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Two weeks left to apply for Knight News Challenge

Posted by Rob Lewis on Fri, October 2, 2009 10:35 AM · Filed under Denver-Boulder, Portland, Seattle, Calgary, Edmonton, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Kitchener-Waterloo, South-Florida, Atlantic-Canada · Comments

Just two weeks left to apply for the Knight News Challenge, a contest awarding up to $5 million to innovative ideas for distributing news in the digital age.

Do you have a big idea for informing and inspiring a geographic community? Does it include innovative use of new digital tools or processes such as social media, mash-ups or wikis? How about new ways to exchange information via hand-held devices like cell phones? Knight Foundation wants to know.

There are three rules to follow to apply:

Use digital, open-source technology.
Distribute news in the public interest.
Test your project in a local community.

Applications are being accepted through Oct. 15th. If you have questions about your application, tune into a live chat online on October 8th at 11:00am at www.newschallenge.org.

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Rob is the President of Techvibes Media Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Techvibes.com. His diverse background includes stints in International Trade Finance, Web Development, and Enterprise Software and he is a graduate of the University of British Columbia, British Columbia Institute of Technology, and Simon Fraser University. When not blogging on...[more]