Re-Engineering Journalism

20 Visions from the 2011 John S. Knight Fellows

In a special event on May 26, the 2011 Knight Fellows gave the first public glimpses of their work in pursuit of journalistic innovations. The 2011 Knight Journalism Fellows concluded a year of exploring, testing and creating innovative approaches to journalism. In short talks, the Fellows will give you a taste of the amazing work they've done and a glimpse of the projects they've launched that will continue beyond this year.

Talks by the 2011 Knight Fellows

	Madhu Acharya A web-based content exchange platform that will enhance the diversity of voices and issues by connecting radio stations and listeners in Nepal.
	Dan Archer A digital comics platform that allows readers to explore news stories in innovative, interactive ways, allowing more room for context-based overviews of unfamiliar topics. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Beth Duff-Brown Developing A Woman’s World, a digital prototype for sustained storytelling breaking news, policy, government reports, interactive features about global issues from the perspective of women and girls, particularly in the developing world.
	Adriano Farano Augment the news experience through Quadmented, which combines storytelling and augmented reality to unveil the history of Stanford’s Main Quad.
	Sahar Ghazi Creating a space in Pakistan’s mainstream media for young bloggers and online activists through hoshmedia.org. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Paddy Hirsch An archive of explainers to help people understand financial news. Relying on a community of contributors to gather open-source content, and exploring content creation partnerships with ProPublica and the University of Southern California. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Angelo Izama A free-press effort in collaboration with a Ugandan organization to add tracking of journalist harassment to its monitoring efforts during elections. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Evelyn Larrubia A reimagined platform for online discussions of current events that incorporates elements of social media.
	Phuong Ly An online platform connecting California journalists with nonprofit groups that serve immigrants.
	Gabriela Mafort News for Relief, a framework for the coverage of natural disasters and humanitarian emergencies using social networks and social media. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Michael Marcotte Toward A Brighter Digital Future in Local NPR News offers innovation and leadership strategies for local newsrooms. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Duncan McCue An online toolkit for reporters on covering the Aboriginal peoples in Canada. He also has designed a course called “Reporting in Indigenous Communities,” which he will teach at the University of British Columbia Journalism School. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Jigar Mehta 18 Days in Egypt is an interactive documentary project to capture and preserve the millions of videos, photos, e-mails and tweets created by Egyptians during the historic 2011 uprising. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Seda Muradyan iReport is an instructive, competitive social game aimed at mobilizing Armenian Internet users in citizen journalism. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Wendy Norris CrowdTrust manages crowdsourcing projects through dynamic social networks of verified topic experts and user communities.
	Di Pinheiro A web portal to engage Latino media professionals, bloggers, freelancers, artists and community activists in conversation and exchange of information. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Jeremy Adam Smith Exploring business models for individual journalists as a way of sustaining journalism as a whole. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Jenka Soderberg newsti.ps is a mobile news tip submission and sorting system to allow newsrooms to incorporate citizen reports during breaking news events. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Hugo Soskin Exploring the fledgling genre of interactive documentaries those featuring some level of participation by the viewer—and working on concepts that feature such collaboration. Introduction by deputy director Dawn Garcia
	Karelia Vázquez Bringing Cuban bloggers together in one interactive digital space to improve communications and debate among them as well as increase their visibility and influence.