New Voices: 2005 Grantees

2005 Grantees

The 2005 New Voices grantees were chosen from more than 240 applicants from across the country. These projects represent a diverse mix of Web, broadcast and online projects. J-Lab believes that these programs will serve as examples to foster community journalism efforts in other cities and towns.

The Forum

The Philbrick James Forum
Deerfield, N.H.

A small-town public library will open a hyperlocal news site to collect citizens' writing and photos, showcasing the best in a quarterly print magazine.
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KRFP News

Leigh Robartes of Radio Free Moscow, Inc.
Moscow, Idaho

This low-power FM station will add a weeknight newscast and a Web site with archival, unaired and expanded news.
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Hartsville Today

Douglas J. Fisher of the University of South Carolina
Hartsville, S.C.

USC students, with help from the IFRA Newsplex, team with a local paper to improve and expand its community news coverage on the Web.
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Noticias Tuyas

John Mendez of Mid-Columbia Centro Cultural
Hood River, Ore.

A weekly bilingual radio program aimed at Hood River's booming Latino population.
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Loisaida Speaks

The Lower Eastside Girls Club
New York City

Teen and college-age girls from Manhattan's Lower East Side produce podcasts about community life.
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kaPow! Hip-Hop Site

Donyale Y. H. Reavis of kaPow! inc.
Philadelphia, Pa.

Hip-hop enthusiasts swap news, share advice and post their own music on the Web.
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Twin Cities Daily Planet

Jeremy Iggers of the Twin Cities Media Alliance
and Ann Alquist of KFAI Radio
Minneapolis

A Web-based pool of print, audio and video reports from local ethnic media, available to other community and mainstream media.
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The Madison Commons Project

Lewis Friedland of the University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisc.

Twelve Madison neighborhoods share hyperlocal news through a network of community Web sites.
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Loudoun Forward

David Wiseman and Tamar Datan of Loudoun Forward
Loudoun County, Va.

A civic "tool set" for discussing vital issues in the nation's fastest-growing county.
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North Lawndale Weblog

Isaac Lewis, Jr. of Strategic Human Services, Inc.
North Lawndale, Chicago

Citizens in one of Chicago's poorest neighborhoods cover local news with a community blog.
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