Topic: Communities Online

It’s an Online World for Young People and Political News
‘My generation doesn't trust what the lone anchor tells us, nor the pundit, nor the panel of experts.’
By Jonathan Seitz

Community Building on the Web: Implications for Journalism
The founder of craigslist speaks about online lessons he shares with new media journalists.
By Craig Newmark

The Challenge of Community Building
Knight Foundation asks whether the community role newspapers play can be replicated by new media and offers to support those who show it can.
By Gary Kebbel

Political Blogs: Teaching Us Lessons About Community
In the mediascape of blogs, people ‘want the news delivered to them in the context of their attitudes and beliefs.’
By Dan Kennedy

Using Social Media to Reach Young Readers
In reporting on a case of a police informant who’d been murdered, the Tallahassee Democrat relied on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and text messages to get its reporting to young readers.
By Julia Luscher Thompson

Why Anonymity Exists and Works on Newspapers' Web Sites
‘If we require real names in print, shouldn’t we do the same thing online?’
By Steve Yelvington

Internet Censorship: The Myth, Oft Told, and the Reality
Protests in Iran and China have spotlighted the use of social media, showing its power in finding ways to push information past barriers set up by government.
By Fons Tuinstra