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edit   Vision Supporting the Long Tail of Journalism We aim to foster the collaborative development of a sustainable Open Education Resource (OER) ecosystem for Community Journalists to create, share, repurpose and reuse digital content in support of learning, skill development and the craft/profession. This is a project developed by journalists for journalists. We are focusing on the following themes: Capability and community development Software and tools development to improve the usability and interoperability of the technology for newcomers to collaborative online authoring and content integration with appropriate technology platforms. Seeding OER content development for use in community journalism locally, nationally and internationally. Journalism education research projects.

edit   Featured project Introduction to Reporting / Community Journalism (based on successful Learning4Content model - including WikiMaster apprenticeship & skills certification framework) Community of Practice - http://groups.google.ca/group/community-journalism Digital Reporting / Storytelling See Land & Food Systems and Citizen Journalism, University of British Columbia, Canada - at Open Education 2009, in Vancouver, Canada Digital Reporting on WikiEducator Community First issue of OERNZ News published. Print and share! International/grassroots capacity-building Community Service Learning Research component Connection to Community Media / Community Radio community edit   Partners OER Foundation / WikiEducator / WikiResearcher, NZ Forward Foundation, USA Intersol Group, CANADA Prospects James Stovall, University of Tennessee, USA Intercollegiate News Farm Radio International KRUU FM James Moore, Station Manager, KRUU FM, Fairfield, Iowa, USA Sundar Raman, KRUU FM, Fairfield, Iowa, USA Monterey Institute, USA Michigan State University, School of Journalism Shaikh Abdul Halim, Rupantar, Bangladesh (: Partners must be members of the OER Foundation, which financially supports the ongoing operations and sustainability of WikiEducator, WikiResearcher, and other Open Education projects. Randy Fisher 10:30, 16 December 2009 (UTC))

edit   News and events Forward Foundation commits to working with OER Foundation, on Community Journalism project. (December 2009) Canada's Supreme Court establishes new libel defence: Journalists, bloggers can rely on new “responsible communication” defence on issues of public importance, in Ottawa Citizen, December 22, 2009 edit   Our discussion list feed http://groups.google.ca/group/community-journalism edit   Join Us Please join our Community Journalism discussion group on Google Groups. edit   Activities Developing Ideas & Activities page. Chat with James Stovall, University of Tennessee, USA; founder of JPROF.com and Intercollegiate News Chat with Sundar Raman, KRUU FM, Fairfield, Iowa, USA Chat with Kirk Lapointe, Managing Editor, Vancouver Sun; Executive in Residence at UBC's Graduate School of Journalism. December 21, 2009. Chat with Valerie Gordon, ICT4D, Jamaica Upcoming chat with Mindy McAdams, Professor, Journalism, University of Florida Upcoming chat with Kathryn Gretsinger, CBC Radio and UBC Adjunct Professor. Upcoming chat with Mike Gasher, Director, Journalism Department, Concordia University (January 2010) Chat with Chris Waddell, Acting Director, Carleton University School of Journalism & Communication Chat with Seymour Diener, formerly of The Ottawa Citizen and Southam Chat with Maxine Ruvinsky, Chair, School of Journalism, Thompson Rivers University Chat with Ben White of HIVOS, regarding their - Citizen Journalism in Africa project - this three-year project, implemented in conjunction with Hivos and SANGONeT in six African countries, aims to improve the technical and journalistic capacity of African NGOs to use a mixture of traditional and digital media strategically and with journalistic professionalism to support democratic processes and a diverse and independent media environment. Received a referral from Colleen Carmean at Arizona State University, to the Director, The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications Exploring collaborative opportunities Poynter.org and/ or http://www.newsu.org News University & News University International Email sent to: Howard Finberg, faculty, interactive learning, at The Poynter Institute and project director of News University Chat with Peter Rawsthorne about Bowen Island Governance project Reflecting on chat with Douglas Arellanes, of Campcaster, Czechslovakia Chat with Gladys Gahona about governance opportunities in Venezuala Exploring crowdsoursing (FOSS) application Usahidi. Check out Haiti Usahahidi Exploring Knight Citizen News Network Exploring Toronto Star Internship Program Developing WikiEducator Project News page for news and stories of interest to our community and beyond... Open Video Alliance + Citizen Journalism (Barbara Dieu} Linking to other spaces on WikiEducator: Community Empowerment Community Media Community Service Learning