Comments on: News Challenge Screener Training Day

By: Million Funding Pool - Knight News Challenge | mobilejones

Million Funding Pool - Knight News Challenge | mobilejones — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:25:10 +0000

[...] What would you do to innovate journalism is you had the funding? The Knight News Challenge is in it’s third year of a five year plan to provide $25 million in grants for geo-focused open source projects which drive innovation in journalism. I’m very excited to be involved in this year’s competition as an application screener along with a team of web and new media thought leaders. Led by News Challenge program manager, Susan Mernit, the screener team met in San Francisco on September 5th for a day of training and discussion. [...]

By: Kristen Taylor

Kristen Taylor — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:52:27 +0000

Fixed! Thanks, Debi--

By: Debi Jones

Debi Jones — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:44:25 +0000

Kristen, It's "Debi" Jones. With such a generic name one must do something a little different. Thanks!

By: Digidave

Digidave — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:06:21 +0000

The beauty of working digitally. Me and the designers have gotten into a good rhythm of working remotely but checking in several times a day via video chats.

By: Kristen Taylor

Kristen Taylor — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:14:14 +0000

Thanks, Dave. Like Beth, I'm happy to know why you were so intently talking to the screen.

But we know all of you will apply the same energy to the applications--

By: Beth Kanter

Beth Kanter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:33:12 +0000

Ah, now I know what the heck Dave was doing. I thought he was talking to himself!

By: Digidave

Digidave — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 05:31:25 +0000

Ahh geez. You caught me while I was talking to my designers over my computer. Gesturing like that at your computer makes anyone look like a weirdo.

Also: http://www.digidave.org/adventures_in_freelancing/2008/09/your-chance-to.html

Knight News Challenge - AWAY!!!!!