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New Funding Ops, New Fault Lines
Posted by Jan Schaffer on May. 19, 2010 in Blog
As any grant-giver will tell you: It’s hard to give away grant money well. You want a diverse grant pool – diverse project leaders and diverse communities participating. You want geographic diversity, socio-economic diversity, urban vs. rural diversity, gender diversity, a diversity of ideas and of delivery platforms.
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Free and Easy
Posted by Jan Schaffer on May. 19, 2010 in Blog
Much of the news about start-up community news sites and their impact is anecdotal. While J-Lab collects a lot of those stories, yesterday we heard a refreshing tale of how nimble some new community media makers can be. A shout out goes to Growthspur for its post on how seasoned journalist Bobbi Bowman took matters
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First Read: Follow the Breadcrumbs
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Nov. 1, 2009 in Blog
A Laurel to Len Downie Jr. and Michael Schudson for a comprehensive review of developments in the journalistic ecosystem.
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Old Freedoms Ring True for New Media
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Sep. 30, 2009 in Blog
Never before has the idea of a free press meant so much to everyday Americans. It’s not that the country is under siege by a runaway tyrant or that we have rampant corruption or government by secrecy. Rather, the idea of a free press is taking on new meaning in a nation where, increasingly, small
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Nerds, News and Neat Stuff
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Sep. 18, 2009 in Blog
What imaginative stuff the winners showcased yesterday at this year’s Knight-Batten Symposium and Awards for Innovations in Journalism.
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New Media Transparency Challenges
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Sep. 2, 2009 in Blog
Since June, when J-Lab released “New Media Makers,” its new study of grant-funded media projects, we’ve tracked another $7.5 million awarded by foundations to support or jumpstart news and information initiatives around the country.
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Meet the New Media Makers
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Feb. 10, 2009 in Blog
Is it important for news to survive – or news organizations? See today’s New York Times for a sampling of opinions.
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Let’s Count the Ways …
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jan. 23, 2009 in Blog
The first U.S. forays in citizen media began in earnest only in 2004. Now, as 2008 comes to a close, we need to stop referring to citizen journalism as a monolithic phenomenon and pay closer attention to the many ways it’s evolving.
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