Students and recent graduates from Berkeley, Northwestern, Columbia and USC journalism programs have done a fascinating array of work this summer in the latest edition of the “News21 Initiative” project. This year it’s called “Faces of Faith in America,” and includes some sophisticated Web work in addition to traditional media production.
Some of the many highlights in the Web areas:
- Berkeley’s Data “road trip” and Second Life foray
- Columbia’s map mashup, “Minorities Representing Majorities“
- USC’s “Magical mystery tour“
There’s much more to come, and what I’ve noted above are some — just some — of the any highlights of an enormous amount of work these folks have done. Truly excellent, and gives me a good feeling about the future of journalism.
(Note: I’m a paid advisor to the project.)