Can hackers save journalism?

@megmorigami & @AndreaJezovit

The death of the newspaper?

            Audit Bureau of Circulations figures, 2000-2009. Source: data provided by ABC

Themes

1.Crowd funding journalism2.Giving citizens the power to ask the questions3.News curation4.Reporting by machine5.Innovative mobile apps6.Automated editors7.Data and APIs8.Semantic web

1) Crowd funding journalism

• Spot.us• Emphas.is• Kachingle• Flattr

Spot.us

 

2) Giving ordinary citizens the power to ask questions

• Kommons• Yoosk• 10Questions

Yoosk

3) News curation tools

• Storyful• Storify• Projeqt

4) Reporting by machine

• Stats Monkey

Stats Monkey - example

BOSTON — Things looked bleak for the Angels when they trailed by two runs in the ninth inning, but Los Angeles recovered thanks to a key single from Vladimir Guerrero to pull out a 7-6 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on Sunday.Guerrero drove in two Angels runners. He went 2-4 at the plate.“When it comes down to honoring Nick Adenhart, and what happened in April in Anaheim, yes, it probably was the biggest hit (of my career),” Guerrero said. “Because I’m dedicating that to a former teammate, a guy that passed away.”

5) Innovative mobile apps

• Gourmet Live• Sideways Magazine

Gourmet Live

 

6) Automated Editors

7) Data and APIs

BBC News - What next for Tea Party after mid-term victories?

8) The Semantic Web

<div class="hnews hentry item"><h4><span class="entry-title">Renewing US ties with Latin America, Obama says he wants to lead, not lecture, on democracy</span></h4><div><small> by <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn" >BEN FELLER</span></span>, <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn">Associated Press</span></span> - <span class="updated" title="2009-04-19T18:17:29Z">19 April 2009 18:17 GMT</span></div>

<p>PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) -- Defending his brand of world politics, President Barack Obama said Sunday...</p><p>Both Graham and McCaskill spoke on "Fox News Sunday." Ensign was interviewed on CNN's "State of the Union."</p></div>

Brainstorming session

How can we use technology to make journalism profitable?

• Go for quantity • One converstion at a time• Encourage wild ideas• Defer judgement