About The Future of News: Creating a new model...

On Monday November 16, 2009, American Public Media and Minnesota Public Radio host a summit to discuss and define the role regional organizations play in the solution to the news crisis.

What that means for you - whether you're connected to me here on Gather.com, a journalist, or someone passionate about news - is that we'll open the discussion for your questions, comments, and insights.

My colleague Andrew Haeg asked the question I'm still carrying in my mind: How do we make regional journalism indispensible at a time of information abundance and overload?

This is a large topic and I personally don't think any one individual or organization has the only answer. Share your thoughts here, and please don't be shy about asking questions or sharing your own discussion topics about journalism.

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Julia Schrenkler
Interactive Producer
American Public Media
Minnesota Public Radio

Comments: 9

Love from Darlene! Oct 30, 2009, 2:50pm EDT

Is this a future event, for you mentioned Monday, November 16, 2009?.
I want the truth in reporting any news. When I read an article, listen to the radio, or TV news and find out the story was false. I no longer look at this source as a means to obtain the news for the day. I no longer want reporters to give false inormation and later apologize for what they did. News need no apologies.

Julia Schrenkler Nov 3, 2009, 12:05pm EST

Yes, Darlene, the event is Monday November 16, 2009, but we're opening discussions throughout the month. Can you give me an example of false information in a story?

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Love from Darlene! Oct 30, 2009, 2:52pm EDT

Question? What is the definition, today for News? News, today may now take on a all together focus and responsibility fr reporting than it has ever done in the pass.

Love from Darlene! Nov 4, 2009, 9:54am EST

When stations report this is an exclusive interview and you change to a new channel and that reporter says the same thing.
Now with health reform, there is information reported then later the reporter will apologize that the information is not totally correct.

Julia Schrenkler Nov 8, 2009, 10:38am EST

Hmmm I hear that - I also wonder how much of that might be "covering the coverage" ASJLG.

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Kerry Dexter Nov 1, 2009, 1:26pm EST

it seems to me it's important still to report regional stories, stories with a regional voice, and to find thoughful ways to connect them not just with national and international concerns and stories, but with lasting/evergreen ideas -- family, faith, enviroment, relating to each other in the community, for example. keeping an eye on both smaller and larger story. you're right, there's a lot of noise out there.

Julia Schrenkler Nov 3, 2009, 12:08pm EST

Kerry, you wrote

to find thoughful ways to connect them not just with national and international concerns and stories

Did you have a specific example in mind, or are you referring to the "local effect" where news orgs try to tie a story in with a local connection?

Kerry Dexter Nov 3, 2009, 5:03pm EST

Julia, that's one way to do it, but I'm really thinking of more than just finding a local person who's been affected by a national story. this isn't going to be a really good example, because it's a review, not a news piece, but it's one of mine so I knew where to find it... in this story I think you will see both local elements and wider ideas.

this album, incidentally, is up for an award just now -- quite a surprise to the artists, who figured they were loving a side project which wouldn't get much attention

Julia Schrenkler Nov 8, 2009, 10:40am EST

Kerry, I could see how you wrote to bridging a distance - including explain a linguistic one - by a theme.

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