Posts Tagged ‘community journalism’
Lessons in community
Do you hear or read people discussing community journalism? In a sense we’re already undertaking it here when we cover “the Samford bubble” as some call it.
Paul Bradshaw has been asking community editors in the United Kingdom about the concept, and the answers are relevant in the U.S. as well. There is advice here that will serve you well at The Crimson and far beyond:
- Know and treat your community as individuals
- Be flexible
- Show your humanity
- Trust the readers
- The strongest community is one that belongs to its members
