COLIN HOPE
MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST
RJI FUTURES LAB
Reporter | January - May 2014
Newsrooms and consumer brands increasingly use photos and video posted by the public to websites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Vine. San Francisco-based Chute has created a system for finding, managing and publishing social media content that also includes a system for securing rights to reproduce the content from the person who created it. We hear from Chute Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Ranvir Gujral about the company’s approach. Reporting by Colin Hope and Reuben Stern.
In 2012, Digital First Media created Project Thunderdome as an editorial support and content-sharing service for its 75 daily newspapers. We hear from two Project Thunderdome editors who say they are making progress in terms of quality content but that there is still work to be done when it comes to tracking audience metrics across the wide range of newsroom website systems. Reporting by Colin Hope and Olga Kyle.
Digital leaders at The Washington Post say they want to give news consumers of the future a personalized information experience tailored to each individual's unique interests and prior knowledge. We hear how the Post is experimenting in the digital space from Vice President of Technology and Chief Information Officer Shailesh Prakash and Director of Digital Products Rishit Shah. Reporting by Colin Hope, Reuben Stern and Olga Kyle.
GeekWire is one of many online news sites that generate part of their income in nontraditional ways, such as events and sponsorships. Now the tech reporting site has added another revenue strategy: health insurance. Co-Founder John Cook explains how GeekWire formed a partnership to provide insurance plans for small startups. Reporting by Colin Hope and Tatiana Darie.
In addition to delivering the traditional forms of news stories -- text, audio, photos and videos -- mobile devices offer the opportunity for entirely new ways to inform an audience. They also provide an opportunity for news operations to redefine themselves. Reporting by Colin Hope.
A new entertainment-related mobile app from the Austin American-Statesman illustrates one way news providers might expand their value to users. Vice President for Innovation and Planning Steve Dorsey explains how the Austin360 app fits into a larger strategy to build a brand that connects its audience to real-world experiences. Reporting by Colin Hope and Reuben Stern.
A new smartphone app and web-based system called Newstracker, built by a company called Interapt, was designed to help newsrooms connect their teams in the field with story assignments and to guide the reporters to where the news is happening. We learn how it works from Interapt Chief Executive Officer Ankur Gopal and Senior Director of Business Development Aaron Rosenberg. Reporting by Colin Hope and Reuben Stern.
Video production equipment continues to shrink in size. For example, a startup called Paladin Innovators has created a single device for live streaming, switching, recording and editing that fits into a backpack and can connect to multiple video sources including traditional cameras, Google Glass and iPhones. We get an overview from co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Joshua Sniffen and Production Manager Randy Ganacias. Reporting by Reuben Stern and Colin Hope.