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Last chance: attend WeMaketheMedia Nov. 21

By Michelle V. Rafter on November 20, 2009 | Leave a response

At WeMaketheMedia conference on Saturday, Nov. 21, at UO’s Turnbull Center in Portland discussion will focus on creating a nonprofit news service in Oregon.

Posted in Media Business, Newspapers, Online news, Oregon | Tagged future of news, nonprofit news, Online news, Portland, WeMaketheMedia | Leave a response

OPB looks at future of local journalism

By Michelle V. Rafter on November 16, 2009 | 2 Responses

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 | 2 Responses

Announcing Portland digital journalism monthly social hour

By Michelle V. Rafter on September 17, 2009 | 1 Response

The first Digital Journalism social hour takes place Thursday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m., at the Lucky Lab pub in S.E. Portland.

Posted in Media Business, Online news, Oregon | Tagged Abraham Hyatt, Digital Journalism Camp, Oregon writers, Portland, Society of Professional Journalists, SPJ, the future of news | 1 Response

Best of WordCount: Oregon edition

By Michelle V. Rafter on May 16, 2009 | Leave a response

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 | Leave a response