Keeping the local conversation alive

The next stop on my online-journalism video tour is Montclair, N.J., where I recently interviewed Debbie Galant, co-founder of Baristanet, and Mark Porter, editor of the weekly Montclair Times.

Baristanet, founded five years ago, was among the first local blogs — and certainly one of the very first to be started by professional journalists with the goal of turning a profit.

Galant and I met at a local Panera; I interviewed Porter at his office.

Earlier:

• Solana Larsen, managing editor of Global Voices Online
• Paul Bass, editor and founder of the New Haven Independent
• Adil Nurmakov, Central Asia editor for Global Voices Online
• Christine Stuart, editor and publisher of CT News Junkie