News for Digital Journalists

February 01, 2010

Knight Community Information Challenge opens for applications

If you’ve got an idea for a community news and information project and a local foundation as a partner, take a look at the Knight Foundation‘s information challenge. Read more.

January 31, 2010

Why Newsday’s pay wall makes sense for them, but probably won’t for you

Newsday has signed up only 35 subscribers since it put up a pay wall late last year. Mark Potts explains why that may be OK. Read more.

January 13, 2010

Knight Community Information Challenge announces 2010 winners

The Knight Community Information Challenge has chosen 24 innovative ideas—submitted by community foundations nationwide—as its second-year winners who met the challenge with projects that support local news, while creatively reaching a changing audience. Funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the five-year, $24 million initiative emphasizes the importance of the free flow of information. Each winning project proposes ground-breaking uses of new media and technology to keep residents informed and engaged in their respective communities. View the winners list here.

November 13, 2009

The News Landscape in 2014: Transformed or Diminished? Formulating a Game Plan for Survival

Is there a potential path for renewal for traditional news organizations struggling to survive and thrive in the digital age? “The News Landscape in 2014: Transformed or Diminished? Formulating a Game Plan for Survival in the Digital Age,” co-authored by Penelope Muse Abernathy, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication Knight Chair in Digital Media Economics and Journalism, and Richard Foster, Senior Faculty Fellow with Yale University’s School of Management, analyzes the situation from the perspectives of shareholder, journalist and economist.  Read more here.

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