ProPublica invites publishers to “Steal Our Stories.” John Thornton, founder of The Texas Tribune, asked newspapers to pay for stories, but concluded the effort was hopeless. But another new nonprofit news organization, California Watch, the Sacramento-based reporting initiative to be launched next month by the Center for Investigative Reporting, is barreling full speed into the [...]
I don't know when I first heard about you or North and South . . . but I do remember when I first watched the movie on Youtube. And then you came into view. You fit the description of most romance heroes. Tall. Dark. Handsome. You carry off arrogance and in control so well, but we women know that you're hiding beneath those less attractive adjectives. Of course, you show glimpses of your true self....
A not-for-profit journalism website, the Texas Tribune , was launched yesterday to cover only political and public policy news. Founded by venture capitalist John Thornton and edited by Evan Smith , it has a staff of 11 reporters. It is funded to the tune of $3.6m (£2.2m) by foundations, venture capital, individual and corporate donors. Its content will be free to access. Pick up on the enthusiasm...
Monday evening as the Texas Tribune raced toward its launch this morning (some elements aren’t live yet), Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith took me through the new nonprofit journalism site—news stories, databases, blogs, a combined Twitter feed for every elected politician in Texas, the start of a Texas politics wiki. Unlike some of the new crop of local and regional news startups, the Tribune...
Am sitting out the club book this round, though i have finally finished North and South - only this weekend, mind. The new book is the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. Here's his website , which is abit advert-y, and generally poor but heyho. He died 5 years ago and conspiracy theory stuff abounds about his death, which adds to the intrigue, methinks. Saw Jackie yesterday and we talked...
The Texas Tribune , a new Texas-based non-profit journalism Web site, will launch tomorrow -- one year before the state's 2010 general election, which includes the gubernatorial race, among others. There has been a lot of talk about the project since longtime Texas Monthly editor Evan Smith left his day job to launch the Tribune, and even though it will cover only Texas political and policy news,...
Austin Chronicle "You don't want clowns who can't get a job working for public media; you want the best you can find," says Tribune chairman John Thornton . Editor-in-chief Evan Smith (left) and other staffers at the nonprofit news operation are making six-figure salaries, but to cut the cash burn rate, they've agreed to defer up to 15% of their pay.
In September Ava and I managed to visit a few of the usually closed buildings that opened their doors to the public for the Heritage Open Days weekend. This was the first time I've done this and it was an enjoyable experience. First off we went to the ruins of St. Michael's. The usually closed Capper's Chapel was open. In here one of the many pro-active Cathedral guides explained that some of the stained...
I typically defend Geoff Hobson more often than not. No one has answered me when I ask who works harder than him on any other NFL team website. And if you complain he tends to have a favorable spin on the Bengals , well, then duh. How many times have you gone to your boss and said, "your product stinks and you suck at nearly everything you do." Oh, oh. I almost saw a hand back there. No?...
Father John J. McNeill , the author of several important books about gay spirituality, and a guest contributor at Bilerico, was in New York City on October 4th at The Desmond Tutu Center to accept New Ways Ministry's Bridge Building Award . On the night before the award ceremony, I had the good fortune to be able to celebrate this event with John and his partner Charles Chiarelli, Brendan Fay and...
Press ReleasePoynter Online - Romenesko: "Austin, TX - October 1, 2009 -- The Texas Tribune, a new non-profit public media organization, has received a total of $750,000 in grants from Houston Endowment and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, CEO Evan Smith and Chairman John Thornton announced today."
The non-profit Texas Tribune has received $750, 000 in grants from the Houston Endowment and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, CEO Evan Smith and Chairman John Thornton announced yesterday.The non-profit media publication due to launch on November...
Marvin Lewis through the Years . Do you ever notice that when Presidents leave the White House, that their hair is completely frosted over with age and an unknown level of endured stress? The left picture shows when Lewis was hired and on the right, Lewis is at a press conference when he and Steve Sabol announced that HBO's Hard Knocks would feature the Cincinnati Bengals . WhoDeyFans really liked...
(This post is from John Thornton of Seven Stories Press. Seven Stories has just published The Old Garden , by Korean author Hwang Sok-yong (which I discussed here). Hwang has engaged in some interesting online experiments in writing novels, and this is what Thornton discusses in this post.) Seven Stories Press is currently serializing our English translation of The Old Garden , the 2000 novel by Korean...
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