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<div style="width:100%; background-color:black; color:white; padding: 15px">[[Image:Knight.png]] <div style="width: 450px; padding-left: 35px; padding-right: 45px; padding-top: 15px; padding-bottom: 15px"><div style="font-size:16px">'''What is this?''' A three-year partnership between Knight and Mozilla to harness open web innovation for journalism. Through innovation challenges and 15 embedded fellows, we will yield new tools, ideas, and news experiences that benefit both readers and newsmakers—all using open technologies.</div> </div> <div style="padding-left:30px;">[[Image:Knightlogo.png]]</div> | |||
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A three-year partnership between Knight and Mozilla to harness open web innovation for journalism. Through innovation challenges and 15 embedded fellows, we will yield new tools, ideas, and news experiences that benefit both readers and newsmakers—all using open technologies.</div> | |||
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== Why? == | == Why? == | ||
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<div style="float:right; padding-left: 15px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> | <video preload="preload" controls="controls" poster="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/webmademovies/mojoposter.png" height="240" width="320"> | ||
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<source src="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/webmademovies/mojo_intro.mp4" type="video/mp4"> | <source src="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/webmademovies/mojo_intro.mp4" type="video/mp4"> | ||
<source src="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/webmademovies/mojo_intro.webm" type="video/webm"> | <source src="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/webmademovies/mojo_intro.webm" type="video/webm"> | ||
<source src="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/webmademovies/mojo_intro.ogv" type="video/ogg"> | <source src="http://videos.mozilla.org/serv/webmademovies/mojo_intro.ogv" type="video/ogg"> | ||
[<em>There's an HTML video here—load this post with your open-video enabled browser</em>.] | [<em>There's an HTML video here—load this post with your open-video enabled browser</em>.] | ||
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<div style="font-size:10px;"> | *The news industry is at a crossroads. Big technology decisions, large budgets for implementation, massive user reach means the choices they make will impact the web's future as a whole. News is at the center of many people’s experience of the web. | ||
*The news industry is at a crossroads. Big technology decisions, large budgets for implementation, massive user reach means the choices they make will impact the web's future as a whole. News is at the center of many people’s experience of the web. | |||
*We will introduce attractive open alternatives into this space. Demonstrate that the open web is better, faster, and cheaper than the alternatives. Surface clear direction on standards, then help drive adoption that results in real innovations. Present viable alternatives to monocultures & toll booths on the open web. | *We will introduce attractive open alternatives into this space. Demonstrate that the open web is better, faster, and cheaper than the alternatives. Surface clear direction on standards, then help drive adoption that results in real innovations. Present viable alternatives to monocultures & toll booths on the open web. | ||
*Generating great ideas through design challenges & open conversations. | *Generating great ideas through design challenges & open conversations. | ||
*Supporting people who will take ideas from concept to code, through in-person workshops and 15 fellowships that will embed great news innovators within news organizations for a year. | *Supporting people who will take ideas from concept to code, through in-person workshops and 15 fellowships that will embed great news innovators within news organizations for a year. | ||
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</div> | == Connect with MoJo == | ||
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*'''Mailing list''': [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-mojo sign up for the mailing list here] | *'''Mailing list''': [https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/community-mojo sign up for the mailing list here] | ||
*'''Twitter hash tag''': [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=#drumbeat #Drumbeat][http://search.twitter.com/search?q=#mojo #MoJo] | *'''Twitter hash tag''': [http://search.twitter.com/search?q=#drumbeat #Drumbeat][http://search.twitter.com/search?q=#mojo #MoJo] | ||
*'''Chat room:''' #mojo on irc.mozilla.org | *'''Chat room:''' #mojo on irc.mozilla.org | ||
*'''Social media tracking''': http://www.netvibes.com/drumbeatmojo | *'''Social media tracking''': http://www.netvibes.com/drumbeatmojo | ||
*'''Get involved''' at our Volunteer Mission Bank<br> | |||
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== The vision == | == The vision == | ||
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To make the partnership work, we need a thriving community involved at every step. We want to involve: | To make the partnership work, we need a thriving community involved at every step. We want to involve: | ||
*Creative thinkers who care about journalism and journalists who are using technology to learn, network and build a community around their interests, develop their careers, and take leadership at the intersection of news and technology. | *Creative thinkers who care about journalism and journalists who are using technology to learn, network and build a community around their interests, develop their careers, and take leadership at the intersection of news and technology. | ||
*News organizations to explore the fullest possible range of open solutions to their technology challenges, at a key moment in the history of journalism. | *News organizations to explore the fullest possible range of open solutions to their technology challenges, at a key moment in the history of journalism. | ||
*The Mozilla community, to share our open web technology, practices and values with an important population: newsmakers, news users, and those making valuable contributions to journalism. | *The Mozilla community, to share our open web technology, practices and values with an important population: newsmakers, news users, and those making valuable contributions to journalism. | ||
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|role=News Technology<br> Program Manager | |role=News Technology<br> Program Manager | ||
