Our Focus
NMWE is a unique initiative addressing opportunity and innovation, recruitment and retention for women in journalism by spotlighting their ingenuity and entrepreneurial abilities. Pilot projects will show what can be done. Research will tell us what more to do. And an awards program and summit will showcase women’s creative ideas. NMWE is supported by the McCormick Foundation.
2010 Winners!
J-Lab Announces Four Awards for New Media Women Entrepreneurs
2010 New Media Women Entrepreneur Winners
Nola Vie |
Investigative Mommy Blogger |
Mobile Black History Project |
Parents Unite Against Addiction |
| New Orleans’ vibrant culture will take center stage with NolaVie, an unusual public/private partnership to cover arts and culture and publish it on Nola.com, the Times-Picayune newspaper’s website. | Building on a successful report on the safety of shopping carts, a team lead by social media expert Kelby Carr will focus on other investigations using a network of mom bloggers. | Imagine pointing your mobile phone at a Washington, D.C., landmark and reading about its relevance in African-American history. Layering data over real life is at the center of the emerging field of augmented reality, and this mobile phone application will bring black history to the forefront, starting with historic sites in Washington, D.C. | What began with nine mothers in California supporting each other through their children’s drug addictions has turned into an organization devoted to the idea of arming parents with information on how to handle the treacherous waters of substance abuse. |
For more info, read the press release.
ChickRx
Seed Financing: Done
June 15, 2010
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We're thrilled to announce that we recently completed our seed round of financing. Getting this funding involved developing a detailed business plan and pitching the company to investors. In addition to describing our mission and product, it was important that the business plan include a detailed budget for the year...
Women's Community News Franchise
LocallyGrownNews Officially Launches
June 21, 2010
I officially launched LocallyGrownNews.com last week after a month in soft launch where I invited close friends and collaborators to take a look at the site. I've gotten great feedback regarding the design and I love how the community members are front and center on the site...
Good Food Fight
A Launch Plan is Announced
July 30, 2010
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Progress continues on the Good Food Fight, report the site founders. A template is up on their website, goodfoodfight.com, which is currently being customized to house content. The site will soon have draft content up and finalized for a beta launch in the middle of the summer....
Innovative Research
New forms of journalism are being created around the country where online local news sites have launched to report on their communities. The journalism is characterized by a deliberate shift in the definition of objectivity, a drive for community conversation and discussion and other themes. Read the report.
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