Knight News Challenge又來囉！
Knight News Challenge又來囉！
有志於利用新媒體新科技讓新聞改頭換面的勇者來挑戰吧！不管你在哪個國家都可以參加！(儼然是異種格鬥大賽啊！！喝！)
以下是剛剛收到的信件內容，順便翻譯其中一部分：
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Month Day, Year
Greetings!
It's time to enter this year's Knight News Challenge, which awards big money for innovative ideas using digital experiments to transform community news.
又到了今年的奈特新聞挑戰賽了，這個比賽將送出高額獎金給那些利用新的數位實驗來轉變社區新聞面貌的創新點子。
The contest is run by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Last year's winners won awards ranging from $15K to $5 million.
這個挑戰賽是由約翰跟詹姆斯奈特基金會舉辦。去年的贏家拿走了一萬五千至五百萬美元不等的獎金！
Winning projects included:
去年的贏家有哪些呢？
· Open-source software that will let citizens find public information about their neighborhoods.
可以協助公民搜尋自家鄰里的公共資訊的開源軟體。
· Young journalists covering the 2008 presidential election on cell phones, for cell phones.
年輕的記者利用手機報導2008年美國總統大選，也傳播給其他手機用戶。
· Online games to inform and engage players about key issues confronting New York City.
讓玩家了解紐約面臨的社會議題有哪些，並且參與其中的線上遊戲。
· Digital newscasts for Philadelphia's immigrant community distributed through a new citywide wireless platform.
用新的城市規模的無線網路平台傳播數位新聞廣播給費城各處的移民社群。
Anyone worldwide can apply at www.newschallenge.org.
只要你是人類，都可以報名參加---www.newschallenge.org
Enter the contest, and please forward this.
來戰吧！同時把這訊息傳出去！
Sincerely,
Marc Fest
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
