The Opinion Pool
Questions editorial writers asked of opinion journalism readers.
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Project Overview
As newspapers reduce staff and bloggers pick up readers, how can editorial writers leverage their deep connection to the community, harness digital media, drive readership and audience, generate revenue, and thus become a self-sustaining enterprise that helps make democracy work as it should? RJI partners with the National Conference of Editorial Writers and others to answer these questions.
Opinion page staffs and research departments at eight pilot properties — from Seattle to Vero Beach to Kansas City and other points in between — are working together to build model online templates for local opinion journalism.