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This from the Knight Foundation:

Got A Great Digital Media Idea?
Take The Knight News Challenge Plunge And See If It’s Worth $5 Million.

Register for Informational Webcast Now here.

The Digital Age has changed the media and publishing business forever. Today’s tech-savvy digital natives are dictating how, where and when they want their information. The news and information industry needs new ideas to help it evolve with its audience

If you have a great idea for innovating digital news you can take part in the $5 million annual Knight News Challenge contest for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news. The Knight News Challenge is designed to help inform and inspire communities in the 21st century the way the Knight Brothers newspapers did in the 20th century. The philosophy is that digital innovation can and will come from everywhere.

But how do you get started? How do you submit well-thought out and presentations to be seriously considered? While anybody can apply, there are some simple rules that need to be followed.

Join Editor & Publisher magazine for this live, interactive Web Seminar, sponsored by the Knight Foundation, and hear how you can get started and have a chance to win money for your idea. Attend this online-only event and get tips from Knight Foundation executives and past applicants regarding how to write a strong proposal.

Register Now.

Featured Speakers:

Gary Kebbel
Journalism Program Director
Knight Foundation

Amy Gahran
Knight Foundation Winner

Nora Paul
Knight Foundation Winner

Moderated by :

Elliot Markowitz
Editorial Director, Online Events
Nielsen Business Media

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