestions you might have to save the p...

Started by Brandon Mendelson in The Next Newsroom Project. Last reply by Cynthia Thomet Apr 1.