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Journalism Startups

50 Slides Illustrating Sites in these Categories:

Local Niche Topical Non-Prot Platform


by @jeremycaplan

3 Types of Journalism Specialization


Geographic Focused on a specic location, area or region Demographic Focused on an audience segment by age or cultural, religious or ethnic background Psychographic Focused on a specic topic of interest, such as cooking, biking or environmentalism

Microlocal Sites
Geographic Focus = Focused on a specic location, area or region

2011

2012

R.I.P.

The Old Gothamist

The New Gothamist

Niche Sites
Demographic Focus = Focused on an audience segment by age or cultural, religious or ethnic background

Topical Sites
Psychographic Focus = Focused on a specic topic of interest, such as cooking, biking or environmentalism

THE NEW GAWKER

Non-Prot Sites
Finding New Ways to Support News

Platforms
Connecting People and Information

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