Article source for : Knight Citizen News Network
Excerpts from March 26, 2007 "press release":http://www.j-lab.org/kcnn_launch_release.shtml :
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"KCNN.org":http://www.kcnn.org/ was created to help citizens use digital media in ways that enrich community, enhance public discourse and enliven democracy, said Jan Schaffer, director of "J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism":http://www.j-lab.org/, which manages development of the site. It also seeks to open doors for traditional news organizations seeking to embrace user-generated content.
Among the site's initial offerings are:
* A unique "database":http://www.kcnn.org/citmedia_sites/ of U.S. citizen media sites, searchable by keyword, town or state and displayed on a Google map.
* A "Things We Like":http://www.kcnn.org/resources/things_we_like/ feature, starting with more than 20 cool ideas from sites around the country.
* An interactive overview of the "Principles of Citizen Journalism":http://www.kcnn.org/principles/ with more than 40 audio and video interviews and scores of resources.
* The latest citizen media "research":http://www.kcnn.org/research/.
* Mini "case studies":http://www.kcnn.org/modules/training_citizen_journalists/ on how to train citizen journalists.
* A list of "resources":http://www.kcnn.org/resources/jump_start_your_reporting/ to jumpstart reporting.
"J-Lab":http://www.j-lab.org/index.shtml, a center of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, also administers the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism. It offers micro grants for citizen media start-ups through its "New Voices":http://www.j-newvoices.org/ program. And it offers tutorials on how to use software and hardware to embark on community publishing at "www.J-Learning.org":http://www.j-learning.org/.
The "John S. and James L. Knight Foundation":http://www.knightfdn.org/ promotes excellence in journalism worldwide and invests in the vitality of 26 U.S. communities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers. The Knight Foundation especially supports ideas and projects that create transformational change.
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* "Citizen Media: Fad or the Future of News?":http://www.kcnn.org/research/citizen_media_report/
* "Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive":http://www.kcnn.org/resources/journalism_20/
* "Directory of Citizen Media Sites":http://www.kcnn.org/citmedia_sites/
* "Make Internet TV":http://www.kcnn.org/mitv/
* "Using E-mail to Jumpstart your Newsgathering":http://www.kcnn.org/modules/using_e_mail_to_jumpstart_your_newsgathering/
* "Training Citizen Journalists":http://www.kcnn.org/modules/training_citizen_journalists/
* "Hartsville Today: The first year of a small-town citizen-journalism site":http://www.kcnn.org/research/hartsville_today/ Some Do’s :
** Include an events calendar.
** Allow photo posting.
** Recruit endlessly.
** Budget for training.
** Update daily.
** Get a good weather “bug.”
** Expect to spend $10,000 to start up.
** Remember Pareto’s Principle: 20 percent of the people will do 80 percent of the work.
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