The Nieman Journalism Lab alerts us to “The Hub,” a virtual clubhouse for community nonprofit news sites.
There is plenty of helpful information for community news organizations and citizen media groups.
Our Social Media Integration workshop set for Oct. 22-23 at Kennesaw State University now has more than 100 high profile professionals signed up. Should you be among them for this great learning and networking opportunity?
Don’t miss out on two power-packed days. The keynoter is Shiv Singh, Director Digital Engagement & Social Media at PepsiCo and [...]
Hello, PJNet.org followers. The Department of Communication at Kennesaw State University, my home department and university, has a search underway for a journalism professor for its new journalism and citizen media track. Right now the two-year-old track has more than 100 majors and is growing quickly.
My Center for Sustainable Journalism works closely with the department. [...]
The Fifth Knight Foundation Fifth News Challenge contest will focus on these categories: Mobile, Authenticity, Sustainability and Community.
Here is the entire press release:
The fifth year of the Knight News Challenge, a media innovation contest funded and run by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, will open for entries on Oct 25, [...]
In a Newsweek article about the rapid growth of Google’s Android phone, there is this paragraph:
By next year 5 billion mobile phones will be in service, out of a total world population of about 7 billion, according to Yankee Group, a high-tech research firm. Most of those will be “feature phones” with limited capabilities. [...]
As you might know, the Harnisch Foundation under the direction of Ruth Ann Harnisch gave us a substantial gift to start the Center for for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University. We are up and running. Keep abreast of what is happening at SustainableJournalism.org 
Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.