2008 Grantees

Cool State LA

http://www.coolstatela.com/

California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA

California State University-Los Angeles journalism students and faculty will partner with community groups to launch “micro-bureaus” to cover the San Gabriel Valley’s largely Asian and Latino community. Computer science grad students will help build a news management system and the University Times will publish content.

Lives in Focus: Family Life Behind Bars

http://livesinfocus.org/prison/

CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, New York, NY

A CUNY Graduate School of Journalism professor and students have launched a site that allows users to share information and tell stories about the financial, social and emotional impact of incarceration on lives. The site posts content from “columnists” from the affected communities and from graduate students. Even folks who stumble across the site and want to share their own stories of the impact of incarceration can share their stories by joining the community to post their own photos, videos and audio. The site is updated several times a week.

Vet Venue

http://www.vetvenue.org/

Fast Forward, Columbia, SC

VetVenue is a technology based information site for veterans that includes a blog, newsletter, website and webcasts.  Veterans communicate daily with each other on the blog and determine the subjects that are featured in the interactive monthly webcasts.  The site has a primary focus on employment readiness and available jobs. Veterans share information about job openings, veterans’ discounts, and their employment needs.  VetVenue is maintained by Fast Forward, a community technology center in Columbia, South Carolina.

Original New Voices project title: “Voices for Veterans”

The Appalachian Independent

http://www.appindie.org/

Citizens for a Secular Government, Frostburg, MD

Civic group will create a bi-weekly online newspaper community for the rural community around Frostburg, Maryland, modeled on the National League of Cities’ Inclusive Community Program. Frostburg State University and Allegany College of Maryland students and faculty will participate.  The Appalachian Independent has launched its Web site: www.appindie.org.

Green Jobs Philly

http://www.greenjobsphilly.org/

GreenPlanners, Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia’s eco-economy is featured in this bimonthly newsletter sent to thousands of local officials, organizations, businesses and job seekers.  The focus of GreenJobsPhilly is on grassroots initiatives because most new jobs in a tight economy will be created by small local businesses. This site also makes it free and easy for Philadelphians to offer and request green jobs, services, grants and loans.  Plans are to translate content to Spanish, Chinese and Vietnamese.

Stories That Fly

http://www.storiesthatfly.com/

Kent State University, Kent, OH

Kent State journalism professors will mentor student reporters and general aviators to cover Ohio’s 166 public airports, 772 private airfields and 18,000 pilots. Reporters will take photos, audio and video to go on a central Web site. The project also plans to produce mini-documentaries and a book. Content will be available to the Akron Beacon-Journal’s Ohio.com, local public television stations and the university’s NPR affiliate.

Original New Voices project title: “Grass Roots: Digital Journalism in the Nation’s Birthplace of Aviation”

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