KAXE Commons

1. Visit mnStringer.net, the "beta" version of the Northern Community Internet local web sites.
2. Tell others to join by sending this link www.kaxecommons.org to them;
3. Register as a supporter by selecting Register from the menu. We will make sure you are kept informed of opportunities to participate in this exciting new venture;
4. Add your favorite local web sites to our local internet search by selecting Local Web Search from the menu. The site will be included in our local search for the community you choose and on a list of web sites for that community.
5. Register for a community journalism workshop, the next one is in Virginia in May.
6. Take the Community Internet Survey, provide us your ideas and feedback. You can view the current results here.
7. Become a Comunity News volunteer tracking down links to current local news stories about your community.
8. Call KAXE to volunteer to be part of your local organizing committee.
9. Subscribe to the project's email discussion list by sending an email to:
   northerncommunityinternet-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
10. Add news and information about your community to the web site and contribute your ideas for how people can use a local web site to collaborate and build community.

Virginia Community Journalism Workshop

KAXE's Citizen Journalism project continues with a community journalism workshop on Wednesday May 21st from 9 AM to 5 PM at Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Virginia.

This training will be conducted by Doug McGill, a former New York Times reporter and Bloomberg News Sevice bureau chief. It is a continuation of last fall's series of day-long trainings in Bemidji and Grand Rapids for community journalists. Over 45 local participants in those workshops were trained to report stories about their local communities. McGill's trainings are based on his Largemouth Journalism Handbook.

If you have been interested in reporting on events in your community, these trainings are a chance to get started with Journalism in a Nutshell. You can use the training to contribute stories to your local community web site as part of KAXE's community internet project. No previous journalism experience is necessary.

It is free and open to anyone in the KAXE listening area - or out of it really. There is no charge, but we would like to know if you can make it, so registration is required. Call KAXE at 218-326-1234, e-mail: kaxe@kaxe.org or register online.

Bemidji Community Journalism

Would you like to share your news, expertise, ideas or opinions with your neighbors in the Bemidji area? Look for future Community Journalism meetings and trainings here or subscribe to the Bemidji Community Journalist Mailing List .

Hibbing Community Journalism

If you attended the Hibbing training please submit your evaluation.

Would you like to share your news, expertise, ideas or opinions with your neighbors? Look for future KAXE Community Journalism trainings here or subscribe to the Iron Range Community Journalist Mailing List.

Brainerd Community Journalism

If you attended the Brainerd community journalism training please submit your evaluation. We will use these to plan and improve future trainings.

Check back here for updates on future opportunities to participate or subscribe to the Brainerd Community Journalist Mailing List.

Heidi Holton has a description of what community journalism is about on the KAXE morning show blog. Check it out for more on this exciting new/old venture by KAXE.

Participants in the March 6th Iron Range Community Summit in Virginia talk about why they live on the Iron Range.