These are slides for a June 6, 2011, workshop on crowdsourcing for the Register Citizen in To

1. Sharing community wisdom
Crowdsourcing to engage the community
and elevate journalism
Steve Buttry
The Register Citizen
June 6, 2011

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3. Why crowdsource?
• It saves time
• Connecting with sources has always been
one of a journalist’s most important jobs
• You bring more voices to your news
reports
• You engage the community

4. Set the stage
• Build engaged community (follow
people, converse with them)
• Use multiple platforms (Twitter,
Facebook, website, blog, newspaper, IRL)
• Do the groundwork (don’t expect the
public to do your job; invite them to tell
their stories)

5. Crowdsourcing tips
• Say what you know
• Say what you want to know
• Say what you don’t know
• Say what you need to know
• Don’t spread rumors
• Vet sources & information

6. Throughout the process
• Seek story ideas & tips
• Ask questions as you gather info
• Share data with community
• Ask public to continue the conversation

7. Varying situations
• Investigations

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13. Varying situations
• Investigations
• Breaking news

14. @statesman case study

15. Crowdsource

16. Crowdsource

17. Say what you don’t know

18. Varying situations
• Investigations
• Breaking news
• Annual, seasonal stories
• Community info
• Crowdmaps
• Supplement staff work
• Seek photos

19. Your next story
Discuss crowdsourcing approaches for a
story you (or your staff) will be working on
this week.

20. Read more about it
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• slideshare.net/stevebuttry
• @stevebuttry
• #crowdtips