New Voices: New Voices Grantees New Voices Invests in a New Regional News Model, Community and Niche Web SitesMiami-Whitewater Valley Public Media Project Cheryl Gibbs, Assistant Director, Journalism Program, Miami UniversityThe Lexington Commons Seungahn Nah, Assistant Professor of Community Communications, Dept. of Community and Leadership Development, University of KentuckyGrass Roots: Digital Journalism in the Nation’s Birthplace of Aviation Joe Murray, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kent State UniversityCool State Online Jon Beaupre, News Director, University Times, California State University, Los AngelesGreen Jobs Philly Paul Glover, Editor, GreenPlannersThe Appalachian Independent Cherie Snyder, Alternative Newspaper Facilitator, Citizens for a Secular GovernmentImmigration: The View from Here Kim Carroll Bosler, Development Director, KBUT Community RadioVoices of Rural Native Alaska Jane Nicholson, Contract Compliance Coordinator, Koahnic Broadcast CorporationVoices for Veterans Dee Albritton, Executive Director, Fast ForwardFamily Life Behind Bars Sandeep Junnarkar, Associate Professor, CUNY Graduate School of JournalismLimiting Legal Risk New Voices Gr Apply Now: Funding to Start Community News Projects 2007 Grantee Updates 2008 New Voices Grant How to ApplyLearning to Finish Launches Graduation Rate CalculatorCitizens Media Summit III October 2, 2007Citizens Media Summit III Agenda Vermont Climate Witness Pete Land, President, Tamarack ProductionsNorthwest Community Radio Network Collaborative Newscast Jonathan Lawson, Executive Director, Reclaim the MediaSaint Paul City Newsdesk Mike Wassenaar, Executive Director, Saint Paul Neighborhood NetworkNewCastleNOW.org Christine Yeres, Project Leader, NewCastleNOW.orgNeighborMedia <i>Formerly titled Neighbor to Neighbor</i><br />Susan Fleischmann, Executive Director, Cambridge Community TelevisionBilingual Interactive Environmental Journalism Donica Mensing, Director, Graduate Program in<br />Interactive Environmental Journalism, Reynolds School of Journalism, University of Nevada - RenoAnansi’s Web <i>Formerly titled Neo-News Network</i><br />Lori Peterson, Coordinator, Neo-News Hotline<br />Central District OrganizationGreater Fulton News <i>Formerly titled Fulton Hill Interactive Portal</i><br />Dr. Judy VanSlyke Turk, Director, School of<br />Mass Communications, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe Eminent Domain <i>Formerly titled Building Blocks</i><br />Alyssa Katz, Editor, Pratt Center for Community DevelopmentNews Desk on Access SF Marc Smolowitz, Development Director/ Staff Producer, Access SFNew Voices: 10 New Citizen Media Ideas Are Funded2006 Grantee Updates Hartsville Today’s “Cook Book” Available for DownloadCitizens Media Summit II Agenda Citizens Media Summit II October 5, 2006Community Correspondents Corps Robert Salyer, Appalshop Filmmaker, Appalshop/WMMTEthnic News Service Cristina L. Azocar, Ph.D., Director, Center for Integration<br />and Improvement of Journalism (CIIJ), San Francisco State UniversityCreating Community Connections Suzanne McBride, Director of News Reporting and Writing/Journalism,<br />Columbia College ChicagoMURL Building Blocks Thomas Petner, Director and Lecturer, MURL Program,<br />Temple University Journalism DepartmentLearning to Finish: Solution that Leads to Graduation Suzanne W. Morse, President, Pew Partnership for Civic ChangeRoute 7 Report Bill Reader, Assistant Professor,<br />E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio UniversityMonroe County Radio Project Maryanne Reed, Interim Dean,<br />WVU P.I. Reed School of JournalismGreat Lakes Wiki David Poulson, Associate Director,<br />Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, Michigan State UniversityRural News Network Keith Graham, Associate Professor, University of Montana School of JournalismTrenton Policy Options Robert Hackett, Vice President, Bonner Foundation<br />Trenton Center for Campus-Community PartnershipsNew Voices: New Funding for 10 Innovative Citizen Media ProjectsHartsville Today </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>North Lawndale Weblog </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>Loisaida Speaks </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>Noticias Tuyas </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>Loudoun Forward </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>kaPow! Hip-Hop Site </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>KRFP News </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>Madison Commons </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>Twin Cities Daily Planet </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>The Forum </h1><font size="+1">Grantees Meeting, March 11, 2006</font><h1>New Voices Grantee Meeting HighlightsCommunities Find New Voices, One at a Time2005 Grantee Updates J-Learning.org: J-Lab launches "how-to" site for community publishingCheck It Out Archive Citizens Media Article Archive Citizens Media Summit Readers Share Experiences, Make News Thank You for Registering! Citizens Media Summit October 24, 2005New Voices: 10 Citizen Media Experiments to LaunchAdvisory Board Comments on 2005 New Voices ApplicantsComing Up New Voices Grantees The Forum The Philbrick James ForumKRFP News Leigh Robartes of Radio Free Moscow, Inc.Hartsville Today Douglas J. Fisher of the University of South CarolinaNoticias Tuyas John Mendez of Mid-Columbia Centro CulturalLoisaida Speaks The Lower Eastside Girls ClubkaPow! Hip-Hop Site Donyale Y. H. Reavis of kaPow! inc.Twin Cities Daily Planet Jeremy Iggers of the Twin Cities Media Alliance<br />and Ann Alquist of KFAI RadioThe Madison Commons Project Lewis Friedland of the University of WisconsinLoudoun Forward David Wiseman and Tamar Datan of Loudoun ForwardNorth Lawndale Weblog Isaac Lewis, Jr. of Strategic Human Services, Inc.From Town Blog to Town Hall Online and in Print in Small-Town MaineBlogger Corps Delivers Greensboro101 An Old West Newspaper Adds New Media FeaturesWith Pluck and Legwork, Getting The Stories FirstMany Questions. Some Answers. Call for Proposals: Citizens Media VenturesWhat about independent entrepreneurs? Welcome to the New Voices blog. Citizens media projects are already provoking a lot of discussion, and we know the projects to be funded New Voices grants will add to that dialogue. We invite your comments and tips, your questions and reactions.Help is Here: www.J-Learning.orgAsk Questions Share Your Story Error Thank You January 2005 Report Quarterly happenings from New VoicesFrequently Asked Questions About New Voices GrantsFake Featured Project Hop StudiosFor a Veteran Journalist, a New Town Crier RoleHow to Apply for New Voices FundingWritten by the Community; Edited by JournalistsFrom a Traditional Newspaper, an Untraditional Community Site

