Community / Citizen Journalism in Northfield, Minnesota
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This document summarizes the history and activities of Northfield Citizens Online, a nonprofit community website in Northfield, Minnesota that aims to strengthen civic engagement through citizen and community journalism. It was founded in 1995 and has evolved over time, starting as a message board and now including a community photo gallery, blogs by civic leaders, and a citizen-produced podcast. The site facilitates online and offline discussion of local issues and aggregates community blogs and content to bring visibility to citizen reporting and discussions around topics important to the community.
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- 1. Citizen/Community Journalism Griff Wigley Wigley and Associates WigleyAndAssociates.com LeadershipBlogging.com
- 4. March, 1991 issue of Utne Reader
- 5. Dec ‘91 topic: How can the internet be used to strengthen a geographic community rather than undermining it?
- 9. Northfield.org Community Photos 2003-present (6,000 photos)
- 10. Historical Society Auction photos 2003-06
- 11. 200 citizen-submitted photos, 6 videos Aug ‘06 hailstorm
- 13. Leadership Blogging A blog allows you to leverage your leadership activities & interactions with strategic storytelling
- 14. UK visit, summer 2004
- 15. Civic leader bloggers 2005
- 19. Straw poll
- 20. Submit Event
- 21. Attach a blog comment
- 22. Forum or email list comments
- 23. Submit photo, story, news item
- 24. Start a blog – non profit exec
- 26. Start a blog – citizen
- 27. Start a podcast (internet radio show) Locally Grown: a weekly Northfield issues podcast www.locallygrownnorthfield.org
- 29. NY Times RSS Feeds
- 32. Editorial control still important
- 34. Traffic signal - citizen blog entry Jan. 05
- 35. Traffic signal - Issues forum Jan. 05
- 36. Traffic signal - Mayor’s task force Feb 05
- 38. Traffic light - Consultant support Nov. 05
- 39. Traffic signal - Council action Dec. 05
- 40. Traffic signal - blogging updates Feb. 06
- 41. Citizen/Community Journalism Griff Wigley WigleyAndAssociates.com LeadershipBlogging.com Northfield.org LocallyGrownNorthfield.org