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The Ypsilanti Courier’s parent company launches Community Media Lab, in hopes of having community members create content for free

By Mark | April 12, 2012

I just learned, thanks to a reader of this site, that the parent company of the Ypsilanti Courier has launched a community journalism support center in downtown Ypsilanti. According to a release from the Journal Register Company, the facility, called the Community Media Lab, has already opened its doors on Michigan Avenue, within the SPARK [...]

Posted in Media, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti | Also tagged citizen reporting, Community Media Lab, future of journalism, Heritage Media, Journal Register Company, Michelle Rogers, SPARK East, the future of journalism, Ypsilanti Courier | 12 Comments

Bonnie Bucqueroux on the Lansing Online News

By Mark | April 9, 2012

As I think I’ve demonstrated here in the past, I’m intrigued by what’s going on around the United States in the emerging field of citizen journalism. I like the idea of regular people rising up, motivated by the ever-decreasing quality of local reportage, and launching their own online news communities. As some of you may [...]

Posted in Media, Michigan, Other, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged advertising, Al Gore, alternative press, Alternet, Ann Arbor News, B. L. Bucqueroux, Bill Castanier, Bonnie Bucqueroux, Bringing the Thunder to Southwest Lansing, Broadside, BSQUEAKY, Caron Creighton, Chris Savage, Clarice Thompson, Community Policing, Dana Casadei, Detroitblogger John, digital divide, digital media, Eclectablog, Erin Slayter, Flint, Frank Feska, future of journalism, Gone Wired Cafe, industrial agriculture, interviews, iPhone apps, Jonah Maygar, Justin Tadlock, L.A. Free Press, Lansing, Lansing Area Capital Gains, Lansing City Pulse, Lansing Community College, Lansing State Journal, Livestream, Michigan State University, MLive, MSNBC, new media, Okemos, open source, print, Print is Dead, public access television, Rachel Maddow, Raw Story, retirees, Runner's World, Samuel Rose, Santos Ramos, shoes, spitting cat, survivalist, Sustainable Farmer, tea party, The Citizens' Communique, The Climate Project, the shameful state of the American press, Therese Dawe, Todd Heywood, Traveler's Club, Truth-dig, Truthout, Virg Bernero, WLNZ, Yelp, Ypsi Sentinel, ZeroHedge | 8 Comments

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