Carrboro Creative Coworking

Andy Bechtel, who teaches Copy Editing at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communications, came by last week. I gave him a tour of the space and we had a great chat. Like a pro he did his research right and asked me a ton of questions. He followed up our talk with some questions via email. See my answers on his blog in this post Q&A with Brian Russell of Carrboro Creative Coworking. Here's a taste.

Q. Newspapers have typically operated from a central newsroom with bureaus in surrounding communities. Now, many bureaus have closed because of financial pressures. How could newspapers use coworking to cover the news?

A. Newspapers could use coworking spaces as ad hoc gathering places to meet and create news. Journalists should be in the field covering the news and regenerating the news beats of old.

Coworking spaces are also greater community hubs. With a diverse group of people working in the same place, lead generation is amplified. Plus, coworking spaces are about sharing resources and are very cost effective.

Thanks for coming by Andy. I'm looking forward to the future of coworking journalist.