On April 30, The Open Newsroom — our effort with Brooklyn Public Library to make local news more collaborative — met for the first time on Zoom instead of a library branch due to the pandemic. We had no idea what to expect. But once we opened the virtual door, one person joined, then another, […]
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The Open Newsroom Is Back — Virtually. We’ve Got a Lot to Talk About…
Need to know more about coronavirus in New York? Sign up for THE CITY’s daily morning newsletter. Last summer, we started a program with Brooklyn Public Library called The Open Newsroom. The idea: to make local news collaborative. We held nearly a dozen meetings in three neighborhood libraries in Red Hook, East New York and […]
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The Open Newsroom’s Second Round Is Coming. Sign Up Now
Get ready for the second round of The Open Newsroom, THE CITY’s year-long project with Brooklyn Public Library to explore how to make local news more collaborative. All told, about 100 people attended the initial batch of meeting, held last month at libraries in Red Hook, Bedford-Stuyvesant and East New York. We got the word […]
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How Can News Better Serve You? Join The Open Newsroom
Updated April 24, 2020. The Open Newsroom is now going virtual. Join us for on Thursday, April 30, at 6:00 p.m. for our first virtual Open Newsroom. You can RSVP here. This meeting will mark the latest of 24 planned neighborhood get-togethers at six library branches. Part of the idea is to better understand how […]