J-Lab Hosting Two Citizen Media Workshops
This from a J-Lab press release:
Sign Up Quickly: Citizens Media Summit, Oct. 5 at ONA
Learn about the latest developments, the newest models, and future visions in the fast-evolving world of hyperlocal citizen news ventures. Hear from solo journalists, individual entrepreneurs and mainstream media at this one-day workshop. Produced in conjunction with the Online News Association. Funded by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation. Registration fee: $150 includes meals and supplies; $140 for ONA members. Limited to first 60 signups.
Register Now: Sept. 18 Knight-Batten Symposium and Awards for Innovations in Journalism
Hear from this year’s innovators who have built new ways to connect people with the news via searching multimedia databases, blogging the world and enlisting citizen participation. Learn who wins the $10,000 Grand Prize. Keynote address by Alberto Ibargüen, President and CEO of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. This morning symposium and luncheon at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., are FREE, but registration is required.
