Embedded Report

How Outside Firms Like TownNews.com Can Help Small Newspaper Sites

by Mark Van Patten

I decided early on that the best strategy for our newspaper to grow its web presence was to not to hire people, but to find other firms to partner with.

This took us from working with a guy with a server is his apartment to working with a phone company and finally a newspaper-specific host/content management system. We gave up control over many aspects of our website in order to remain flexible.

• August 5, 2008
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Jennifer Woodard Maderazo

Reporting from Afar Might Work, But Not for Local News

by Jennifer Woodard Maderazo

While much has been made of the outsourcing of American jobs to foreign countries, until recently the field of journalism had remained largely untouched. Earlier this month local news website Pasadena Now announced its decision to outsource work to India, specifically reporting of City Council meetings. The site's owner, James Macpherson, said the meetings are streamed on the Internet,...

• May 25, 2007
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