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Participatory
JournalismThe Role of New Media Makersin Informing the Public
McLean, VA: Library Closing
McLean Ear: New VenueFound
J-Learning.org: Site in a Box
News Ecosystem > New Players
Fact entrepreneurs Creative technologists Citizen media makers Philanthropic foundations Universities Advocacy Groups Government
Venues for Participation: Journalism vs. “News
Work”Journalism: Collecting, validating,
producing, publishing news
“News Work” – not just for journosSharing information
Facilitating conversationsCrowdsourcing storiesSmart curation & aggregationData mining & visualizationsNews gamesLists & resourcesSocial shout outs
Community News Start-upsSince 2005, J-Lab has:
Funded more than 45 “New Voices” community news projects
$25K grants: $17K + $8K, if matched
1,534 applications
Success through the years
…we’ve seen some great projects.
Findings over five years
Of 46 projects funded, 76% launched and found success
Findings over five years
Newest trend: Pro-jo’s launching news sites
Hyperlocal Startups State-based Investigative
News Sites Niche Sites
West Seattle Blog
Davidson News
Metropolis
CaliforniaWatch
WisconsinWatch
Investigate West
Metro News Sites
Politico.com
Global Post
Fact Entrepreneurs
Advocacy Journalism: Sunlight Foundation - transparency
Council on Foreign Relations – global hot spots
Public School News
Creative Technologists: NYTimes | Document Reader
SeeClickFix.com
University – Community News
Networked Journalism
New Media Makers Toolkit
Citizen Media Resources KCNN.org - Knight Citizen News
Network J-Learning.org - How-to publish J-NewVoices.org - Folo startups J-Lab.org - Cool ideas NewMediaWomen.org – Grants