community media

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The New Media ToolKit

Post by Jaena Rae on November 16th at 11:08am

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An online resource for journalists, the ethnic media and nonprofits

The New Media ToolKit is a curated online resource with some of the best tools, tutorials and resources available for learning and improving your digital and social media skills.

Jon Funabiki on KTVU's "Bay Area People"

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Executive Director Jon Funabiki discusses the Renaissance Journalism Center’s mission and its 2010 LearningLAB multimedia training conference on KTVU’s “Bay Area People,” hosted by Rosy Chu. Read more about LearningLAB, a training conference for the ethnic and community media and nonprofits, held on October 1-2, 2010 in San Francisco.

Renaissance Journalism Center launches grants program

Post by Jon Funabiki on October 29th at 7:25pm

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Newsgathering and distribution with mobile phones? Training citizen journalists? Experimenting with new business models? The Renaissance Journalism Center is currently inviting organizations to apply for funding that supports their efforts to deliver news and information to audiences. We will select up to three projects in 2009. Each project may receive up to $20,000 to launch projects beginning in 2010.

Nichi Bei Times' gutsy move to nonprofit status

Post by Jon Funabiki on September 20th at 12:20pm

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A Sunday story in the San Francisco Chronicle's Benny Evangelista describes the Nichi Bei Times' gutsy effort to reinvent itself as a nonprofit newspaper as audiences for ethnic media grow, but their news outlets face difficult financial trends.

New Media Makers: A Toolkit for Innovators in Community Media and Grant Making

Post by Whitney Wilcox on July 31st at 2:33pm

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This toolkit from J-Lab and the Knight Citizen News Network provides an introduction to doing and funding community media. Discussion includes how community media outlets engage with local constituents, suggestions for measuring performance, and a searchable database of grants and foundations supporting this work. Resources include case studies and accompanying videos with links to additional materials online.