Backpack Journalism

48th Goes to War

http://www.ajc.com/news/content/custom/blogs/guard/index.html

Atlanta Journal Constitution and AJC.com (Atlanta, GA)

“Well-done effort that clearly connected people.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

Seven Atlanta-Journal Constitution reporters and photographers accompanied Georgia’s Army National Guard 48th Brigade to Iraq and posted stories and pictures and blogged about their experiences. This project received 2.8 million page views and 5,900 comments in the last year. Members of the unit said it was a link to loved ones and friends at home.

Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone

http://hotzone.yahoo.com/

Yahoo! News (Santa Monica, CA)

“A pat on the back for a company getting serious about journalism.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

With a mission to cover every global conflict in one year, backpack journalist Kevin Sites creates video clips, photo essays and stories for Yahoo! News. This project not only relays the details of these conflicts but also aims to inspire involvement in solutions. One report on an Afghan child bride received more than 4 million page views, 8,000 comments and 15,000 e-mails.

MoJo Journalism: "Your community: By you, for you"

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?Category=NEWS0102

The News-Press and news-press.com (Fort Myers, FL)

“Very original concept. They are covering things that would not be covered in the regulat process.”
-2006 Knight-Batten Advisory Board Judges

Mobile journalists use laptops, digital cameras and MP3 recorders to publish content directly onto the News-Press Web site and recruit citizens to contribute to a “readers’ post” section. They publish neighborhood-level stories and photos using wireless connections and open-source software. The News-Press is on pace for 100,000 pieces of reader-driven content by year’s end.

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