New Media Women Entrepreneurs Live Chat

J-Lab and the McCormick Foundation seek to fund annually four women-led projects that will rock the world of journalism. The projects each receive $14,000 in start-up funding. To find out more, New Media Women.

Deadline: January 27, 2012

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See live chats from last year:

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Thanks for applying!

The deadline for the 2012 New Media Women Entrepreneur awards has passed. Thanks to everyone for applying! Winners will be announced in mid-to-late March. Those interested in next year can check out our Proposal Guidelines.

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.

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Have Questions?

View the live chat with Director Jan Schaffer to get your application questions answered.

Success in Philly

Philadelphia Enterprise Reporting Awards produces funds, journalism and more!

Research

J-Lab’s New Media Women Entrepreneurs Initiative undertook this study to understand how women are interacting with news, participating in the news, creating the news and consuming the news.
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Resources

Our learning modules, housed on KCNN.org, provide tips, tricks, and guides for citizen journalists and online news sites.