[ubuntu-ar] OT: Knight News Challenge Deadline is Nov. 1st. Submit an idea again now!

[Ma. Alejandra Gaviria]

Hola, una convocatoria,por si algunx le interesa.

Saludos.

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Hello!

Things have really been chugging along here at the Knight News Challenge
2008<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newschallenge.org%2F>,
with lots of innovative new outreach coinciding with this year's contest's
official start. The worldwide contest reopened September 2nd, 2008, with
another $5 million in funding available for digital media experiments to
innovate news and communication before applications close on November 1st.

We're writing you this year because we'd like to encourage you to submit an
idea again this year, and we have new tools and resources to help you
succeed.

*You Invent It. We Fund It!*

The contest is open to community-minded innovators worldwide, from software
designers to journalists to citizens and students of any age. Do you have a
big idea for informing and inspiring a geographic community using social
media, Web 2.0 tools or OpenID? How about exchanging information via video,
photos or text messaging?  A way to integrate game theory with web browsing
to support local community engagement?  Come on, push the edge – we're
seeking true innovation!

Winning entries must have three elements:

   1. Use or create digital, open-source technology as the code base
    2. Serve the public interest
   3. Benefit one or more specific geographic communities

Entries must be open-source and share the software and knowledge created.

*New in 2008: The News Challenge Garage*

To support applications this year, Knight has created a new incubator
— the News
Challenge Garage<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fgarage.newschallenge.org%2F>—
where prospective applicants can receive peer reviews and mentoring
from
screeners and awardees from previous years.  To date, over 40 applications
are already incubating in the Drupal-based Garage site. A diverse group of
developers, online journalists, nonprofit evangelists, video bloggers and
social media experts are on hand to coach at
http://garage.newschallenge.org<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=ttp%3A%2F%2Fgarage.newschallenge.org>.
The 50 mentors are available to coach and guide everyone who enters a
project in the Garage. They include Vidoop's Chris
Messina<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.vidoop.com%2F>,
Spot.us' David Cohn<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spot.us%2F>,
Contentious editor Amy
Gahran<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ireporter.org%2F>,
Placeblogger's Lisa
Williams<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.placeblogger.com%2F>,
Beth Kanter<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bethkanter.org%2F>,
J.D. Lasica<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jdlasica.com%2F>and
many other digital media specialists. For a 'floatable' video
introducing the Garage in a variety of languages, visit DotSub to find out
more<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fdotsub.com%2Fview%2Ff65bf045-8978-4043-b895-89faa1f7bfad>
.
*Want to get more involved?*
* *
*Apply at www.newschallenge.org<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newschallenge.org%2F>!
*

*Want more info?*

The Knight News Challenge is incorporating new media tools to reach out to
more diverse communities to spread the word about this year's Challenge. You
can follow us on
Twitter<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fknc08>,
converse on video via
Seesmic<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.seesmic.com%2F%23%2Fvideo%2FSZfVULa52c%2Fwatch>or
chat about application ideas in our FriendFeed
room<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Ffriendfeed.com%2Frooms%2Fnews-challenge>.


*Upcoming meetup events: *

If you'd like to ask questions and learn how to create and shape your
application from real, live Knight folks, Knight is hosting a series of
meetups across the country in major cities; meetups in New
York<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new.facebook.com%2Fevent.php%3Feid%3D41757320632%26ref%3Dshare>and
in conjunction with ONA have already been wildly successful. Check
out our Facebook group for updates on
meetups<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new.facebook.com%2Fhome.php%23%2Fgroup.php%3Fgid%3D2363477831>in
your city.

   - Austin, Tex., Sept 18-19th: Latin American journalist group, Austin
   Forum.
   - Chicago, Ill., Sept 25th: Columbia
College.<http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=24364238&msgid=338265&act=20G7&c=272809&admin=0&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.new.facebook.com%2Fhome.php%23%2Fevent.php%3Feid%3D24651849813>
   - Washington, D.C, Sept. 30th, NetSquared group.
   - Seattle, Wash., Oct. 7th.
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