News Leadership 3.0

July 02, 2009

BlogHer: Keeping the conversation civil

The mega network of women bloggers fosters a clean online conversation with clear guidelines and engaged users. “The Internet is perfect for passionate debate about issues people really care about. However, these debates must stop short of abusive behavior ...  if the community is going to thrive,” says CEO Lisa Stone

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OJR: The Online Journalism Review

July 02, 2009

Newspaper columnists ought to be the perfect bloggers. So why aren't more doing it well?

By Robert Niles: Newspaper columnists ought to be the perfect bloggers - the best write in a lively voice and forge a strong connection with their readers. Their work build an ongoing conversation with the communities they cover. Frankly, they've been blogging (in print) since long before anyone other than academics and soldiers went online. So ...

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News for Digital Journalists

June 22, 2009

2009 Knight News Challenge winners

Check out the ideas that rose to the top. This year’s crop of ideas include several focusing on watchdog or investigative tools.

May 19, 2009

Check out Knight Digital Media Center’s new look!

The Knight Digital Media Center’s website has been given a facelift that we believe makes it easier for our users to find what they need - from training opportunities to blogs exploring the future of news and online journalism to the latest tweets from some thoughtful folks.

Upcoming workshops at KDMC@USC Annenberg

Leadership and Professional Growth for Digital Journalists

March 16 - July 31, 2009

News Leadership 2009

A Special Virtual Leadership Series plus two-day Guided Project Planning session

Upcoming workshops at KDMC@UC Berkeley

Multimedia Story Telling and Technology Training

July 12 - July 17, 2009

Multimedia Reporting and Convergence Workshop

Intensive, short course multimedia training for mid-career journalists

KDMC Digital Partners

News University

Knight Citizen News Network

J-Lab

Mindy McAdams' Blog: Teaching Online Journalism

FEATURED SEMINAR

News Entrepreneur Boot Camp

imageTraditional news organizations are floundering as business models collapse and audiences are increasingly turning to alternative news and information sources. This special boot camp was designed for digital journalists passionate about new ideas for serving the information and news needs of their communities but who lack the grounding in business and startup skills.

imageDon't miss the Snap Shot Interviews put together by speakers and fellows who attended the event, talking about the experience of being news entrepreneurs.

Twitter Roll Call

July 04, 12:23pm

@jayrosen_nyu

Good try, @stevebenen http://bit.ly/YxqUx My take: to Palin, making sense is like backing down. She won't give you the satisfaction.

July 03, 11:30pm

@SusanMernit

susanmernit: picking up @agahran at #TVC...is she going to twitter her whle vacation?

July 03, 4:32pm

@knightfdn

RT @NiemanLab The Wikimedia Foundation, parent of Wikipedia, plans major expansion. Read their Q&A: http://tr.im/qKUA
Follow Knight Digital Media Center and the Knight Foundation on Twitter: @KDMC and @KNIGHTFDN.