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The Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University
http://www.sustainablejournalism.org
This relationship is the direct result of new media. HF President Ruth Ann Harnisch subscribes to online news from The Poynter Institute , an HF grantee doing pioneering work in training journalists and facilitating collaboration as media is redefined.
Through Poynter, Ruth Ann read about Leonard Witt of Kennesaw State University and his idea for creating a new kind of journalist (Representative Journalism) .
The HF gave a grant to help Len bring his idea to life.
That wasn't the last of Len's ideas about how to reinvent journalism for the electronic age. He proposed the creation of the Center for Sustainable Journalism at Kennesaw State University to ensure that high quality, ethically sound journalism continues to have a vibrant place in our democracy.
He wanted to create an academic center that would produce, research, and nurture innovative ideas, incubate new projects and launch applications all in a financially sustainable atmosphere. while forming partnerships with entrepreneurial minded individuals, media companies and academic institutions.
With founding funding from The Harnisch Foundation, Len is once again bringing his big ideas to life. Read about the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange and the Social Media Integration Conference .
Len invites you to join him and the CSJ team to invent new journalism models. Our multi-year funding assures the CSJ will have a solid financial foundation.