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RJI funds promising start-up, Circulate

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), the Associated Press (AP) and other investors recently unveiled a new for-profit start-up, CircLabs. Based in Palo Alto, CircLabs’ first product, code-named Circulate, is a proprietary tool to help publishers get paid for what they offer on-site.

“Circulate will enhance the user’s Web browsing experience while it creates new revenue streams for content producers,” says Jeff Vander Clute, president of the new venture. “Circulate can adapt to any payment model, from subscription fees to per-item pricing. But more than that, the Circulate design is user-centric in a way that sets it apart from other products being explored today.”

CircLab’s founders are veteran journalists and news technologists. In addition to Vander Clute the collaboration includes Martin Langeveld, executive vice president; Joe Bergeron, vice president, product development; Bill Densmore, co-founder.

The Circulate concept evolved from work done by Bill Densmore during his 2008-2009 Fellowship year at RJI. “It’s urgent that we find a sustainable business model for journalism,” says Densmore. “Circulate combines social networking, intelligent filtering and subscription management. But more than that, Circulate actually learns from the user’s online behavior to put the Web browsing experience on steroids.”

To learn more about Circulate and how it works, click here.

New Release

Four leading women in journalism co-edit "The
Edge of Change: Women
in the 21st Century Press." Academic leaders June Nicholson and Pamela Creedon along with long-time editors, Wanda Lloyd and Pamela Johnson
assess how women are transforming the news industry.

"The Edge of Change" depicts the leadership, dedication and innovation women bring to journalism. Their experiences offer insights about what it means to dedicate your life to the field of journalism. And how important it is for journalism to thrive.

- Pam Johnson, Executive Director, RJI

Book set to release on October 12, 2009. Click here for information.

This is the first edition of the RJI
e-newsletter. We plan to send 12 throughout the year to update you on projects, research and events taking place at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Feel free to contact me directly with input, thoughts and questions.

Thanks,

Kelly Peery
Communications Coordinator
peeryk@rjionline.org
573-882-9650

Upcoming Events

Ken Fleming to present research findings at the Suburban News Association Fall
Conference
9/22/2009-9/25//2009

Ken Fleming to attend Associated Press Managing Editors NewsTrain
9/25/2009-9/26/2009

RJI to sponsor Online News Association Conference
10/1/2009-10/3/2009

Interactive Panel Discussion on the Importance of Advertising Ethics
10/14/2009

Circulate to present at Missouri Press Association Annual Convention
10/15/2009-10/17/2009

Reynolds Fellow Stephanie Padgett to host workshop on increasing online advertising revenue
10/21/2009

Click here for a complete list of RJI events and event details

Application deadline: January 15, 2010

2009-2010 Donald W. Reynolds Fellows

Click each Fellow for information on their projects

RJI funds promising start-up, Circulate

Ken Fleming to present research findings at the Suburban News Association Fall Conference9/22/2009-9/25//2009

Ken Fleming to attend Associated Press Managing Editors NewsTrain9/25/2009-9/26/2009

RJI to sponsor Online News Association Conference10/1/2009-10/3/2009

Interactive Panel Discussion on the Importance of Advertising Ethics10/14/2009

Circulate to present at Missouri Press Association Annual Convention 10/15/2009-10/17/2009