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Center for News Literacy

How do you show your audience skills they can develop to help journalism thrive? This center trains next generation news consumers "to think critically about what they read, watch, and hear.”

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on July 27, 2012
Topics: Education, Resources Tags: Academy, Citizen Journalism, Digital Democracy, Education, Media Literacy, News Literacy

100 Reporters

A deliberate experiment connecting professional journalists, citizens and whistle-blowers; a source of stories on corruption worldwide; potential inspiration for your own reporting and engagement.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on June 27, 2012
Topics: Community, Craft, Experiments, Resources Tags: Citizen Journalism, Citizen Sources, Engagement Models, Investigative Journalism

Mobile Media Toolkit

Use your phone to help you report, publish or broadcast smarter with mobile tools. This Knight funded project offers special pages for pros, citizen journalists and news/media organizations.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on February 8, 2012
Topics: Craft, Distribution, Education, Resources, Technology Tags: Citizen Journalism, Guide, Knight Foundation, Mobile, Mobile Tools, Reporting, Toolkit

SeeClickFix

A powerful crowdsourcing tool, SeeClickFix documents issues that “become the seeds for news stories, investigative reports, and citizen advocacy pieces.” Check out their text and map widget!

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 23, 2011
Topics: Community, Experiments, Resources, Technology Tags: Citizen Journalism, Collaboration, Crowdsourcing, Free Tools, Government Accountability, Mobile, Mobile Technology, Reporting Tools, Tools, Watchdog Reporting

PBS MediaShift

Mediashift correspondents report how new online communication tools are changing the media world. Analysis and a daily "must reads" feed.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on November 1, 2011
Topics: Community, Distribution, Experiments, Resources, Technology Tags: Business Models, Citizen Journalism, Emerging Trends, Information Ecology, J-School, Media Analysis, Mobile, Networks, PBS, Traditional Journalism

The Economist Future of News Series

The Economist presents a rich bundle of perspective on the business of news past, future and present.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 26, 2011
Topics: Community, Resources, Revenue, Technology Tags: Business of News, Citizen Journalism, Crowdsourcing, Digital Publishing, Future of News, State of the Fourth Estate, The Economist

Public Insight Network

Creating a way for citizens to participate in news and reporting, PIN counts over 120,000 people in their network, with new funding to add 100,000 more while working with 45 newsrooms nationwide.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on September 16, 2011
Topics: Community, Craft, Experiments, Resources Tags: American Public Media, Audience Engagement, Center for Public Broadcasting, Citizen Journalism, Citizen Sources, Collaboration, Crowdsourcing, Minneapolis, Public Insight Network, Public Radio

An interview with Mike Fancher, author of “Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World”

Across the field of journalism we’ve had an “information infusion” from a broad range of sources over the summer. Analysis, review and reporting from the likes of PEW, Knight, the Economist, Clay Shirky, the FCC’s recent 450+ page report furthering the analysis Knight Foundation started two years ago, and CJR’s recent write up “What We...

Posted by Lisa Skube on September 13, 2011
Topics: Blog, Craft, Policy, Revenue Tags: Analysis, Citizen Journalism, Collaboration, Community Engagement, Experimentation, For-profit, Journalism Integrity, Local, Marketing, Nonprofit, Seattle Journalism Commons, SJC, White Papers

Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World

Mike Fancher’s policy paper, commissioned by the Knight Foundation and the Aspen Institute, outlines five critical ingredients to support local journalism.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on August 31, 2011
Topics: Craft, Education, Experiments, Policy, Resources Tags: Analysis, Citizen Journalism, Collaboration, Community Engagement, Experimentation, For-profit, Journalism Integrity, Local, Marketing, Nonprofit, White Papers

Living Voters Guide

A “citizen powered” voters guide; a “public square” for discussing ballot measures. Easy to contribute, to see what others think, and to get alerts about new information as the election evolves.

Posted by Journalism Accelerator on April 14, 2011
Topics: Community, Experiments, Policy, Resources Tags: Citizen Journalism, Civic Engagement, Digital Democracy, Elections, National Science Foundation, Seattle, Seattle City Club, University of Washington, Voter Guide