Similar to what's going on with the New York Times in the Bay Area, where j-school students provide news stories for the paper, the Times has now partnered with the CUNY Grad School of Journalism, giving the J-School control over The Local, which covers some neighborhoods in Brooklyn. The Times says this "could be a model for expanding hyper-local coverage to many communities at minimal cost." That is great news! Experience and bylines for journalism students; "minimal" cost news for the New York Times. I wonder how "minimal"!
Friday, January 8, 2010
7
And I wonder how "hyper-local"?
STAY OUT OF MY KITCHEN, NEW YORK TIMES!
You're really pretty when you're sleeping.
This means we're going to get awesome coverage from The Alibi.
Wonder what my drippy ex-girlfriend at Columbia J School as we speak thinks about this? Punked by CUNY, and spending all that money, too.
Oh, right. I don't care. Too bad.
So if Andy Newman is leaving The Local to take over City Room, where is Sewell Chan headed?
Choire, your post is not accurate. J-school students are not providing the content for our Bay Area pages. The articles are produced by New York Times staff and freelancers. We do have some students interning on our Bay Area blog, nytimes.com/bayarea. If you "wonder" something about The Local, give me a call or drop me a line and I'll answer your questions.
Jim Schachter,
Editor for Digital Initiatives
The New York Times