WASHINGTON, D.C. – American University’s J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism is calling for a new round of grant proposals to fund community news start-ups around the country. Nine projects will each receive up to $25,000 in grants over two years. The call for proposals comes on the heels of a new report issued by
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New Forms of Journalism Emerge in New Media Ecosystem
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 6, 2009 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – New forms of journalism are being created around the country where online local news sites have launched to report on their communities, according to new research released today by American University’s J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism.
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New Grants for Women Media Entrepreneurs
Posted by J-Lab on Oct. 22, 2009 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism at American University has received a $200,000 grant from the McCormick Foundation to fund eight women-led start-ups over the next two years that will generate new ideas in the world of news and information and model a spirit of journalistic entrepreneurship. The grant also supports annual
Seattle Times Networked Journalism Project Recognized by Poynter
Posted by J-Lab on Oct. 13, 2009 in In the News
As the Seattle Times launched its Networked Journalism partnerships, a leading journalism organization took note.
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Fund My Media
Posted by J-Lab on Oct. 1, 2009 in Summits
This daylong workshop will be full of practical advice—and cautionary tales—for media makers who are thinking about striking out on their own apart from the realm of traditional journalism.
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2009 Knight-Batten Symposium
Posted by J-Lab on Sep. 17, 2009 in Summits
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New York Times Wins $10,000 Knight-Batten Innovation Award
Posted by J-Lab on Sep. 17, 2009 in Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. The New York Times received top honors today in the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism with six striking entries that netted the $10,000 Grand Prize for a dynamic body of work. Six other winners were awarded $1,000 prizes for diverse ideas that used digital tools to supply data, embed links, track Web
Five News Organizations Join Networked Journalism Project
Posted by J-Lab on Aug. 17, 2009 in Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Five news organizations around the country have each agreed to work with at least five hyperlocal news sites or producers in their communities in a Networked Journalism pilot project to gather ideas and lessons for future content collaborations, American University’s J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism announced today. The one-year project is
2009 AEJMC Luncheon: Civic News Networks
Posted by J-Lab on Aug. 7, 2009 in Speeches
Panel Discussion Moderated by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director 2009 AEJMC Conference August 7, 2009 Boston, Mass.
Access Denied? The Cyber Gap and Its Effect on Democracy
Panel Discussion with Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director The Century Foundation August 5, 2009 New York City
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