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Lisa Williams

Lisa Williams

Founder & CEO

Lisa Williams is the Director of Digital Engagement for the Investigative News Network. She is also CEO and founder of Placeblogger.com, the world's largest searchable index of local weblogs. Placeblogger was a winner of the Knight 21st Century News Challenge, which gives out $5 million dollars annually to innovators with projects that aim to define the future of journalism. Lisa is also a fellow at the MIT Media Lab's Center for Future Civic Media, which is one of the most well-known university-based technology and innovation centers in the world. The newly formed Center for Future Civic Media focuses on meeting the information needs of humanity over the next 100 years. Prior to founding Placeblogger, Lisa founded H2Otown, an online community and news site by and for the residents of her hometown of Watertown, Mass. H2Otown became a nationally recognized model for citizen journalism. Lisa has also worked with the Boston Globe, the Center for Citizen Media, and countless startups and media organizations. She graduated from Emerson College in 1992. [email protected]

Lisa Williams's Blogs and Trainings

Election 2012: The First Data Election?

On Tuesday, October 30, the Knight Digital Media Center is offering a free online seminar, "Diving Into Data," focusing on Read More

Small site, big tools: Local nonprofit news site switches to Armstrong content management system

Charlottesville Tomorrow in Virginia was found its old Typepad blog platform very limited. Now the site has relaunched on Armstrong, Read More

[Archived Webinar, October 2012] Diving into Data

How can you unlock the power of public data to engage citizens and make positive change in your community? Diving Into Read More