Washington, D.C. – Four diverse news ideas – including an augmented reality mobile application, a New Orleans cultural affairs reporting partnership, an investigative blogging initiative, and a resource site for parents dealing with drug-addicted children – each won a $12,000 award to launch their projects in the coming year. The award winners were selected from
Author Archive | J-Lab
FTC Future of News Roundtable
Remarks by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
New Voices Invests In Nine Community News Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Nine promising community news projects from across the U.S. have been selected as this year’s New Voices grant winners. Each can receive up to $25,000 to launch a news initiative and work to sustain it over the next two years, J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism announced today. The projects plan to engage their
Jan Schaffer Awarded 2010 Manship Prize
LSU News announces J-Lab’s Jan Schaffer being a selection for the 2010 Manship Prize.
Public and Other Noncommercial Media in the Digital Era
Remarks by Jan Schaffer, J-Lab Executive Director at the FCC on emerging news sites.
Why Philly Matters
J-Lab’s comprehensive report about the decline in public affairs reporting is mentioned in The Nieman Journalism Lab.
Is brotherly love in Philly’s DNA?
J-Lab’s report: Exploring a Networked Journalism Collaborative In Philadelphia is mentioned by Marlene Kennedy
Philly Report: Thinking About the Roll-Ups to Come
Even in light of the bankruptcy comings and goings of Philadelphia Media Holdings the J-Lab’s report holds out hope for Philly.
J-Lab: Exploring a Networked Journalism Collaborative in Philadelphia
Citizen Media Law Project recommend reading the J-Lab report analyzing the media landscape in Philadelphia.
The Newsonomics of content arbitrage
Nieman Lab mentions the J-Lab funded project in Seattle that work with 22 hyperlocal sites






