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The New Voices project has a companion Web site, J-Learning. It is a how-to site for community journalism with training in Web site creation; basic HTML; page design and layout; use of photos, audio, video and animation; using databases and surveys; law and ethics; advertising and marketing; and fundraising and e-commerce.
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 THE DEADLINE FOR 2010 NEW VOICES GRANTS HAS EXPIRED Thank you to all of those who submitted their projects for the New Voices 2010 Grant. The projects are undergoing a review process, and the winners will be announced in late-April. Check back to see the 2010 Grantees! On Sale Now! Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive Get your own copy of Mark Briggs' handbook for new media journalists and citizen reporters. Only $10. While supplies last. |
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Are you a woman looking to change the world of journalism? The 2010 application for New Media Women Entrepreneurs funding is now available. Applications are due April 12, 2010.
Questions about your New Voices application? We realize filling out the New Voices application can be a little daunting sometimes. Join us Wednesday, February 24 at 2 p.m. EST for a live chat on J-Lab.org about your most burning questions.New Forms of Journalism Emerge in New Media Ecosystem New forms of journalism are being created around the country where online local news sites have launched to report on their communities. The journalism is characterized by a deliberate shift in the definition of objectivity, a drive for community conversation and discussion and broader definitions of "news" that seek to connect readers to a sense of the place where they live.New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit A daylong gathering of women news creators and wannabe news creators. Topics to be covered include training citizen journalists, launching niche sites, sustaining operations and the release of a new J-Lab report on what women news consumers and creators want from their news media. Watch video of the Summit hosted by Vimeo.The results of a three-month investigation on Chicago Transportation Authority was recently published by 2006 New Voices Grantee ChicagoTalks.org. |
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New Voices is a pioneering program to seed innovative community news ventures in the United States. Through 2010, New Voices is helping to fund the start-up of 56 micro-local news projects. 2009 and 2010 grantees will receive $17,000 grants and have the opportunity for $8,000 in follow-up funding after one year. New Voices is administered by
J-Lab Executive Director
2009 New Voices Grantees
• GrossePointeToday.com, Detroit, MI
• Oakland Local, Oakland, CA
• New Era Media, Boulder, CO
• Intersections: The South Los Angeles Reporting Project, Los Angeles, CA
• The Villager: News and Notes from Coconut Grove West (now Grand Avenue News), Coral Gables, FL
• The Austin Bulldog, Austin, TX
• Maryland School Information Mapping, Towson, MD
Features from the Grantees
 | Grand Avenue News has launched a new website covering the community of Village West, Florida. It includes news concerning Business, Family, Education, and more. |
| Grosse Point Today, a 2009 New Voices Grantee, has launched their Web site. It features community information including local sports, news and people. |  |
 | The Appalachian Independent, creates a bi-weekly online newspaper community for the rural community around Frostburg, Maryland, modeled on the National League of Cities’ Inclusive Community Program. |
| 2008 grantee Family Life Behind Bars is now using Twitter to post quick updates and interact with its audience. The updates are at twitter.com /prisonfamilies and placed prominently on the project’s Web site. |  |
 | 2007 grantee Access SF has launched new video segments called “The Street” - along with a dedicated site - featuring content by citizen contributors given the freedom to cover what they want. |
New Voices is an initiative of J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism. J-LabTM is an incubator for innovative, participatory news experiments and is a center of American University's School of Communication in Washington, D.C. New Voices is
funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
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