WASHINGTON, D.C. – J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism has moved to American University’s School of Communication, where it will expand its operations with the help of a $2.4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to American University. J-Lab helps journalists and citizens use digital technologies to develop new ways of
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UNITY ‘08: Citizen Media: Entrepreneurial Ventures Plug Gaps in Local News
From placeblogs to hyperlocal Web sites, these citizen journalism projects are supplementing breaking-news stories, filling voids in local news, and delivering a new competition to mainstream media.
The State of Citizen Journalism
Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director Journalism That Matters Collaborative’s New Pamphleteers Conference June 5, 2008 University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Participatory Media: Challenges to the Conventions of Journalism
Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director May 8, 2008 University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication Eugene, Ore.
Participatory Journalism: USA
Speech by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director November 19, 2007 Speech and PowerPoint presentation shown at the 2007 International Online Journalism Seminar, Barcelona, Spain
J-Lab advice, worth repeating
J-Lab advice, is quoted on Global Vue.
Citizen Media@SPJ
Citizens who have a passion for their community are bringing a can-do spirit to the development of new media sites. Get a closer look at citizen journalism and how its affecting mainstream media.
Citizen Media @ APME
Fast Forward to the Future was the theme of this year’s conference of the Associated Press Managing Editors.
2007 Knight-Batten Symposium
Keynote Speech Transcript from the 2007 Knight-Batten Symposium & Awards for Innovations in Journalism at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Three Win Grant to Start Online Paper
Three local women from the town of New Castle win a J-Lab grant for $12,000 to create an online newspaper.






