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2007 Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism
Shortly after posting about the Pizzigati Prize, ZeroDivide Fellowship and Rising Voices Micro-Grants, David Sasaki of Global Voices Online suggested I tell all you citizen journalists about the 2007 Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism's Citizen Media Award :
Entries due June 13
$1,000 Citizen Media Award: New this year is an award to honor impact and achievement in the emerging field of citizen media and citizen-generated content. To be honored is an exemplary initiative that meets at least one of the following criteria:
* Spotlights and positively impacts undercovered issues.
* Delivers fresh entry points for citizen participation and dialogue.
* Pioneers new ideas for community media.To qualify for the Citizen Media Award, entries must consist of local news, information or conversation projects to which non-professional journalists contribute content.
The contest is open to all citizen media efforts originating between Jan. 1, 2004, and June 12, 2007.
For more information go to www.j-lab.org
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