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Digital Media and News in the Public Interest

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We intend to advance the best values of journalism through rapidly developing digital media.

Here's what we mean:

The University of Maryland’s J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism leads the effort. J-Lab administers three programs that involve new forms of media: www.j-lab.org

The Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism: The awards honor both professionals and citizen journalists who use digital media to help people better understand public issues. www.j-lab.org/batten.shtml

New Voices: Seeds community news experiments. www.j-newvoices.org

Knight Citizen News Network : A one-stop training center for citizen journalists and a showcase for all of Knight’s online training endeavors. www.kcnn.org

Our partners working to advance news in the public interest include:

Poynter Institute: Poynter hosts News University, e-training for journalists. www.newsu.org
News 21 : Four top journalism schools produce investigative reports by top-notch students distributed in innovative ways. www.newsinitiative.org
Stony Brook University: The school is educating a new generation of news consumers with a News Literacy course. www.sunysb.edu/journalism
University of Alabama : The school offers a master’s degree in community journalism, taught inside a working newspaper, The Anniston Star. www.comj.ua.edu
Center for Public Integrity : The center produces Investigative journalism in the public interest. www.publicintegrity.org
Online News Association : ONA presents the Knight Public Service Award. www.journalist.org
Syracuse University : The school hosts TracFed, a government database tracking federal spending, court decisions and agency actions. www.tracfed.syr.edu
PBS Engage : This effort is transforming PBS.org into a more interactive web site. www.pbs.org
Online NewsHour : The program is transforming into a more widely accessible, interactive, multi-platform web site that appeals to younger audiences. www.pbs.org/newshour
The Paley Center for Media : The center explores alternative economic models for independent documentaries and other investigative journalism. www.paleycenter.org

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