Red de sitios hiperlocales Patch capacitará a universitarios

By: James Breiner | 10/16/2010

La sociedad es significativa por dos razones: representa un gran esfuerzo de expansión por parte de la empresa matriz de Patch, el gigante de comunicaciones AOL, y estas universdidades son entre los más prestigiosos de EEUU.

La red de medios hiperlocales Patch ha hecho sociedades con 13 escuelas de periodismo en EEUU para capacitar a periodistas para sus sitios.

Según paidcontent.com, Patch se intenta expandir a 500 comunidades desde sus 100 actuales en seis meses para hacerse la red de sitios hiperlocales más grande del país.

El programa, que se llama PatchU, les ofrece a los alumnos pasantías y cursos en las oficinas locales de Patch. Además de escribir artículos para Patch, los alumnos aprenderán cómo crear un modelo de negocios, sacar y editar fotos y videos e integrar el producto con redes sociales.

Las universidades tienen ganas de participar porque los medios tradicionales no ofrecen muchos empleos y AOL ha contratado a muchos periodistas en los últimos dos años.

Las universidades participantes: —Hofstra University School of Communication —The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism —University of North Carolina School of Journalism and Mass Communication —Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism —Missouri School of Journalism —University of Connecticut Department of Journalism —Indiana University School of Journalism —Stanford University Graduate Program in Journalism —Columbia College Chicago Journalism Department —University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism —University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communications & Journalism —Seton Hall Department of Communication and The Arts —Quinnipiac University Department of Journalism

Una gran cadena de periódicos, Journal Register Co., acaba de anunciar sus propios planes para expandirse con sitios hiperlocales. La nota en inglés se encuentra aquí.

Varias grandes empresas mediáticas están reconociendo que una oportunidad existe en las noticias y la publicidad al nivel hiperlocal. New York Times acaba de lanzar su propio esfuerzo hiperlocal en el barrio de Greenwich Village con City University of New York.

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