Faculty Kudos - Week of Aug. 17, 2009
Mark Evans, editor at TucsonCitizen.com, will help administer a one-year hyperlocal news project funded with a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. TucsonCitizen.com was one of five organizations selected to participate in the Networked Journalism pilot project.
The $45,000 grant includes $20,000 for a grant manager and $25,000 to fund community sites, new online news ventures or citizen journalists. Evans will track and evaluate the program’s effect on newsgathering, presentation, readership, site sales, and other areas. Anthony Gimino, former Tucson Citizen sports columnist and a 1990 UA journalism graduate, will administer the grant. The intention is to focus on sports reporting and blogging.
Student Kudos
Sarah Kezele was named a correspondent to the Nike Field Reporter program on nikewomen.com. She will have a weekly blog on their Web site and do print and video stories on athletes and events on a local and national level.
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