Knight Foundation
Chris O'Brien project manager of The Next Newsroom Project from Wayne Sutton on Vimeo.
To plan an "ideal newsroom" for the digital news era
Project: The Chronicle staff will plan an “ideal newsroom” for the digital news era and create an online resource for student newspapers and other news organizations looking to bring their facilities up to date with new media trends.
Goals: “We want to prepare future generations of journalists and consumers for an era of constantly changing media choices.”
Chris O’Brien, a business reporter at the San Jose Mercury News, is a former editor of Duke University’s independent student newspaper, The Chronicle. He has volunteered his time and expertise to help The Chronicle train students with the new skills required for digital journalism, including helping to plan and design a new newsroom. He graduated from Duke University in 1991.