Journalism 2.0 Blog

"Journalism 2.0" author Mark Briggs expands on the lessons from the book, helping journalists learn the skills they need to do better journalism with the help of digital technology.

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J-Learning is a collaborative effort. Hop Studios’ Susannah Gardner and Travis Smith designed the site and researched and wrote the chapters. J-Lab’s Julie Strobel, Craig Stone, April Chan and Nathan Alderman copyedited the content. Jan Schaffer was executive editor.

J-Learning and New Voices are administered by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism. They are supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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J-Learning is a companion to
J-Lab’s New Voices project.

The site is designed to help individuals, civic groups and school groups jumpstart their own community media projects. Here, you'll find extensive, detailed training in Web site creation, HTML, page design and use of photos, audio, video, animation, surveys and databases.

We also offer tips on advertising, fundraising and e-commerce to help sustain these community efforts.

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