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Dec 10

Knight News Challenge

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Every year, the Knight Foundation funds a handful of projects trying to advance the practice of journalism using technology. This year is no different with almost 700 applicants submitting ideas in 4 categories: mobile, sustainability, authenticity, and community. Having spent the past few months investigating various areas of the mobile landscape, I shared a few of my findings with the news team at KALW Crosscurrents, a daily radio program airing on NPR affiliate KALW 91.7. Those discussions eventually led to the idea of a mobile web app pilot leveraging KALW’s strengths in regional news and media education with the flexibility and accessibility of mobile platforms. Of course, building an app can cost a lot of coin, which is where the Knight Foundation comes in. You can view and comment on the grant proposal we submitted here:

KALW Mobilize Me

Your thoughts and participation are most welcome. We’ll know in January if our application makes it past the first screen.

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