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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
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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
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2. Action centersGive residents tools so they can take action to improve their communities.
www.growwny.orgwww.parkcitygreen.org
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3. ContestsStage a competition to engage new voices and raise
awareness of local issues and assets.
www.mnideaopen.org
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4. Mobile engagement
Use mobile technology to reach larger numbers of people.
www.votolatino.org
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5. Data translation
Make data easy to visualizeand use so local residentscan better understand theircommunities.
www.piton.org/census2010/
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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
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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
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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.
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9. Public broadcastingHelp public radio and television go local with projects thatemphasize community news.
www.alaskapublic.org/townsquare49/www.pbshawaii.org/hikino/
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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
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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.