By Michelle V. Rafter on November 17, 2009
Here’s the entire broadcast of OPB’s Think Outloud segment, ‘Rebirth of Local Journalism,” that aired Tuesday, Nov. 17, including comments from Michelle Rafter.
Posted in Online news | Tagged future of news, hyperlocal news, Journalism, Michelle Rafter, Oregon, Portand |
By Michelle V. Rafter on November 16, 2009
Tune into OPB’s a.m. talk show, Think Outloud, Tuesday, Nov. 17, to hear me and other area reporters and editors discuss the future of local journalism.
Posted in Media Business, Newspapers, Online news, Oregon | Tagged local journalism, Michelle Rafter, Oregon, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Portland, the future of news |
By Michelle V. Rafter on October 15, 2009
The Tribune Co., owner of the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune, is operating under federal bankruptcy protection. So is the parent company of the Orange County Register. Ditto for the holding company that owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Daily News and Philly.com. When it comes to the newspaper industry, everybody’s a nonprofit. even if [...]
Posted in Online news | Tagged future of news, nonprofit news, Oregon, Portland media, WeMaketheMedia.com |
By Michelle V. Rafter on May 16, 2009
I live and work in Portland, Oregon, and this weekend’s Best of WordCount is dedicated to the area’s burgeoning media community: Can the techies save the news? – If the scene at the recent BarCampPortland III meet up was any indication, that could very well be the case. The Smalltown News – Small newspapers are [...]
Posted in Blogs, Books, Newspapers, Online news, Oregon, Workplace Issues, Writing | Tagged are bloggers reporters, BarCampPortland, future of newspapers, Newspapers, Oregon, Oregonian, Portland, shared workspaces, WordPress user groups, Wordstock |
By Michelle V. Rafter on October 15, 2008
A year-long series of forums on the future of the news business rolls into Portland next week, courtesy of the National Press Club. The Washington D.C. professional journalist organization will host a forum on Tuesday, Oct. 21, at the University of Oregon’s newly opened Turnbull Center in downtown Portland. The stop comes in the middle [...]
Posted in Media Business, Newspapers, Online news, Oregon | Tagged future of news, National Press Club, National Press Club Centennial Forums, Online news, Oregon, University of Oregon Turnbull Center |
By Michelle V. Rafter on January 5, 2008
Hood River, Oregon, is a special place. People visit because of the world-class windsurfing, apple and pear orchards, B&Bs and micro-brewed beer. It’s a picturesque town nestled on the banks of the Columbia River, with an old-fashioned downtown that’s home to lots of new coffee shops, restaurants and boutiques. Skiing on Mt. Hood is only [...]
Posted in My stories, Oregon, Technology | Tagged Columbia River Gorge, Gorge tech cluster, Hood River, Michelle Vranizan Rafter, Oregon, Oregon Business, Oregon technology companies, the Gorge, The Gorge Effect |