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10 News and Information IdeasLooking to get started? Thinking about branching out?Here are noteworthy projects funded by community foundations

Michele McLellan, Knight circuit rider and consultant

10 News and Information Projects

1. Community archivesHelp citizens and organizations to contribute important community information and ideas, available free to all.

www.thoughtbox.orgwww.blackhillsknowledgenetwork.com

http://www.thoughtbox.org/

http://www.blackhillsknowledgenetwork.com/


2. Action centersGive residents tools so they can take action to improve their communities.

www.growwny.orgwww.parkcitygreen.org

http://www.growwny.org/

http://www.parkcitygreen.org/


3. ContestsStage a competition to engage new voices and raise

awareness of local issues and assets.

www.mnideaopen.org

http://www.mnideaopen.org/


4. Mobile engagement

Use mobile technology to reach larger numbers of people.

www.votolatino.org

http://www.votolatino.org/


5. Data translation

Make data easy to visualizeand use so local residentscan better understand theircommunities.

www.piton.org/census2010/

http://www.piton.org/census2010/


6. Citizen mediaEnable local residents – including youth – to share theirstories and join conversations about their neighborhoodsand communities.

www.therapidian.org www.akronist.com www.ourlifeinthed.com

http://www.therapidian.org/

http://www.akronist.com/

http://www.ourlifeinthed.com/


7. Ecosystem supportTailor special solutions to your particular media ecosystem, mapping what’s there, using signs or ads, building capacity and digital literacy.

www.chicagoindyads.com/www.kflinks.com/cctmatters www.kflinks.com/sameboatwww.kflinks.com/wrapids

http://www.chicagoindyads.com/

http://www.kflinks.com/cctmatters

http://www.kflinks.com/sameboat

http://www.kflinks.com/wrapids


8. Student journalism

www.thenewsoutlet.org

Partner with a university to teach students to learn by covering the local stories no one else is doing.

http://www.thenewsoutlet.org/


9. Public broadcastingHelp public radio and television go local with projects thatemphasize community news.

www.alaskapublic.org/townsquare49/www.pbshawaii.org/hikino/

http://www.alaskapublic.org/townsquare49/http://www.pbshawaii.org/hikino/

http://www.alaskapublic.org/townsquare49/http://www.pbshawaii.org/hikino/


10. Professional journalismSupport an independent nonprofit news organizationstaffed by professional journalists to assure a flow ofnews in the public interest.

www.oklahomawatch.orgwww.njspotlight.com

http://www.oklahomawatch.org/

http://www.njspotlight.com/


What’s your idea?If your community or place-based foundation is considering a local news or information project, we’d like to hear about it. Also, Knight Circuit Riders may be able to help you sharpen your idea and work through your plan.

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http://www.knightfoundation.org/