Saturday July 04, 2009

CCJ Books

The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect

Completely updated and revised
"The most important book on the relationship of journalism and democracy published in the last fifty years." – Roy Peter Clark, The Poynter Institute
We Interrupt This Newscast: How to Improve Local News and Win Ratings, Too

Just Released
A landmark study on what people watch and why. The most exhaustive study ever of local TV news -- what helps ratings, what drives viewers away, and what editorial approaches and story-telling techniques most influence viewership.

Knight News Challenge: Deadline Approaching!

Knight News Challenge, www.newschallenge.org, September 28, 2007

From the Knight News Challenge "About" page:

This is year two of the Knight News Challenge, a contest awarding as much as $5 million for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news.  Last year’s winners included a diverse collection of 25 individuals, private and public entities, ranging from MIT to MTV.  The Foundation plans to invest at least $25 million over five years in the search for bold community news experiments.

If you want to know more, we suggest you start at the beginning and read every page on this site.

If you are a reporter writing about the Knight News Challenge, please visit our press room.

If you have no questions, you can go ahead and apply.

The dealine by which to apply is coming fast - October 15.  Don't miss the opportunity to share your idea - and get the funding to make that idea a reality!