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March 30, 2009 - Press release
New Online Journal to Examine Media and Learning
MIT Press, in cooperation with the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) and supported by the MacArthur Foundation, is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of The International Journal of Learning and ... Read More
February 9, 2009 - In the Media
ProPublica: could the non-profit model be the saviour of the newspaper industry? - Editors Weblog
From World Association of Newspapers and New Publisher
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November 10, 2008 - From the field
Code Outlines Five Principles of Fair Use for Teachers & Students
Thanks to a coordinated effort by the media literacy community, supported by experts at American University and grantee Temple University, teachers and students have a guide that simplifies the legalities of using copyrighted materials in an ... Read More
November 7, 2008 - From the field
New Web Search Experience Based on Librarian Expertise
Researchers and developers from OCLC, the information schools of Syracuse University, and the University of Washington announced their participation in a new international effort to explore the creation of a more credible Web search. Read More
June 9, 2008 - From the field
Tribeca Film Institute Launches Reframe Project
Tribeca Film Institute, a nonprofit organization serving independent filmmakers and media artists, today announced the launch of Reframe. Read More
April 15, 2008 - From the field
Frontline Documentary Sets Online Viewing Record
"Bush’s War,”a PBS Frontline documentary on the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, was viewed online a record-setting 1.5 million times. Read More
February 26, 2008 - Press release
Renewed Support for American Documentary | P.O.V.
MacArthur has given a grant of $1,500,000 over the next three years to support the P.O.V series and related online and education activities through 2010. Read More
November 28, 2007 - Press release
NewsTrust.net Expands with MacArthur Support
In a press release issued today, the non-profit social news network NewsTrust.net announced it will use a multi-year grant from MacArthur Foundation to expand its 'Web 2.0' news review services and offer them to ... Read More
November 18, 2007 - From the field
Groups Monitor Blogging, Internet Activity During Pakistani Emergency
The MacArthur-supported OpenNet Initiative has been reviewing Pakistani blogs, since President Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency last week. ONI’s research, which is widely cited, finds that “the amount of live blogging taking place ... Read More
October 15, 2007 - Press release
MacArthur Supports New Nonprofit Investigative News Organization
A new, non-partisan, non-profit newsroom producing journalism in the public interest will launch here in January under the name ProPublica. Read More
October 3, 2007 - From the field
Grantees Receive Emmy Awards
MacArthur grantees P.O.V. and Frontline received awards at this year's News and Documentary Emmy Awards presentation. Frontline and Frontline/World also received four competitive awards, including one for "Outstanding Investigative Journalism―Long Form ... Read More
July 5, 2007 - Press release
PBS' "Frontline" Receives $5 Million from MacArthur
PBS Frontline today announced a $5 million grant from MacArthur for its Frontline documentary series and its companion international newsmagazine FRONTLINE/World. Read More
April 9, 2007 - From the field
Wide Angle launches its sixth season on July 3, 2007
Wide Angle is a prime-time PBS documentary series on international affairs presented by WNET Channel 13 in New York and supported in part by MacArthur. Its season runs from July 3 to September 11. This year ... Read More
February 21, 2007 - From the field
Bay Area Video Coalition Announces New Program for Independent Film Producers
In January, at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, the Bay Area Video Coalition announced the launch of the Producers Institute for New Media Technologies, a ten-day residency program for independent producers. During the ... Read More
