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Google Universal Analytics: Understanding online visitors, not just visits

Google Universal Analytics: Understanding online visitors, not just visits

News for Digital Innovators
Tue, May 7, 2013 | 4:51 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

Your digital community is no longer accessing you only via their computers -- now their smartphones, tablets, internet-enabled TVs, and even gaming consoles are an important part of this experience. How can community news and information projects adapt to a multi-device world? A new analytics tool from Google can help you start to figure this out.

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New secrecy award for government agencies, officials

New secrecy award for government agencies, officials

News for Digital Innovators
Fri, May 3, 2013 | 11:33 a.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

"Open government" has become a popular movement for a reason: many government agencies are less than forthcoming with public information. Investigative Reporters and Editors has launched a new award to highlight government secrecy -- even at the local level.

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Knight Community Information Challenge: Get help with your application

Knight Community Information Challenge: Get help with your application

News for Digital Innovators
Wed, May 1, 2013 | 2:56 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

Today applications opened for the Knight Community Information Challenge. Do you have open government ideas that might help people engage more effectively with their local government? Knight is offering a free webinar this week to answer your questions about this competition.

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Knight Community Information Challenge: Applications open May 1

Knight Community Information Challenge: Applications open May 1

News for Digital Innovators
Wed, April 24, 2013 | 1:16 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

Open government is the focus of this year's Knight Community Information Challenge. On May 1, the day applications open, the Knight Foundation is holding a webinar where you can get answers to your questions about this contest, which provides matching grants in partnership with community foundations to fund community information and engagement projects.

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ISOJ 2013: Follow the action live Fri-Sat

ISOJ 2013: Follow the action live Fri-Sat

News for Digital Innovators
Wed, April 17, 2013 | 1:55 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

The 14th International Symposium on Online Journalism will be held Apr. 19-20 at the University of Texas-Austin. It's sold out, but you'll be able to follow the action online.

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Knight grant helps Texas Tribune hone, teach nonprofit news sustainability

Knight grant helps Texas Tribune hone, teach nonprofit news sustainability

News for Digital Innovators
Tue, April 16, 2013 | 5:08 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

A new $1.5 million Knight Foundation grant will help the Texas Tribune navigate its own path to sustainability -- and show other nonprofit news sites how they can get there, too.

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McCormick journalism grants: Letters of inquiry due May 8

McCormick journalism grants: Letters of inquiry due May 8

News for Digital Innovators
Fri, April 12, 2013 | 1:37 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation journalism program offers grants to support efforts to inform and engage citizens to create a healthy democracy. To apply for grants of more than $50,000, letters of inquiry are due May 8.

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Digital Public Library of America launches April 18

Digital Public Library of America launches April 18

News for Digital Innovators
Wed, April 10, 2013 | 2:02 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

Libraries around the country contain lots of useful information and resources that so far hasn't always been easy to access online. The prototype of a new a free online portal to collections from libraries, museums and more launches April 18 at the Boston Public Library during National Library Week.

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News Challenge Open Government semifinalists announced

News Challenge Open Government semifinalists announced

News for Digital Innovators
Tue, April 2, 2013 | 10:22 p.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

Late last week, semifinalists for the Knight News Challenge on Open Government were announced. Public input on these projects continues to be welcome, while the semifinalists are working to further bolster their proposals with information and video.

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Knight News Challenge: Last chance to comment on entries

Knight News Challenge: Last chance to comment on entries

News for Digital Innovators
Wed, March 27, 2013 | 10:20 a.m. PDT
by Amy Gahran

Although the Knight News Challenge on open government stopped accepting entries last week, participation is still welcome in the process of selecting the winners. Here's what comes next.

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Tools, Tips & Trends

Newspapers under siege as 65 percent of digital ads go to tech companies

By Nancy Yoshihara
6/14/2016 | 10:00 pm GMT

Newspaper revenues and circulation, print and digital combined, continued to decline in 2015 while both cable and network TV enjoyed...

The Diversity Style Guide: Important resource updated and expanded

By Nancy Yoshihara
6/5/2016 | 10:00 pm GMT

Anyone who dismisses or ignores this guide should not be working in journalism. The updated Diversity Style Guide is one...