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Knight Citizen News Network’s latest learning module focuses on Twitter.

Twitter: Today's Must-Have Tool for Citizen Journalists

Twitter has finally hit its stride as a leading tool for finding and sharing timely information from all sorts of places and sources. For citizen journalists, its usefulness for breaking news is obvious. However, Twitter is equally helpful for tracking ongoing stories and issues, getting fast answers or feedback, finding sources and building community. Learn more at the Knight Citizen News Network 's latest learning module. Follow news from Knight Foundation on Twitter @KnightFdn.

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Knight Blog
Snag Films Beta Launched (Yesterday at 6:36 PM)
Yesterday, the beta of Snag Films launched. As the name implies, the site allows users to “snag” a documentary film from the site archive and embed the film on another site. The widget allows for easy donations of “pixels, money, and time.” Knight Foundation has funded parts of the ongoing development of the widget and [...] (Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:36:08 +0000)More...
Knight Digital Media Center Leadership Conference Live Blog (Thursday at 12:33 PM)
This week, USC’s Knight Digital Media Center convenes their annual leadership conference in Los Angeles. Michele McLellen is liveblogging the week’s events; to begin, start with her initial explanatory post: The top editor and the top online editor from each of 12 traditionally print organizations get together Tuesday-Friday with experts in digital journalism, technology and innovation. [...] (Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:33:15 +0000)More...
ManaTEEN Club Dive in West Palm Beach (Tuesday at 10:43 AM)
The ManaTEEN Club, an organization funded through the Knight community of Bradenton, recently completed a marine restoration dive in West Palm Beach with members of Knight Foundation staff. Founded in 1994, the ManaTEEN group volunteers in southwest Florida, and more than 300 teens have given 16,576 hours of service. The club has 12,000 active members ranging [...] (Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:43:59 +0000)More...
Five Freedoms Project Site and Network Launch (Monday at 2:35 PM)
Funded by Knight Foundation, the Five Freedoms Project announces its Web site launch (fivefreedoms.org) and online network. A resource for educators, students, and citizens, the site has an “actionable five-part framework” for leadership skill development, an area about voice and the learning cycle, and identifies five categories for impact. You can read blog posts from [...] (Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:35:40 +0000)More...
“Thoughts On Democracy” Exhibition at Miami's Wolfsonian-FIU (Fri., July 11, 4:48 PM)
Knight Foundation supports Miami’s Wolfsonian-Florida International University’s new poster exhibition “Thoughts on Democracy” through the Knight New Work Award. A video about the exhibit, which opened July 3rd, is below, followed by details on included artists and the inspiration for the exhibit. “The Thoughts on Democracy exhibition is comprised of posters created by fifty-five leading [...] (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:48:34 +0000)More...
Village Soup Reinvigorating Newspapers Through Online News in Maine (Fri., July 11, 1:30 PM)
Editor’s note: Gary Kebbel is the Journalism Program Director for Knight Foundation. Below, he talks about Village Soup, which has recently received coverage for reinvigorating print circulation through an online model. Village Soup is using its strength as a digital news, information and advertising platform to preserve and strengthen the information flow in communities in [...] (Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:30:35 +0000)More...
Matt Bergheiser On the Job Opportunity Investment Network (Thu., July 10, 3:38 PM)
Editor’s note: Matt Bergheiser is Knight Program Director for Philadelphia. He adds context below to a recent article on the new Job Opportunity Investment Network (JOIN). Knight's work in Philadelphia continues to focus on building connections to jobs and opportunities. One significant platform for change is the Job Opportunity Investment Network, a Knight-led funding collaborative [...] (Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:38:37 +0000)More...
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