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www.J-Lab.org      July 15, 2009

The Winners: New Media Women Entrepreneur Awards
Three entrepreneurial news ideas – including franchises for community news sites, a food policy and strategies start-up, and a health Web site for women ages 18 to 27 – each won a $10,000 award to launch their projects. They were selected from a whopping 435 proposals received in the second year of the McCormick New Media Women Entrepreneurs initiative. The number of proposals increased 129 percent from last year's total of 190.

"There was an incredibly competitive field of creative ideas to address specific issues proposed by women who have a great deal of optimism about the future of news and information," said J-Lab's Jan Schaffer.

Save the Date: Oct. 1 "Fund My Media" workshop at ONA
A daylong pre-convention workshop for digital media makers thinking of starting their own news initiatives. Thursday, Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., ONA Conference, San Francisco. This workshop will be full of practical advice – and cautionary tales. Funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.

New J-Lab Report: New Media Makers Get Grants for News
 At least 180 community, family and other foundations have contributed nearly $128 million in grants to news and information initiatives in the United States since 2005. The information is contained in a grants database that is part of a new J-Lab report: "New Media Makers: A Toolkit for Innovators in Community Media and Grant Making." The toolkit also offers case studies and videos that capture lessons from these new media makers and their funders.

You're Invited: "Civic News Networks: Collaboration vs. Competition?"
 Only a few seats left. Register now for J-Lab's luncheon and panel Friday, Aug. 7, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at the AEJMC Convention in Boston. Hear how top editors are sharing content with former competitors: Susan Goldberg, Editor, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland; Anders Gyllenhaal, Senior Vice President/Executive Editor, The Miami Herald; Rex Smith, Vice President and Editor, The Times Union, Albany, N.Y.

The luncheon is free but you must register here. Seating is limited.


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