New Voices Grantees

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2008 Grantees

Miami-Whitewater Valley Public Media Project
Oxford, OH

The Lexington Commons
Lexington, KY

Grass Roots: Digital Journalism in the Nation’s Birthplace of Aviation
Kent, OH

Cool State Online
Los Angeles, CA

Green Jobs Philly
Philadelphia, PA

The Appalachian Independent
Frostburg, MD

Immigration: The View from Here
Crested Butte, CO

Voices of Rural Native Alaska
Anchorage, AK

Voices for Veterans
Columbia, SC

Family Life Behind Bars
New York, NY

2007 Grantees

NewCastleNOW.org
Chappaqua, NY
• Bringing Home the Bacon, August 2008

Vermont Climate Witness
Burlington, VT
• Ripening, August 2008

NeighborMedia
Cambridge, MA
• Blogging From the Backyard, August 2008

Greater Fulton News
Richmond, VA
• Citizen Journalism - Citizen Action, August 2008

The Eminent Domain
Brooklyn, NY
• Power to the People, August 2008

Bilingual Interactive Environmental Journalism
Reno, NV
• Living La Vida Tahoe, August 2008

Saint Paul City Newsdesk
St. Paul, MN
• Show Time: A Public Premiere, August 2008

Anansi’s Web
Gary, IN
• Caught in Anansi’s Web, August 2008

News Desk on Access SF
San Francisco
• Access SF: Gaining Momentum, August 2008

Northwest Community Radio Network Collaborative Newscast
Seattle
• Listen Up! To Radio Activity, August 2008

See all 2007 progress reports

2006 Grantees

Community Correspondents Corps
Whitesburg, Ky.
• If These Mountains Could Speak: Giving Voice to Appalachia, End of Year One: November 2007

Ethnic News Service
San Francisco
• Ethnic News Service: Still Buffering, End of Year One: November 2007

Creating Community Connections
Chicago
• Successful Soft Launch, End of Year One: November 2007

MURL Building Blocks
Philadelphia
• MURL: Building Community and Cultural Competency, End of Year One: November 2007

Learning to Finish: Solution that Leads to Graduation
Charlottesville, Va.
• Learning to Finish Launches Graduation Rate Calculator, End of Year One: November 2007

Route 7 Report
Athens, Ohio
• Route 7 Report: Please Come to Our Town Next!, End of Year One: November 2007

Monroe County Radio Project
Morgantown, W.V.
• Monroe County Radio: The Long Distance Challenge, End of Year One: November 2007

Great Lakes Wiki
East Lansing, Mich.
• A Great Wiki for the Great Lakes, End of Year One: November 2007

Rural News Network
Missoula, Mont.
• Rural Journalism 101: Covering the Basics, End of Year One: November 2007

Trenton Policy Options
Princeton, N.J.
• Slow and Steady Build-Out, End of Year One: November 2007

See all 2006 progress reports

2005 Grantees

The Forum
Deerfield, N.H.
• Success Breeds Competition for The Forum, Final Report: October 2007

Radio Free Moscow’s KRFP News
Moscow, Idaho
• Evening Report Informs Community of Breaking News and Big Issues, Final Report: October 2007

Hartsville Today
Hartsville, S.C.
• User-generated Posts Give Hartsville Today a Hometown Feel, Final Report: October 2007

Noticias Tuyas
Hood River, Ore.

Loisaida Speaks
New York City
• Podcasts, Projects and Partnerships in the Works for Loisaida Speaks, Final Report: October 2007

kaPow! Hip-Hop Site
Philadelphia, Pa.

Twin Cities Daily Planet
Minneapolis
• TCDailyPlanet.net Builds Partnerships, Attracts Funding, Final Report: October 2007

The Madison Commons Project
Madison, Wisc.
• Madison Commons Reports Neighborhood News, Seeks More Contributors, Final Report: October 2007

Loudoun Forward
Loudoun County, Va.
• Loudoun Forward Rethinks Outreach Strategy in Push for Public Discourse, Final Report: October 2007

North Lawndale Weblog
North Lawndale, Chicago
• North Lawndale Weblog Looks to Extend Reach, Allow Multimedia Posts, Final Report: October 2007

See all 2005 progress reports

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