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Gender Gap Blues? Build Your Own Sandbox
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jul. 3, 2014 in Blog
Women comprise only 36 percent of the journalism workforce and only 23 percent of the leadership (where they make 25 percent less than their male counterparts). Yet they make up 64 percent of journalism school enrollments, where many will elect careers in public relations.
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Lessons from New Media Women Entrepreneurs
Posted by J-Lab on Sep. 19, 2013 in In the News | Knight Digital Media Center
Knight Digital Media Center profiles six years of The McKormick Foundation-funded program.
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Women Media Entrepreneurs – Making New Ideas Happen
Posted by J-Lab on Sep. 12, 2013 in Summits
| National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
This summit brings together women entrepreneurs who have launched media projects large and small.
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Four Women-Led News Ideas Awarded $56,000
Posted by J-Lab on Mar. 13, 2013 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Four innovative news ideas – to cover the cultural narrative of food, build e-platforms for long-form women writers, expand Latino coverage in New England, and spotlight emerging women musicians –won $14,000 awards to develop their projects in the coming year. The award winners were selected from 205 proposals received in the sixth
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Launching Proof of Concept – Then Leveraging It
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Dec. 13, 2012 in Blog
So where can a $14,000 media start-up award get you? It can get you just where you want to go, judging by the recent winners of the McCormick New Media Women Entrepreneur (NMWE) Awards.
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New Funding for Women Media Entrepreneurs
Posted by J-Lab on Nov. 15, 2011 in Press Releases
For immediate releaseNov. 15, 2011 Contact: Jan Schafferjans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. – J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism at American University has been awarded $250,000 from the McCormick Foundation to fund eight innovative women-led news startups over the next two years. Under the grant, eight winners (four in 2012 and four in 2013) will each be
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Four Women-Led News Ideas Win Entrepreneur Awards
Posted by J-Lab on Jul. 11, 2011 in Press Releases
For immediate releaseJune 11, 2011 Contact: Jan Schafferjans@j-lab.org Washington, D.C. — Four diverse news ideas – including a mobile platform for hyperlocal news sites; a tech news site for Austin, Texas; a news magazine covering women’s basketball; and a rollout of a site for visualizing economic data – each won a $12,000 award to launch their
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New Grants for Women Media Entrepreneurs
Posted by J-Lab on Oct. 22, 2009 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism at American University has received a $200,000 grant from the McCormick Foundation to fund eight women-led start-ups over the next two years that will generate new ideas in the world of news and information and model a spirit of journalistic entrepreneurship. The grant also supports annual
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J-Lab Announces Three Awards for New Media Women Entrepreneurs
Posted by J-Lab on Jul. 15, 2009 in Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – 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 in a robust competition that showcased keen energy and ideas for the future of
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