|twitter=[http://twitter.com/james_nathaniel @james_nathaniel] | |twitter=[http://twitter.com/james_nathaniel @james_nathaniel] | ||
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<section begin="summary" />{{TeamPeople | <section begin="summary" />{{TeamPeople | ||
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|role=News Technology<br> Innovation Consultant | |role=News Technology<br> Innovation Consultant | ||
|twitter=[http://twitter.com/phillipadsmith @phillipadsmith] | |twitter=[http://twitter.com/phillipadsmith @phillipadsmith] | ||
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<section begin="summary" />{{TeamPeople | <section begin="summary" />{{TeamPeople | ||
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|role=Mozilla Labs guru | |role=Mozilla Labs guru | ||
|twitter=[http://twitter.com/cyberdees @cyberdees] | |twitter=[http://twitter.com/cyberdees @cyberdees] | ||
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|role=Media Team Lead | |role=Media Team Lead | ||
|twitter=[http://twitter.com/benrito @benrito] | |twitter=[http://twitter.com/benrito @benrito] | ||
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<section begin="summary" />{{TeamPeople | <section begin="summary" />{{TeamPeople | ||
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|role=Executive Director | |role=Executive Director | ||
|twitter=[http://twitter.com/msurman @msurman] | |twitter=[http://twitter.com/msurman @msurman] | ||
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=== John S. and James L. Knight Foundation === | === John S. and James L. Knight Foundation === | ||
Learn more about this project and the journalism program [http://www.knightfoundation.org/programs/journalism/ here]. | Learn more about this project and the journalism program [http://www.knightfoundation.org/programs/journalism/ here]. | ||
= Our news partners = | = Our news partners = | ||
We are joined at this early stage by the following news organizations, who will help shape our innovation challenge and ultimately host 4 of our 15 fellows: | We are joined at this early stage by the following news organizations, who will help shape our innovation challenge and ultimately host 4 of our 15 fellows: | ||
<section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | <section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | ||
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|newsorg=[http://bbc.co.uk BBC] | |newsorg=[http://bbc.co.uk BBC] | ||
|description=The BBC is the largest broadcasting organization in the world. Its mission is to enrich people's lives with programs that inform, educate and entertain. | |description=The BBC is the largest broadcasting organization in the world. Its mission is to enrich people's lives with programs that inform, educate and entertain. | ||
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<section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | <section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | ||
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|newsorg=[http://boston.com Boston.com] | |newsorg=[http://boston.com Boston.com] | ||
|description=One of the top online newspapers in America, the Boston Globe's online edition has won numerous awards, particularly for its video work. | |description=One of the top online newspapers in America, the Boston Globe's online edition has won numerous awards, particularly for its video work. | ||
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<section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | <section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | ||
|icon=guardian.png | |icon=guardian.png | ||
|newsorg=[http://guardian.co.uk The Guardian] | |newsorg=[http://guardian.co.uk The Guardian] | ||
|description=One of the world's leading online newspapers, guardian.co.uk contains content from The Guardian and The Observer, as well as a substantial body of web-only work.}}<section end="summary" /> __NOTOC__ | |description=One of the world's leading online newspapers, guardian.co.uk contains content from The Guardian and The Observer, as well as a substantial body of web-only work.}}<section end="summary" /> __NOTOC__ | ||
<section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | <section begin="summary" />{{NewsOrgs | ||
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|description=The most widely-read German nationwide weekly newspaper, and a leader in data journalism. | |description=The most widely-read German nationwide weekly newspaper, and a leader in data journalism. | ||
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If your news organizations would like to consider joining the initaitive as a news partner, please get in touch! | If your news organizations would like to consider joining the initaitive as a news partner, please get in touch! | ||
= Supporting orgnizations and advisors = | = Supporting orgnizations and advisors = | ||
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*Karim R Lakhani, Assistan Professor at Harvard Business School and Innovation wiz, @klakhani on Twitter, [http://soudaiospaizen.net soudaiospaizen.net ]<br> | *Karim R Lakhani, Assistan Professor at Harvard Business School and Innovation wiz, @klakhani on Twitter, [http://soudaiospaizen.net soudaiospaizen.net ]<br> | ||
== Roadmap == | == Roadmap == | ||
[http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/MoJo-2011-planning-calendar Detailed roadmap] | [http://etherpad.mozilla.com:9000/MoJo-2011-planning-calendar Detailed roadmap] | ||
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/17391596@N00/5448908895/ Visual roadmap] | [http://www.flickr.com/photos/17391596@N00/5448908895/ Visual roadmap] | ||
===Major Deadlines/Milestones === | === Major Deadlines/Milestones === | ||
*March 23 - launch innovation challenge #1 | *March 23 - launch innovation challenge #1 | ||
**launch challenges 2 and 3 in 2 week intervals | **launch challenges 2 and 3 in 2 week intervals | ||
**challenge close 1 month after: earlier if we go with phases | **challenge close 1 month after: earlier if we go with phases | ||
*June 15 - announce & showcase innovation challenge winners | *June 15 - announce & showcase innovation challenge winners | ||
*June 29 - learning labs begin | *June 29 - learning labs begin | ||
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== MoJo in the News == | == MoJo in the News == | ||
We're getting great coverage. Check out our growing list of stories [[Drumbeat/MoJo/stories|here]]. | We're getting great coverage. Check out our growing list of stories [[Drumbeat/MoJo/stories|here]]. | ||
== Contact == | == Contact == | ||
[form] | [form] | ||