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    Seeking access to health-care reform arguments, journalism groups petition Supreme Court

    Published November 23, 2011 by

    Image courtesy of Flickr user Matt Wade Major journalism groups are calling on the Supreme Court to allow audio and video coverage of upcoming health-care reform arguments. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has petitioned to include the recordings in three cases involving proposed federal health-care legislation. Delaying the release of argument recordings “will impede journalists’” ability to provide same-day coverage, the letter to Chief Justice John G. Roberts also noted. The Supreme Court usually releases audio recordings at the end of the week. It has never allowed video recordings of its proceedings.  
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    Finding my people, new tools for journalism at Mozilla Fest

    Published November 22, 2011 by

    Jon Vidar, a 2011 Knight News Challenge winner, photojournalist and digital strategist, covered the Mozilla Festival earlier this month for KnightBlog. Here, he reflects on the state of media innovation and what he learned at the gathering in London. The last two years have been a blur. The organization I lead, The Tiziano Project, has gone from a team of scrappy volunteers wanting to build something because we thought it would be cool, to an organization that is not just competing with, but actually beating the likes of CNN and NPR for awards.
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    A first look at the Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance

    Published November 21, 2011 by

    The following is crossposted from KnightArts' blog: Charlotte’s arts journalism takes a leap forward this month as the Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance launches. Funded by a $100,000 Community Arts Journalism Challenge grant awarded by Knight Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Charlotte Arts Journalism Alliance is a partnership between the Charlotte Observer, public radio station WFAE, television station WCNC, UNC Charlotte, Qcitymetro.com and CharlotteViewpoint.org.    
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    Why Change By Us is perfect for Philadelphia

    Published November 21, 2011 by

    Today, Knight Foundation and partners announced the launch of Change By Us Philadelphia, a site that provides residents a way to take an active role in improving their city. Change By Us allows residents to share ideas for making their city better and helps to turn those ideas into projects that have real impact. The site provides a platform to share ideas, join or create projects, build teams and find resources to help projects succeed. The following is an adapted version of remarks Donna Frisby-Greenwood, program director/Philadelphia at Knight Foundation, made at today’s announcement. Change By Us is perfect for Philadelphia in so many ways.  As Mayor Nutter said, Philadelphia is the original U.S. city of innovation and invention. We are also a city of many neighborhoods, with people eager to express their opinions and roll up their sleeves to build a better Philadelphia.  
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    DANCECleveland presents MOMIX

    Published November 21, 2011 by

    By DANCECleveland DANCECleveland continues to be thrilled with the response from the Akron community for our presentation of MOMIX on October 1! The crowd of 3,000 was wowed by the spectacular beauty of the dancers, costumes and artwork. The critics, including the Akron Beacon Journal, agreed with the rave reviews...