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J-Lab Names New Editorial Director

January 6, 2010
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(202) 885-8100

Apply Now: Grants for Community News Startups

December 10, 2009
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(202) 885-8100

New Forms of Journalism Emerge
in New Media Ecosystem

November 9, 2009
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(202) 885-8100

New Grants for Women Media Entrepreneurs

October 22, 2009
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New York Times Wins
$10,000 Knight-Batten Innovation Award

September 17, 2009
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Five News Organizations Join
Networked Journalism Project

August 17, 2009
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New York Times Wins Top Knight-Batten
Award for Innovations in Journalism

July 23, 2009
Contact: Jan Schaffer (202) 885-8100

J-Lab Announces Three Awards for
New Media Women Entrepreneurs

July 15, 2009
Contact: Jan Schaffer (202) 885-8100

New Media Makers Increasingly
Getting Grants for News

June 2, 2009
Contact: Jan Schaffer (202) 885-8100

New Voices Invests in Eight Hyperlocal News Sites

April 21, 2009
Contact: Jan Schaffer (202) 885-8100

Citizen Journalists:
Get the Government Records You Need

January 29, 2009
Contact: Jan Schaffer (202) 885-8100
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) (646) 312-3969

Funding for Community News Sites

December 3, 2008
Contact: Jan Schaffer (202) 885-8100

Wired.com’s WikiScanner Coverage Wins $10,000 Knight-Batten Innovation Award

September 10, 2008
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Interactivity & Empowerment: Eight Innovators Place in 2008 Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations

August 6, 2008
Contact: Jan Schaffer, Julie Drizin, (202) 885-8100

J-Lab Moves to American University;
Draws $2.4m Grant from Knight Foundation

August 6, 2008
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Marc Fest, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or 305-908-2677

J-Lab Announces Winners in First New Media Women Entrepreneurs Competition

July 15, 2008
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New Voices Invests in a New Regional News Model, Community and Niche Web Sites

May 15, 2008
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TechPresident.com Wins $10,000 Knight-Batten Innovations Award

September 17, 2007
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Creativity Unleashed: 10 Innovators Place in 2007 Knight-Batten Awards

Aug. 8, 2007
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New Voices: 10 New Citizen Media Ideas Are Funded

April 4, 2007
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Launched Today: The Knight Citizen News Network

March 26, 2007
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

CitMedia Sites are Here to Stay

Feb. 5, 2007
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

J-Lab: $1.4 Million Knight Grant Supports Citizens Media

September 18, 2006
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

New Journalism Building at Maryland To be Named for Knight Newspaper Brothers

September 18, 2006

Global Voices Online Wins $10,000 Knight-Batten Innovations Award

September 18, 2006
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2006 Knight-Batten Award Winners

July 25, 2006
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New Voices: New Funding for 10 Innovative Citizen Media Projects

April 18, 2006
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New Knight-Batten Awards to Honor Journalism Innovations

Feb. 14, 2006
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chicagocrime.org Wins $10,000 Batten Award

Sept. 12, 2005
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

J-Learning.org: J-Lab launches “how-to” site for community publishing

August 24, 2005
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

Interactive Storytelling, Rethinking Journalism Mark 2005 Batten Awards Finalists

July 26, 2005
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

New Voices: 10 Citizen Media Experiments to Launch

April 28, 2005
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

Call for Proposals: Citizens Media Ventures

January 10, 2005
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

Knight Foundation: $1 Million to J-Lab to Launch Community News Ventures

October 25, 2004
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

KQED’s “You Decide” wins $10,000 Batten Award

September 10, 2004
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Batten Awards Finalists Deliver Fresh Ideas for Journalists

July 28, 2004
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MSNBC.com Wins First innovator Awards - Chicago Tribune, MPR Take Top Honors

September 15, 2003
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Batten Award Finalists Pioneer Novel Interactions

July 22, 2003
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UM Launches New Awards for Journalism Innovation Program To Honor Creative Uses of Multimedia

March 12, 2003
Contact: Jan Schaffer, (202) 885-8100

Maryland J-School Opens Institute Promoting Interactive Journalism

Dec. 6, 2002
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