The Knight Foundation in conjunction with the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern is offering scholarships up to and including a full ride for programmers and developers looking to make their mark in journalism. The program is a Master’s degree program condensed into one year and designed for people with NO prior journalism experience. The scholarship and program are designed to advance the state of online media.
To get a better idea of what kind of people this program is seeking familiarize yourself with Adrian Holovaty. Adrian received a Knight Foundation grant this year to start his own internet startup EveryBlock.com. You may already know him as the guy who is the Django king, and co-creator of sites like lawrence.com, chicagocrime.org and the Ellington content management software.
This is an awesome opportunity. Individuals and media companies need to get involved. Also keep checking on the Knight Foundation for future grants.
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