7. “News Work” – not just for journos
Sharing information
Facilitating conversations
Crowdsourcing stories
Smart curation & aggregation
Data mining & visualizations
News games
Lists & resources
Social shout outs
8. Community News Start-ups
Since 2005, J-Lab has:
Funded more than 45 “New Voices”
community news projects
$25K grants: $17K + $8K, if matched
1,534 applications