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Columbia Journalism Review features CCN

February 2, 2012

A respected national professional journalism publication has recognized CalCoastNews for its impressive entry into the electronic investigative news business. [Columbia Journalism Review]

“The stories the site produces reverberate across the Central Coast,” wrote Chasen Marshall for Columbia Journalism Review’s “The News Frontier Database” section.

The article outlines CalCoastNews’ origins and its objective: “hard news and investigations.”

Specifically noted are articles reported by CalCoastNews on former land developer Kelly Gearhart and his financial antics.

The Review says CalCoastNews “recognizes the digital realm is the future of journalism,” and continues to produce “the kind of work that has kept CCN on the news media map.”

CalCoastNews co-founder Karen Velie said she was gratified by the recognition, but noted that “it’s the site’s tens of thousands of daily readers who have accepted us as their local news source, and who have made all of this possible.”


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Karen and I will discuss this wild week tonight on Dave Congalton’s 920 KVEC Home Town Radio show starting at 6:05 p.m.


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Keep up the good work. And thank you.


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Much deserved recognition to Cal Coast News, Karen Velie and Dan Blackburn and all of the CCN staff. Click on the article link above and read the brief mention (the same as posted here) and then scroll down and the very first comment on the CJR site is supposedly by Maria Kelly crying about the article CCN did about her. The next comment is supposedly by Adam Hill; kind of funny.


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Oh, for the love of god. Maria Kelly is as pathetic as is Lisa Solomon.


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Congratulations …everyone at CCN ! Very prestigious as especially coming from peers.


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I wonder if KSBY will put this on their broadcast tonite. They sure tried to slam CCN over the Lisa Solomon story. This is well deserved, CCN. You are the checks and balances of news here on the Central Coast.


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Good point, danika. I wondered if it was just me and my own interpretation of KSBY’s coverage.


What a bunch of asshats.


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Not just you. I caught what KSBY tried to put down. They should take journalism lessons from CCN. Balanced news? Yeah, that will be the day!!


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Citizen’s CCN….good job!


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Congratulations! That’s excellent – nice to see hard, ethical reportage rewarded.


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OUTSTANDING Cal Coast News.


Thank You for your excellent coverage of local issues ignored by the media corporations.


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OMG, CONGRATULATIONS! This is big. I am so proud for you.


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