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Alameda Community News Project


Site Url: http://www.alamedacommunitynewsproject.org

Feed Url:

Target community: City of Alameda, Calif.

Is the site active? --

Professional journalists? --

Paid staff? --

Is the site part of a network? --

Is the site a media affiliate? --

Content created by:

Who contributes to your content?

  • Professional journalists: %
  • Community members: 20%
  • Students:
  • Aggregate content of others:
  • Others:

Site's focus:

Target audience size: 50,000 to 100,000

Year founded: 2011

Who or what started your project?

  • a professional journalist(s)
  • a nonprofit

Update frequency: once a day

Which online networks do you use?

  • Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AlamedaCommunityNewsProject
  • Twitter: @IslandMichele

Does your site aggregate content from other online sites? No

Does your site provide training? No

Business model: Nonprofit

What are your sources of revenue?

  • grants
  • donors
  • events

How are you staffed?

  • How many full time staffers: 0
  • How many part-time staffers:
  • How many volunteers: 10
  • How many students:

Annual operating budget: less than $100,000 per year

Contact Information

Location: Alameda, CA, United States of America
Contact URL: michele@alamedacommunitynewsproject.org

How important is each of the following goals to your project?

1 means "not very important" and 6 means "very important"

  • Covering news not covered: 6
  • Watchdogging local government and public officials: 6
  • Investigating issues or wrongdoings: 6
  • Helping your community solve problems: 6
  • Empowering community members: 6
  • Developing opportunities for community dialogue: 5
  • Collaborating with local partners: 4
  • Involving community to shape local content: 4
  • Making a profit:
  • Being a sustainable operation:

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