Above: An editorial meeting of the youth-run newspaper Manor Ink. Photo by Manor Ink.
How can we make community news in the Catskills better? Come by the first-ever Community News Summit in Livingston Manor this Sunday and tell us in person over a potluck dinner.
The staff of the Watershed Post will be onhand along with other startup news organizations like the youth-run Livingston Manor newspaper Manor Ink, which is hosting the summit at the Catskill Arts Society on Main Street.
We'll be sharing ideas about emergency reporting, community engagement, ads vs. fundraising, and how to cover every town in an enormous rural area.
If you're a news junkie or just are just curious about how the news gets made, please attend! It's not community news without the community.
Left: Watershed Post editor Lissa Harris and Jim Ottaway, Jr., the chairman of the journalism committee of the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation. Photo taken July 22, 2013 by the staff of Manor Ink.
The summit is being organized by the Community Reporting Alliance, and features journalism start-ups and outlets that are funded by the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation. Both the CRA and the Ottaway Foundation have funded the Watershed Post, and we can't say enough great stuff about them.
Community News Summit. Sunday, March 16, 2-5pm. Catskill Arts Society, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor. Potluck dinner -- bring something to share. 845.701.6125 or email manorink@yahoo.com for into and directions.
Here's the full press release about the summit below:
First-Ever Community News Summit March 16 in Livingston Manor
What do you expect from your local news outlet? What are some of the hurdles that producers of local news face today? How can we all help local news and information to be better? These are some of the topics that will be tackled on Sunday, March 16, at the first-ever community news summit in Livingston Manor, NY.
Manor Ink, award-winning library-based news led by young people aged 8 to 21, will host the summit from 2 to 5 p.m. that day at the Catskill Art Society, 48 Main Street, Livingston Manor.
The summit is open to the public; all those interested in helping to strengthen local news are invited to attend. All community news providers are also encouraged to attend. News and information outlets expected to be in attendance that day are The Watershed Post, North School Studio /Community Film Depot and Coal Cracker news magazine. These, plus Manor Ink, are all affiliated with the local news preservation nonprofit Community Reporting Alliance and are recipients of journalism grants from the Nicholas B. Ottaway Foundation. Invited guests are Radio Revolution and Making Waves, both part of the WJFF radio public affairs lineup.
The community news summit will begin with an overview of the work that the various organizations are doing and will include interactive sessions promoting a general exchange of ideas and best practices in the world of local news.
Potluck refreshments will be served. Please bring something to share. Need directions or information? Please call 845-701-6125 or email manorink@yahoo.com.
