Robert Niles: "The journalists who succeed online are the ones who understand that they are no longer simply reporters... they've become community organizers. ... [Y]ou have to have a community that supports you, if you want to make a living online. ... In organizing your community, don't fall into the trap that equates physical proximity with community. Just because people live near one another, that fact doesn't bond those people into a community. Communities form around common needs and purposes, as will yours. So start by identifying what you can offer a community and which community might need what you can offer." Read More...